Denzel Washington Endowed Chairs in Theatre
In June 2011, Academy Award-winning actor Denzel Washington, a Fordham alumnus of 1977, made a $2 million gift to endow the Denzel Washington Chair in Theatre, and a $250,000 gift to establish the Denzel Washington Endowed Scholarship for an undergraduate student studying theatre at Fordham. Guest faculty artists include:
- Tony Award-nominated direcot Liesl Tommy, fall '20
- Tony Award-nominated actor LaTanya Richardson Jackson, fall '19
- actor Michael Potts, fall '18
- Golden Globe-winning actress/director/playwright Regina Taylor, fall '17
- Drama Desk Award-winning actor Stephen McKinley Henderson, fall '16
- Obie-winning director JoAnne Akalatis, fall '15
- Tony Award-winning actor/director Kenny Leon, fall '14
- Tony Award-winning set designer Christine Jones, fall '13
- Emmy-winning actor Joe Morton, fall '12
- Tony Award-winning actress/director, Phylicia Rashād, fall '11
Go behind the scenes of Magnolia, written and directed by Regina Taylor