• Gene & Gilda

    DDW Alumni Spotlight: Cary Gitter

    Wednesday, Nov 13, 2024

    Congratulations to DDW alum Cary Gitter (BFA '09) on his play "Gene & Glida" which premieres at the George Street Playhouse.

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  • Richard Wesley Legacy Playwrights Award

    DDW Faculty Richard Wesley Named 2024 Recipient of the Legacy Playwrights Initiative Award

    Thursday, Oct 24, 2024

    Join us in congratulating Cherrie Moraga and Dramatic Writing Faculty Richard Wesley, recipients of the 2024 Legacy Playwrights Initiative Award! Moraga and Wesley will be recognized at the Dramatists Guild Foundation’s Gala on Monday, October 28, at the historic Ziegfeld Ballroom.

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  • Rajiv Joseph, Lauren Gunderson, Samuel D. Hunter

    DDW Alums Top Most Produced Playwright!

    Tuesday, Oct 15, 2024

    Congratulations to Rajiv Joseph (MFA '04), Lauren Gunderson (MFA '09), and Samuel D. Hunter (BFA '09) who are the top 20 most produced playwrights of this 24-25 season.

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  • The Rich People Have Gone Away

    DDW Faculty Receives Stellar Washington Post Review!

    Monday, Oct 7, 2024

    Congratulations to DDW Alum and Adjunct Professor Regina Porter, who received a stellar review in The Washington Post for her new novel "The Rich People Have Gone Away"...

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  • No Sleep Till, starring Jordan Coley

    DDW Alumni Spotlight: Jordon Coley

    Wednesday, Sep 25, 2024

    Congratulations to Jordan Coley (MFA Candidate '26) who stars in No Sleep Till, which premiered at the Venice International Film Festival and received special mention...

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  • Kenneth Lonergan

    Kenneth Lonergan debuts a new play Hold On To Me Darling

    Friday, Sep 20, 2024

    Kenneth Lonergan's (BFA '86) new play Hold on to Me Darling begins performances at the Off-Broadway Lucille Lortel Theatre.

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  • Mai Sennaar

    DDW Alumna Mai Senaar Receives Rave Reviews!

    Tuesday, Sep 17, 2024

    Congratulations to DDW Alum Mai Senaar (BFA '13) on her New York Times rave review for her novel, They Dream in Gold.

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  • l to r: Itamar Moses, David Adjmi

    DDW Winners of the 2024 Drama Desk Awards!

    Thursday, Jun 13, 2024

    Congratulations to DDW Faculty Member David Adjmi and Alum Itamar Moses for receiving the 2024 Drama Desk Awards. David Itamar received Outstanding Play award for "Stereophonic!" Itamar Moses won Outstanding Book of a Musical for "Dead Outlaw!"

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  • Isabella Pipitone

    2024 Goldberg Play Prize Winner and Finalists Announced!

    Friday, May 10, 2024

    We are thrilled to announce the winners and finalists for the 2024 Goldberg Playwriting Award. The winner is French Boy Cigarettes by Forest Malley (MFA '23). The finalists are Sydney Kurland (BFA '23), Tanya O'Debra (MFA '23), Isabella Pipitone (BFA '23), and Malikah Marie Stafford (MFA '24).

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  • Joseph Vinciguerra, Wyatt Prominski, Olivia Mermagen, Larkin Breitner, Ashley Campbell, Aggie Hewitt, and Micah Anthony Hunt

    Dramatic Writing Second Annual Festival of Short Works!

    Wednesday, May 8, 2024

    Congratulations to DDW students Wyatt Prominski, Olivia Mermagen, Larkin Breitner, Ashley Campbell, Aggie Hewitt, and Micah Anthony Hunt on the second annual Festival of Short Works!

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