Ayad Akhtar

Milwaukeeans Will Create Broadway Show

Pulitzer-winning playwright Ayad Akhtar and 'La La Land' composer Justin Hurwitz will collaborate.

Donald & Donna Baumgartner and The Elizabeth Quadracci Harned Family Team Up for a Double-Down For Artists Challenge at Milwaukee Repertory Theater

Milwaukee Repertory Theater Reveals New Brand Identity with Re-designed Logo, Website and Hashtag #WeRepMilwaukee To Support New Strategic Plan

Rep’s ‘Junk’ Is Fast-Paced Thriller

Big cast of juicy characters and dark, witty look at Wall Street junk bond deals of 1980s.

Marquette Law School: On the Issues with Mike Gousha features Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Ayad Akhtar, Jan. 17

Born in New York and raised in Milwaukee, Akhtar is a novelist, playwright, screenwriter and actor.

Pulitzer Prize Winner Ayad Akhtar’s American Dervish to be Adapted for the Stage with a Premier at Milwaukee Repertory Theater

$11.2 Million raised for “Created in Milwaukee” Capital Campaign

Milwaukee Repertory Theater Announces 65th Anniversary Season

Feature the largest season in a decade with five world, American and regional premiere productions including Ayad Akhtar's Play Junk.

Pulitzer Prize Winner Ayad Akhtar Joins Milwaukee Rep Board of Trustees

Joining Akhtar are Bladen Burns & Deborah Tomczyk

Milwaukee Repertory Theater Hosts First Of Its Kind Intersections Summit

A National Convening of Regional Theater Community Engagement Practitioners March 23-25, 2018

Rep Scores Again with Akhtar Play

Another play by Brookfield-raised, Pulitzer-winning writer, another potent production.

Milwaukee Repertory Theater Announces “Created in Milwaukee” Capital Campaign to Raise $10 Million

Camille and David Kundert Pledge $1 Million Gift

Milwaukee Repertory Theater Names May Adrales as New Associate Artist Director

Ms. Adrales is a nationally recognized and highly respected director who’s made a reputation for directing new works.

Rep’s ‘Disgraced’ Is Powerful, Provocative

Play by Pulitzer-winner Ayad Akhtar, Brookfield Central grad, is wowing audiences.