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We lcome to one of the most important even ings for the NYU Tisch School of the Arts . You are a vital part of the Tisch Schoo l of the Arts community , and I am deep ly grateful for your support . Together , we Asp ire and Inspire . This even ing, we honor two extraordinary and inspir ing alumni - Dana i Gur ira and Andre Holland - both from our Graduate Act ing Program. Danai and Andre are br illiant storyte llers and represent all that is possible with the educat ion we offer . They work across disciplines , and they are fear less in te lling stor ies that are often overlooked or unheard . They inspire us all. Thank you so much to the gala committee, our hosts , generous donors, and to all of you for supporting us in so many ways . Since we last gathered at the Tisch Gala, we have begun construction at 181 Mercer Street , the new home to our Performing Arts Center , and we w ill soon be expanding to the Med ia, Technology and Arts comp lex at 370 Jay Street in Brook lyn . These exciting new centers will prov ide vita lly needed space for our student to cross and collaborate. Your support guarantees that we are able to support the cr itical needs of students . Our work is more important than ever: to tra in and nurture outstanding scholars , performing art ists, film and image makers, coders , producers , and entrepreneurs from the Tisch School of the Arts . Thank you! A llyson Green Dean, Tisch Schoo l of the Arts • ----- A ------------------------------ A. 'I N<; I E A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF NEW YORK UNIVERSITY Dear Friends : On behalf of the ent ire NYU community, I am delighted to welcome you to a most special evening : the 2017 Tisch School of the Arts Gala. Tonight we ce lebrate two dazzling alumni , Danai Gur ira and Andre Ho lland . Dana i's four celebrated and groundbreak ing plays have made her one of the theater 's brightest voices - on top of being an accomp lished actress and deeply engaged advocate for women and gir ls Andre has consistent ly sought out roles of substance and nuance , leading him to cr it ical acc laim as an actor in television , the stage, and film , includ ing the w inner of this year's Academy Award for Best Picture. Of course , Danai and Andre are not only consummate art ists. They are also friends and co lleagues who met in the classrooms and performance spaces of the Tisch School of the Arts. Together, they have appeared on New York City 's biggest stages, from Broadway to Shakespeare in the Park to, most recent ly, The New York Times. Dana i and Andre embody the magic that happens at NYU Tisch - where the world's most talented young artists hone the ir craft , insp ire each other, and go on to make their own unique and lasting mark on the wor ld of the arts. We are thrilled that they could be a part of the Tisch Gala, and we are thri lled that you are , too . Your support is indispensab le to the Tisch School 's mission of nurturing the next generation of artists and performers. Thank you for helping to make th is even ing such a success ! Sincerely, Andrew D. Ham ilton President, New York Univers ity • Jl,-(.HGALA201/ -------------------------- GALA SUPPORTERS A lexandra & Scot Ackerman Stefania & Mar k Mag idson Tracy Ste in & Marco Masotti Pat & Walter Moore GALA SUPPORTERS AWARD W INNERS ' CIRCLE Anonymous PRESEN TING PAR TNERS Anonymous Janet & J immy Neissa Ram Sundaram & Preeth i Krishna ANGELS Anonymous The A lec Baldwin Foundat ion, Inc . The Carol and Alan Bernon Family Fou ndation PRODUCERS Alexandra & Scot Ackerman Chris Co lumb us '80 & Mon ica Devere ux Stefania & Mark Magidson Tracy Stein & Marco Masott i Pat & Walter Moore Ann & Andrew Tisch Lizzie & Jonathan Tisch DIRECTORS Sha ron Chang '95/' 98 Barbara & Rodg in Cohen CAA Foundation George S. Kaufman ·55 Monica Muhart