Third-year drama student Anna O'Donoghue is the recipient of the third annual Juilliard Journal Award, given in recognition of outstanding contributions made by a student to Juilliard's newspaper.

Anna O’Donoghue

A New York City native, Anna attended the Fieldston School in the Bronx before coming to Juilliard. While growing up, she spent several summers at Stagedoor Manor Performing Arts Training Center. Anna also plays the piano and is a singer who took private vocal coaching at the Mannes College of Music. She has spent time working in Chicago for the Board of Education in the public school system, assisting a group of young playwrights developing new work, and has also worked with disabled teenagers in London.

Over the years that Anna has contributed to The Journal, she has covered a range of topics, from third-year drama productions (Diary of a Scoundrel, Cabaret, and Pericles) to soprano Lauren Skuce's debut at Alice Tully Hall and actor Simon Russell Beale's visit to the Drama Division.

Student-written articles constitute a major portion of The Juilliard Journal. The Juilliard Journal Award was created in 2004 to encourage and recognize those students who not only make writing for The Journal an integral part of their academic experience, but also keep the Publications Office aware of topics that should be covered in these pages.