Danai Gurira and André Holland, Photo Credit: Benjamin Norman for The New York Times
Danai Gurira ('04) and André Holland ('06) returned to Grad Acting's Shubert Theatre for this interview in The New York Times about their time in the program, meeting as students and becoming great collaborators.
"André Holland never thought much about writing his own monologues when he attended the Tisch graduate acting program at New York University. But one day, early in his first semester in 2003, he watched another African-American student, Danai Gurira, forgo the usual speeches by white characters and perform her own material instead. Her monologue, about the struggles of black women, had an immediacy and ferocity that led to a bond between them — as friends, actors and, eventually, writing partners." - Patrick Healy
"NYU was a magical place for me...you get to the classroom and it was just constant creativity" - André Holland
"I still go to Tisch...when I need to work something out quickly. I did that with all my plays. It's about being back in those very humble classrooms." - Danai Gurira
