Ashley Lee is a staff reporter at the Los Angeles Times, where she writes about theater, movies, television and the bustling intersection of the stage and the screen. An alum of the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center’s National Critics Institute and Poynter’s Power of Diverse Voices, she leads workshops on arts journalism at the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival. She was previously a New York-based editor at the Hollywood Reporter and has written for the Washington Post, Backstage and American Theatre, among others. She is currently working remotely alongside her dog, Oliver.
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June 27, 2024
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June 21, 2024
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June 20, 2024
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June 14, 2024
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June 13, 2024
The School of Dramatic Arts’ MFA programs will waive tuition costs for incoming and current students starting this fall.
June 12, 2024
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June 10, 2024
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