Jul 22, 2026 · 48 min · 12 segments
Past, present, and future… After diving deep into the eight unique disciplines that make up the David Geffen School of Drama, this final episode brings them all together to look to the next hundred…
James BundyGuest
Courtney B. VanceHost
Stan Wojewodski Jr.Guest
Evan YionoulisGuest
Catherine SheehyGuest
Anna GloverGuest
Erin CarneyGuest
Sarah RuhlGuest
Michael JuergenGuest
Chantal RodriguezGuestWelcome.
Thank you for joining me in my first art exhibition.
To be an
actor, you have to love to suffer.
And
I
only like to
suffer.
Three new gowns for his daughters to wear.
The
House of Nice
Stamp.
Taming of the Shrew makes me really, really angry.
Battle of Black and Dark.
Death of Yazgod.
Hedda Gabler.
Ain't No Mo.
Arcadia.
Three Sisters.
Three Sisters.
Sponk.
How come you ain't
Ladies and gentlemen, we have a story we want to tell you about a play.
It's a play about
teaching, workshopping,
collaboration, adaptability, unearthing the poetic heart of a play.
It's
a play about support,
burning their draft cards, people, people,
fenders,
or something that seems impossible.
Physics is still physics.
It's a play about failure.
Fail, fail, fail, fail,
fail, fail a
Change is always possible.
Why does it feel like everything keeps changing? Because that's the life of an artist.
It's a play about playwriting, theater management, directing, stage management, set design,
lighting design, costume design, technical design and production, dramaturgy and dramatic criticism, acting, and also, it's a play about community, community, community, community, family, community.
Ladies and gentlemen, we have a story we want to tell you about a play
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Welcome.
Thank you for joining me in my first art exhibition.
To be an
actor, you have to love to suffer.
And
I
only like to
suffer.
Three new gowns for his daughters to wear.
The
House of Nice
Stamp.
Taming of the Shrew makes me really, really angry.
Battle of Black and Dark.
Death of Yazgod.
Hedda Gabler.
Ain't No Mo.
Arcadia.
Three Sisters.
Three Sisters.
Sponk.
How come you ain't
Ladies and gentlemen, we have a story we want to tell you about a play.
It's a play about
teaching, workshopping,
collaboration, adaptability, unearthing the poetic heart of a play.
It's
a play about support,
burning their draft cards, people, people,
fenders,
or something that seems impossible.
Physics is still physics.
It's a play about failure.
Fail, fail, fail, fail,
fail, fail a
Change is always possible.
Why does it feel like everything keeps changing? Because that's the life of an artist.
It's a play about playwriting, theater management, directing, stage management, set design,
lighting design, costume design, technical design and production, dramaturgy and dramatic criticism, acting, and also, it's a play about community, community, community, community, family, community.
Ladies and gentlemen, we have a story we want to tell you about a play
