Enjoy this special, stand alone episode of the SDCF Podcast Series, "A Conversation with Anne Bogart." This is a recorded in-person conversation held in London with the Young Vic and SDCF in January 2025 that is now in podcast form. Anne discusses working in the theatre as a director including delving into her directing practices both as artist and teacher as well as her work through co-founding SITI Company. This conversation picks up after some introductions in the room and encapsulates the interview portion of the event. You can find this episode and all our podcast episodes on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Libsyn and more through this link: https://sdcfmastersofthestage.libsyn.com/website/a-conversation-with-anne-bogart (fb)

We are thrilled to announce Autumn Angelettie as the 2025 Barbara Whitman Award Winner. Established by theatrical producer Barbara Whitman in 2021, this award is given annually to a woman, trans, or non-binary director who has developed a clear and distinctive artistic voice and demonstrated unique vision in their theatrical work. This award is meant to heighten visibility for a director & their work in the field as well as support the work of the director with an unrestricted award of $10,000. Dmitri Victor Barcomi, Fran de Leon, Emily Lyon, and Caitlin Ryan O’Connell were all recognized as finalists for the award. All finalists will receive a $1,000 unrestricted award. To learn more about Autumn and all the finalists, check out this link: https://sdcfoundation.org/2025-barbara-whitman-award-recipient-and-finalists/ Autumn’s headshot by Eliot Photography Dmitri’s photo by Arjun Dhawan Fran’s photo by K. Cox Emily’s photo by Will O’Hare Caitlin’s photo by Liz Maney (fb)