Brendan Hughes

Brendan Hughes

Clinical Assistant Professor
Sands College of Performing Arts
Performing Arts
NYC

Biography

Faculty Bio

Peabody Award-winning creator of films, podcasts, television, theatre and alt-comedy pop-ups. Clinical Assistant Professor of Acting on Camera, Podcasting and Post-Production at Sands College. Associate Program Head of BFA Acting for Film and Media. Native Bostonian.

Awards and Honors

  • The Peabody Awards, 2026, Peabody Award

Education

MFA, Yale School of Drama, New Haven, CT, 2019
Directing

Research and Creative Works

Research Interest

Directing, Acting, History of Acting Teaching and Methodologies, the Power of Negative Space, Human Weakness for Narrative

Courses Taught

Past Courses

PAFT 233: Visual Storytelling
PAFT 396: Appld Prfm Lab for BFA Film/TV
PAFT 411: Acting for Film and TV VII