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Published by Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, SDC Journal is distributed to SDC Members nationwide and is available to industry constituents, theatre education programs, and the theatre-going public at large. SDC Journal’s mission is to give voice to an empowered collective of directors and choreographers working in all jurisdictions and venues across the country, encourage advocacy, and highlight artistic achievement.
LATEST ISSUE
Fall 2025
Vol. 13 | No. 1
The Fall 2025 magazine includes a series of lively and illuminating conversations with SDC Members; Lili-Anne Brown speaks with Kimberly Senior about her work in Chicago’s theatre scene, Sean Daniels talks with Michael Rohd about the Recovery Arts Project and the power of theatre to create genuine change, and Lue Morgan Douthit interviews Sara Bruner about her path from acting to directing to artistic leadership. In addition, Marshall Pailet writes about his work with Alexandria Wailes, Director of Artistic Sign Language, on the new musical Private Jones.
The columns spotlight Warren Carlyle, Kristin Hanggi + Maxx Reed, and Oz Scott. The issue also includes remarks from José Luis Valenzuela on the occasion of his Gordon Davidson Award acceptance, as well as other updates and remembrances of Martin Benson, Mark Brokaw, Edie Cowan, James Edmonson, Richard Foreman, Athol Fugard, Howard Millman, Bruce K. Sevy, Mel Shapiro, David Schweizer, and Lynne Taylor-Corbett.
Read the full issue here.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
FALL 2025
Volume 13 | No. 1
From the President
By Evan Yionoulis
From the Executive Director
By Laura Penn
COLUMNS
What (and How) I Learned
By Oz Scott
Innovations
With Kristin Hanggi + Maxx Reed
Muses & Musings
With Warren Carlyle
FEATURES
Turning the Lights On
An Interview with Lili-Anne Brown
By Kimberly Senior
In the Spaces of Shared Language:
Working with Alexandria Wailes on Private Jones
By Marshall Pailet
First of All, We Have to Stop Artists from Dying
An Interview with Sean Daniels
By Michael Rohd
Sustainability Is the Trampoline
An Interview with Sara Bruner
By Lue Morgan Douthit
PEER-REVIEWED SECTION
Edited + Introduced By Ann M. Shanahan + Emily A. Rollie
Call for Proposals
SDC FOUNDATION
The “Mr. Abbott” Award
The 2024 Season SDC Foundation Awards
The Gordon Davidson Award Acceptance Remarks
By José Luis Valenzuela
SDC LEGACY
Martin Benson
James Edmonson
Richard Foreman
Athol Fugard
Howard Millman
Bruce K. Sevy
Mel Shapiro
David Schweizer
Lynne Taylor-Corbett
Mark Brokaw
Edie Cowan


















Contact
Contact Kate Chisholm, Managing Editor, SDC JOURNAL at kchisholm@SDCweb.org