Randi & Dennis Riese ·73 Genevieve & Klaus See- Tho • ----Kath- leen & Char lie Van Horn 6 --------------------------- ASPIRf INSP Rl BENEFAC TORS James & Deborah Burrows Fou ndation Barbara Lee Brand & Kar l E. Brand Iris & B. Gera ld Canto r Foundation Jonat han Cohen ·12 Elizabeth Gaine & Colin Callender Peter, Stacy, Sara, & Molly Clark Ke lly & Mark Consue los Becky & Michae l Costello Keri Cra ig-Lee & Dianne Craig Rosemar ie & Jo seph Di Lo renzo Dar la & Pat rick Flanagan Jana & Robert Fore Ellen & Eric Garland Lena & Rob Gelenberg Caro l & Ben jam in Greenspan Eve & Ross Jaffe Mary & Brian Katz Lisa & Brian Kessle r Amanda Lip itz '02 & Greg Smi t h Bet ty Ann Carave lla & Kev in Morris Loretta & Vincent O'T oole Perei ra Higgins Fo undat ion Noela & Dimitr is Nakos N BCUniversa I Reta & Br iggs Peery Brenda & Phil Rever Lisa & Peter Rose nberg Annie Marie Santos . M.D. Sarah Lutz & John van Rens Ke lly & John Wa ller Sue Keating & Norman Worthing ton Ronna & Steve Zo ll PATRONS Anonymous Beth & Dong Soo Ande rson-Song Tamara & Brad Bernstein Arie lle Croonenberghs Je nnifer & Michae l Freit ag Mark T. Fung Mitch Glatt '78/' 80 Cher yl & Robert Kobre Cary l Hu ll Leav itt & Jeffrey Leav itt Margo Lion Jillian Manus '84 Neuman ·s Kitchen Catering & Events The O'Ne ill Film and Theatrical Foundation Stephanie & Nicho las Osborne Mitchell Rock Jane Rosenthal ·77 Steven Sampso n Henry & Peggy Sch leiff Allyson Green & Peter Terezakis '14 -----Lilah Fisher W ise '08 & Jeffrey W ise '09 • T SCH (All\ 2017 ------------------------------ H 0 N 0 R E E s D/\f IPI CUR RA 0 t (GRADUA TE AC TING. INSTITUTE OF PERFORM ING AR TS) Danai Gurira is an award-winn ing playwright and actress. As a playwright, her works include: In the Continuum (OBIE Award , Outer Critics Award, Helen Hayes Award), Eclipsed (Tony Award Nom ination: Best Play, NAACP Award; Helen Hayes Award : Best New Play ; Connecticut Critics Circle Award Outstanding Production of a Play), and The Convert (six Ovation Awards, Los Ange les Outer Critics Award) . Danai's newest play Familiar rece ived its world premiere at Yale Rep in 2015 and prem iered in New York at Playwrights Horizons in February of 2016. She is a recipient of the Sam Norkin Award at the 2016 Drama Desk Awards , a Wh it ing Award, a Hodder Fellow , and has been commiss ioned by Yale Rep , Center Theatre Group, Playwrights Hor izons , and the Royal Court . She is currently developing a pilot for HBO. As an actor , she has appeared in the films The Visitor , Mother of George , she also played Isabella in NYSF's Measure for Measure (Equity Callaway Award) . She current ly plays Michonne on AMC's The Walking Dead (NAACP Image Award nom inat ion) and recently wrapped product ion on the Tupac Shakur biopic All Eyez on Me. Danai next goes into production on Marve l's Black Panther where she will star as Okoye . She holds an MFA from Tisch , NYU. She was born in the US to Zimbabwean parents and raised in Zimbabwe. She serves as an ambassador for Bone 's ONE campa ign and is the founder of LOGpledge.org, an awareness build ing campaign focused on the plights of women and g irls around the globe . She is also the co -founder of Almasi Arts , wh ich works to give access and opportunity to the Afr ican Dramatic Arti st (almasiartsa lliance.org). Tw itter/ lnstag ram : @dana igur ira Faceboo k: @Da naiGuriraOffi cial • ----- -------------------------------- ASP IR IN PIR H 0 N 0 R E E s ANDR I JOLLA D 06 (GRADUATE AC TIN G. INSTITU TE OF PERFOR MING AR TS) Andre Holland is a native of Birmingham , Alabama, and gained an undergraduate degree from Florida State Univers ity before earn ing an MFA from New York Univers ity's Graduate Acting Program Shortly after graduation, he received acclaim for his tour-de-force performance as four generations of a family in the play Blue Door at Playwrights Horizons .