Producers George Strus and Eric Emauni have been named recipients of the 2024 Prince Fellowship and Prince/TTLP Fellowship, respectively. Formerly known as The T. Fellowship, the program was renamed in 2021 in honor of the late Tony-winning producer, director, and T. Fellowship founder Harold Prince.
The fellowship is presented in association with Columbia University School of the Arts and will run September 2024–August 2025. Strus and Emauni will receive a stipend and budget for the development of a new theatrical production, access to courses in Columbia’s MFA Theatre Management & Producing Program, mentorship from prominent producers and industry specialists, and connection to an advisory group of industry specialists. The current program mentors are Kristin Caskey, Sue Frost, Tom Schumacher, Jeffrey Seller, and David Stone.
Strus is a Tony-nominated and Obie-winning non-binary Latiné producer and dramaturg based in New York. They were a co-producer of the 2023 Off-Broadway world premiere of Stephen Sondheim's final musical, Here We Are, and the Broadway premieres of Jackie Sibblies Drury, Justin Peck, and Sufjan Stevens’ Illinoise (2024 Tony nomination) and Cole Escola’s Oh, Mary!
Emauni is a Tony-nominated producer, world builder, and founder of Iconic Vizion Productions, creating transformative spaces for artists and fueling truth. Originally from Milwaukee, he has worked with Harlem Stage, The Public Theater, Manhattan Theatre Club, LAByrinth Theater Company, The TEAM, National Black Theatre, and PAC NYC.
Past fellows include Orin Wolf, John Pinckard, Aaron Glick, Jen Hoguet, Christopher Maring, Allison Bressi, Rachel Sussman, Ben Holtzman, Osh Ghanimah, Lawryn Lacroix, Jamila Ponton Bragg, Cynthia Dorsey, Amy Marie Haven, and Maxwell Beer.
Additional support for The Prince Fellowship is provided by The Broadway League and The John Gore Organization. The Prince/TTLP Fellow is funded through partnership with The Theatre Leadership Project, a nonprofit working to install BIPOC leadership in commercial theatre.
Visit PrinceFellowship.com for more information.
