The Drama League (Gabriel Shanks; Exec Dir, Roger T Danforth, Artistic Dir) have announced the exceptional stage directors who have been selected as the 2014 Fellows of The Drama League Directors Project:  Zi Alikhan, Melissa Crespo, John Michael DiResta, Ellie Heyman, Lavina Jadhwani, Michael Leibenluft, Michael Osinki, Hannah Ryan, Teya Sugareva, Caitlin Sullivan, and Emma Weinstein. The eleven recipients, who will spend the next year as part of the award-winning program, have been accepted into four different programs of study: New York Directing Program, the Hangar Directing Program (a partnership with the Hangar Theatre in Ithaca, NY), the Musical Directing Program (a partnership with Barrington Stage Company in Pittsfield, MA), and the Classical Directing Program (a partnership with Shakespeare & Company in Lenox, MA). The Fellowships will begin on May 12th with Professionals Week, where they will meet industry luminaries, attend Broadway and Off-Broadway productions, and start their developmental training.  They will be publicly introduced to the professional theatre community during the 80th Annual Drama League Awards Ceremony on Fri May 16 at the Marriott Marquis. To learn more about The Drama League Directors Project and it’s programs, visit the website at www.dramaleague.org. Press contact: O&M Co (695-7400)...