Rita & Burton Goldberg Department of
Dramatic Writing
Cross-training the thinking writer.
The Rita and Burton Goldberg Department of Dramatic Writing cross-trains students in all areas of dramatic writing across the mediums of Playwriting, Screenwriting and Episodic writing.
Both our BFA and MFA programs are small, intimate communities with the unique advantage of being part of a major university in the world's most vibrant city.
Our faculty are working professional writers who encourage our students to hone their unique voices while giving them an analytical, practical, ethical and diverse historical understanding of the craft of dramatic writing.
A graduate of the Dramatic Writing Department will be prepared to engage the world as an educated, critically thinking artist.
Writing is like driving at night in the fog. You can only see as far as your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way.
Events

Apr. 21
3rd Annual Climate Change Film Festival
This festival is a showcase of science-driven, climate-focused films aimed at raising awareness, presenting solutions, and promoting positive change.
News
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DW Faculty Spotlight - Ian Ellis James
The Wake Forest Center for Literacy Education recently hosted its Visiting Scholars Speaker Series and Community Networking Conference, focusing on strategies to protect children from gun violence. Department of Dramatic Writing faculty member Ian Ellis James ...
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Dylan Sherman's Ohio Play Selected for SoHo Playhouse's Lighthouse Series
Ohio Play has been selected to participate in SoHo Playhouse's Lighthouse Series, an off-Broadway competition for emerging artists. The play, written by Dylan Sherman...
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DDW Spotlight: Alex Isbell Wins at the BEA Festival of Media Arts
CONGRATULATIONS to Alex Isbell (BFA '28) who won first place in the Original Television Series Pilot category and Best of Festival during BEA’s Festival of Media Arts, a competitive festival for BEA faculty and student members.