Rita & Burton Goldberg Dept. of Dramatic Writing

Congratulations to DDW alumna Aviva Pearl Creation (BFA 23')! Her play Clay Mommy, a transsexual mommy issues golem drama, premieres at Chez Bushwick (off the Morgan Avenue L) from 11/8-11/10. Doors at 7:30, show at 8. Ticket #linkinbio ! #nyuddw #playwriting

Join us for a screening of the film 'Joyland' followed by a talkback with Producer Apoorva Guru Charan, moderated by DDW Professor Sabrina Dhawan. Friday, November 8, from 3:30pm - 6:00pm in the Goldberg Theatre #linkinbio to register. This is an NYU student-only event.

The departments of Drama and Dramatic Writing will once again join forces for our annual One-Day Plays festival taking place on Friday & Saturday, September 13-14th. All first-year Dramatic Writing students — undergrad and grad — are welcome to participate. Signup link in bio!

Applications are LIVE for The 2025 Fornés Playwriting Workshop UNTIL September 30th, 2024, 11:59pm PDT! The week-long workshop will be held next June in NYC. For info and instructions, contact Juliana Frey-Méndez: fornesworkshop@gmail.com. Link in bio!

Congratulations to Alum and DDW Adjunct Professor Sarah Gancher (MFA '10) on the world premiere of her play, "The Wind and The Rain: A Story about Sunny’s Bar," produced by En Garde Arts in collaboration with Vineyard Theatre for the 2024-2025 season.

Congratulations to our DDW alums, Megan Callahan-Shah (BFA '08), Matthew Cesario (MFA '16), Jessica Conrad (BFA '07), Ayo Edebiri (BFA '17), Donald Glover (BFA '06), and Celeste Yim (MFA '20) on their recent 2024 Emmy nominations!

Congratulations to our DDW alums, Megan Callahan-Shah (BFA '08), Matthew Cesario (MFA '16), Jessica Conrad (BFA '07), Ayo Edebiri (BFA '17), Donald Glover (BFA '06), and Celeste Yim (MFA '20) on their recent 2024 Emmy nominations!

Congratulations to DDW Alum Ayo Edebiri (BFA '17) on her recent nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for her role in "The Bear." Ayo previously won the 2023 Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her role in "The Bear." #nyuddw #alum

Congratulations to DDW Adjunct Elyse S. Singer who received her PhD in Theatre and Performance from The Graduate Center of the City University of New York (CUNY) on June 7th. #nyuddw #faculty #playwright #graduation

Congratulations to David Adjmi, a DDW Adjunct Faculty Member, for winning the Tony Award for Best Play with "Stereophonic"!

Congrats to jose sebastian alberdi (MFA '23), a DDW Alum, on his new play "Adoration" being featured in the Clubbed Thumb Summerworks series on 6/24 at 3:00 PM EDT. Check out the #linkinbio for ticket info.

Congratulations to DDW Faculty member MJ Kaufman on the double world premiere of their film "THERAPIST CRUSH" next month at the deadCenter and TRANSlations film festivals from June 7 - 9th #Film #DDW #linkinbio

Congrats to the outstanding DDW Faculty and Alumni who are being recognized as finalists for the 2024 National Playwrights Conference! #DDW #Playwright #Finalist #Congrats

Congrats to the outstanding DDW Faculty and Alumni who are being recognized as finalists for the 2024 National Playwrights Conference! MJ Kaufman(faculty), Alex Moon (BFA'22), Eliana Theologides Rodriguez (BFA'20), Mehrnaz Tiv (BFA'20) #linkinbio

Jac Renée Bruneau is a Brooklyn-based writer with an MFA in Dramatic Writing from NYU. Alongside projects, they continue to publish criticism of film, the moving image, and contemporary art. Ethics, politics, grief, and queerness are current preoccupations in their work.

Congratulations to the DDW alumni Jac Renée Bruneau, Radhika Mohan, Kaley Mamo, Joshua Margolis, and all the playwrights who were selected as winners of the 2024 Green Violet Script Call!

Inspired by comics and mythology, Joshua Margolis fuses fantasy and magical realism to write fictional narratives advocating for pressing social and environmental change. When not writing, you can find yapping away on the set of his sitcom “Chabad Squad,” co-produced NYU Hillel

Kaley Mamo is a Brooklyn-based screenwriter, playwright, and blue belt in karate. Her work has been produced in the Queens Short Play Festival and the Irvington Theater Arts Incubator Short Play Festival. A current MFA candidate in Dramatic Writing, she writes futuristic stories.

Born and raised in the Garden State, Radhika Mohan is passionate about creating TV comedy that makes the climate conversation entertaining and accessible. When she’s not writing, you can find her mulching trees on NYC sidewalks, harvesting vegetables in Newark gardens.

Can't attend the Dramatic Writing Graduation Ceremony in person? You can view it online! Click the ZOOM link in our profile and help us congratulate this year's graduating class.  #linkinbio #violetpride #nyuddw #graduation #congratulations