Natalie Brown, Timothy Dwight College

Natalie Brown, Timothy Dwight College

Natalie possesses a once-in-a generation combination of talent, determination, and discipline. Her creative work in multiple fields shines with originality, maturity, and confidence. Through composing, playwriting, and academic research, she seeks to (in her own words) “amplify voices historically excluded from western narratives and use the arts as a means for social change.” Ms. Brown is a standout Yale student and artist, and every bit as much a standout candidate for a Swensen Scholarship in the arts. Natalie’s proposed project will advance her understanding of the art form, increase her facility with the coordination of compositional finesse in theatrical production, and will propel her into a field vastly underrepresented by women of color.

Dan Egan, Senior Lecturer: Music; Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies; Coordinator: Shen Curriculum for Musical Theater