Where they went to college

lovetoact
Wed, 09 Mar 2016 14:30:50 +0000

Eclipsed recently opened on Broadway after a run at the Public.

Here’s where the cast and production team went to college/trained:

Cast:
Pascale Armand: Howard University/Georgetown; NYU Tisch MFA
Akosua Busia: BA Royal Central School of Speech and Drama
Zainab Jah: Leeds University
Lupita Nyong’o: BA Hampshire College; MFA Yale School of Drama
Saycon Sengbloh: GA Shakespeare Festival Summer Conservatory
Joniece Abbot-Pratt: Clark Atlanta University; MFA U of Iowa
Ayesha Jordan (couldn’t find info)
Adeola Role: BA UC Berkeley; MFA MXAT/ART at Harvard

Production:
Danai Gurira (Writer): Macalester College; NYU Tisch MFA
Liesl Tommy (Director): Trinity Repertory Conservatory
Clint Ramos (Scenic Design/Costume Design): MFA Tisch
Jen Schriever (Lighting Design): SUNY Purchase