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Young Alumni Achievement Award 2021
Miranda Haymon ’09
Park is proud to honor Miranda Haymon ’09 as the recipient of this year’s Young Alumni Achievement Award.
Miranda (she/they) is a Princess Grace Award/Honoraria-winning writer, director, and curator. They are a Resident Director at Roundabout Theatre Company and The Tank, a member of the 2020–22 WP Theater Lab, a 2020–22 member of the Devised Theater Working Group at The Public, a New Georges Affiliate Artist and 2019 Audrey Resident, a Space on Ryder Farm 2019 Creative Resident, member of the Lincoln Center Theatre Directors Lab, the Wingspace Mentorship Program, a 2019–20 New York Theatre Workshop 2050 Directing Fellow, a Manhattan Theatre Club Directing Fellow, and a former Allen Lee Hughes Directing Fellow at Arena Stage. Miranda is interested in work that dismantles the antiquated ideology of the white, cis, straight, male, able-bodied middle class individual as the stand in for “universal.” Their work is described as radically inclusive, fundamentally multi-voiced, oriented towards sparking dialogue and in direct conversation with the current state of affairs.
Miranda attended Park from 2005–2008, and went on to Phillips Academy, Andover and Wesleyan University, where they received a BA in German Studies and Theater and were awarded the Rachel Henderson Theater Prize in Directing. Miranda’s career in the arts began with an internship at the Boston Center for the Arts, teaching in a Teen Art program for Boston youth ages 7–12.
In January, it was our honor to virtually welcome Miranda back to Park. After sharing a powerful Morning Meeting, Miranda joined students, teachers, and classmates in a series of virtual connections throughout the week.
Park is where Miranda first encountered plays, theater, and heightened texts. Under the fierce and inspiring mentorship of Kathy Coen, Kyra Fries, and Curt Miller, Miranda was introduced to Nikki Giovanni, William Shakespeare, and Edgar Allen Poe, writers that still deeply influence Miranda today. In the spring of eighth grade, During Miranda’s last term at Park, they were cast in Harriet the Spy, in a lead role in their first play ever. Miranda credits Kathy Coen, Kyra Fries, and Curt Miller for sparking their interest in performing and the arts, and would not be working as an artist today without their influence and encouragement.
Miranda connected with students and classmates over Zoom
photo by Eli Burakian
photo by Mari Uchida
Do you know a Park graduate who deserves recognition?
Nominations sought for Alumni Achievement Awards. Since 2008, Park has honored alumni who exemplify Park’s values and educational mission through exceptional work in their career or field of endeavor. We seek to recognize alumni whose leadership and contributions have made a meaningful impact and inspire our current students and alumni. Alumni Achievement Award for graduates in Classes 2005 and above Young Alumni Achievement Award for graduates in Classes 2006–2021
