DESIGN WEEK SCHEDULE
National Design Portfolio Review, NYU-Tisch, Yale School of Drama and Carnegie Mellon University have partnered together for DESIGN WEEK. DW hosts in-person events to introduce the 2023 graduate class into the theatre design profession. We look forward to seeing you at our upcoming events.
WHAT : NYU Design Show
WHEN : TBD
WHERE : TBD
WHAT : Yale Design Showcase
WHEN : Thursday, May 18th 11AM–1PM and 2PM–5PM EST
Friday, May 19th 11AM–1PM and 2PM–5PM EST
WHERE : Public Theater Studios 440 Lafayette St. NY, NY
Due to COVID an RSVP is required to ensure the safety and comfort of all attendees. Space is limited. All visitors must be vaccinated with a booster and be able to show proof of vaccination upon arrival.
WHAT : Carnegie Mellon In Person Showcase
WHEN : Monday May 27th 5-9pm EST
WHERE : Midtown Loft 267 Fifth Avenue NY, NY
WHAT : NDPR Showcase
WHEN : Thursday May 25th 11-8pm EST
WHERE : Bohemian National Hall 321 East 73rd St. NY NY
STUDENT ONLY EVENTS
WHAT : Wingspace Virtual and In Person Mixer
WHEN : Sunday May 22nd - Time - 7pm EST
WHERE : Zoom
For designers who are entering the field of theater, there are a wide range of resources available beyond an educational institution. From collectives, to space, to unions, listings, and beyond. Join Wingspace and Design Week for an event that brings together folx who are leading efforts to create more access to resources for theatremakers. This space is intended to provide tools for emerging designers as well as an opportunity to form connections with peers from across the nation and designers currently working in the field.
WHAT : NYU Virtual Student Mixer
WHEN : Tuesday May 24th Time - 7-8:30pm EST
WHERE : Zoom
Presenters are invited to a Meet and Greet to give them the opportunity to connect with their peers graduating from MFA programs across the country this May. We know thier paths will cross many times as professionals so we are excited to offer them an opportunity to begin to make introductions.
WHAT : USA829 Rep Speaker
WHEN : Thursday May 26th - 2pm
WHERE : Bohemian National Hall
321 East 73rd St. NY NY
WHAT : NDPR Guest Speaker - Jaclyn Backhaus
WHEN : Friday May 27th - 9am
WHERE : Bohemian National Hall 321 East 73rd St. NY NY
Jaclyn Backhaus is a playwright, educator, arts facilitator, and mother. Her plays include Wives(Playwrights Horizons), India Pale Ale (2018 Horton Foote Prize, Manhattan Theatre Club), and Men On Boats (Clubbed Thumb, Playwrights Horizons). She is one of five Creative Directors of the process-based arts facilitation group Fresh Ground Pepper, and she is one of the fourteen members of the current cohort of The Kilroys, a bicoastal collective that celebrates women, trans, and nonbinary presence in the American theater landscape. She is a Lincoln Center Playwright-in-Residence, and she was once a 2016 Tow Playwright Resident with Clubbed Thumb. She got a BFA from NYU, where she now teaches some skillsets of playwriting to brilliant students. She resides in Ridgewood, Queens, with her husband Andrew J. Scoville, a theater director, and their son Ernie. Currently, she is writing nothing and reading everything.