Circle in the Square Theatre School

Our Voice, Diction, Dialects teacher Dianna Cortez is in a play! Find Dianna playing Deer in Greg Romero’s JEAN YEETS HER HAWAIIAN SHIRT INTO THE OCEAN 🌊 Two more chances to see her performance at The Secret Theatre as part of the Queens Short Play Festival this summer. Congratulations, Dianna!

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We hope you caught the first look of alum as Principal Grayle in the new CARRIE🩸Mike Flanagan’s upcoming eight-episode television series adaptation of Stephen King’s CARRIE is scheduled to premiere on October 7 on Prime Video, so save the date! Congratulations, Matthew ❤️

TOMORROW ✨ Our 2027 Emerging Writers Residency applications open on August 3rd! The window to submit your play or musical will be open for TWO WEEKS until August 17th. $25 administrative fee to apply.

Visit circlesquare.org/emerging-writers-residency or click the link in our highlights for more details

Only 4 DAYS left until our 2027 Emerging Writers Residency applications open on August 3rd ✍️

Do you have a play or musical that is waiting to be developed by a stacked team of collaborators in New York? Submit your work! Share the news with your theatre writer friends!

Visit circlesquare.org/emerging-writers-residency or click the link in our highlights for details

Faculty Spotlight! Faculty member Joseph Baker has written a new musical that opens next month! Don’t miss BROOKLYN’S BRIDGE at running August 7th-23rd 🔨 Tickets and more info available at

Congratulations, Mr. B! We couldn’t be prouder 👏

“BROOKLYN’S BRIDGE is inspired by the extraordinary life of Emily Roebling, wife of the Brooklyn Bridge’s Chief Engineer Washington Roebling. When her husband suddenly becomes bedridden while working on the project, Emily Roebling fearlessly steps in. For the next eleven years, she spearheads the construction of the bridge, handling all engineering and political issues. So much so that the New York Times recently revised their obituary to acknowledge that “SHE built the bridge.” Follow the story of Emily Roebling as she navigates uncharted waters as a Victorian woman in a man’s world.”

Music by Joseph Baker ()
Book & Lyrics by Ray Roderick (.roderick)
Direction by Ray Roderick
Music Direction by Blake Brauer
Choreography by Kelli Barclay

Happy opening to MUSIC CITY! And a special congratulations to Circle alum and Artistic Director of Jonathan Judge-Russo (‘08) who is originating the role of Drew in this Off-Broadway production 🎸

The Drama Desk nominated Best Musical has started its open-ended run at St. Luke’s Theatre on 46th Street. Get your tickets now at or 🔥 Rush tickets available

One last chance to see REVELATION tonight at featuring three familiar faces! REVELATION by Spanish playwrights David Cárdenas and Carmen García-Herranz is making its New York premiere as part of the New York Theater Festival this year. Directed by Circle faculty Kevin Vavasseur and performed by Spanish actors Sancho Alcina (‘26) and Sofía Espinosa.

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“Set over the course of one night beneath a streetlamp in a park, Revelation follows two close friends whose familiar ritual of jokes, drinks, and playful arguments is interrupted by an unexpected announcement. A seemingly absurd conversation about an epiphany and a bottle of champagne gradually becomes something more intimate: a confrontation with the choices that pull people forward and the uncertainty of who we become when the life we know begins to change.”

Congratulations to Kevin, Sancho, and Sofía 🍾