SDC Journal

 

CELEBRATING THE CRAFT

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

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