Distinguished Guest Artists

Every year, distinguished actors, designers, playwrights, and directors are invited to speak with the Fordham theatre students. Past guests have included:

    • May Adrales
    • Suzanne Agins
    • Tea Alagić
    • Christopher Bayes
    • Julie Boyd
    • Karin Coonrod
    • Clinton Turner Davis
    • Frank Deal
    • Rachel Dickstein
    • Marcia Milgrom Dodge
    • Annie Dorsen
    • Jackson Gay
    • Peter Gil-Sheridan
    • Jessi Hill
    • Eleanor Holdridge
    • Mia Katigbak
    • Sonoko Kawahara
    • David Kennedy
    • Yolanda King
    • Michael Mayer
    • Lisa Peterson
    • Jean Randich
    • Steven Rattazzi
    • Jonathan Rosenberg
    • Jerry Ruiz
    • Erica Schmidt
    • Ken Rus Schmoll
    • Niegel Smith
    • Ratan Thiyam
    • Danielle Topol
    • Gaye Taylor Upchurch
    • Moritz Von Stuelpnagel
    • Randy White
    • Michael Wilson
    • Evan Yionoulis
    • Edward Albee
    • Alan Alda
    • Michael Barakiva
    • Christopher Baye
    • Harry Belafonte
    • Mark Bly
    • Beowulf Boritt
    • Per Brahe
    • Beau Bridges
    • Christina Bullard
    • Vinnie Burrows
    • David Cady
    • Linda Cho
    • Patricia Clarkson
    • Jim Clayburgh
    • Aaron M. Copp
    • Kia Corthron
    • John Coyne
    • Cusi Cram
    • Nilo Cruz
    • Willem Dafoe
    • Eisa Davis
    • Pat Dignan
    • Alexis Distler
    • Jill Du Boff
    • Olympia Dukakis
    • Noma Dumezweni
    • Erik Ehn
    • Scott Elliot
    • Eve Ensler
    • David Esbjornson
    • Richard Foreman
    • Olivera Gajic
    • Michael John Garcés
    • Bernard Gersten
    • David Greenspan
    • André Gregory
    • Tilley Grimes
    • Jerzy Grotowski
    • John Guare
    • Adam Guettel
    • Marcia Gay Harden
    • Karen Hartman
    • Alex Hawthorn
    • Caite Heavner
    • Megan Henninger 
    • John Benjamin Hickey
    • Susan Hilferty
    • Don Holder
    • Len Jenkin
    • John Jesurun
    • Chirstine Jones
    • Harvey Keitel
    • Anne Kennedy
    • Yuko Kaseki
    • Daniel Kluger
    • Tony Kushner
    • Tina Lanaumahayana Landowne
    • Arthur Laurents
    • Elizabeth Lecompte
    • Ming Cho Lee
    • Warren Leight
    • Gina Leishman
    • Daniel Levy
    • Robert Lewis
    • David Lindsay-Abaire
    • Todd London
    • Craig Lucas
    • Charles Ludlam
    • Anka Lupes
    • Judih Malina
    • Rick Martin
    • Liz McCann
    • Ellen McLaughlin
    • Charles L. Mee Jr.
    • Joey Mendoza
    • Joanna Merlin
    • Marlene Meyer
    • Chiori Miyagawa
    • Jennifer Moeller
    • Matthew Moore
    • Maggie Morgan
    • Susan Mosakowski
    • Kasey Ostopchuck
    • Suzan-Lori Parks
    • Neil Patel
    • Yvonne Rainer
    • Jackie Reingold
    • Lloyd Richards
    • Sarah Ruhl
    • Mark Schlegel
    • Fiona Shaw
    • Sarah Sidman
    • Nicky Silver
    • Narelle Sissons
    • Anatoly Smeliansky
    • Anna Deavere Smith
    • Ellen Stewart
    • Tadashi Suzuki
    • Julie Taymor
    • Rosemarie Tichler
    • Candido Tirado
    • Julie Tucker
    • Robin Vest
    • Denzel Washington
    • Peter West
    • Julie White
    • Craig Wroe
    • Daniel Zimmerman
    • Anne Washburn
    • Jackie Sibblies Drury
    • MJ Kaufman
    • Diane Exavier
    • Michael Walkup
    • Charly Evon Simpson