Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program alum Kate Thomas (Cycle 21) and current student Veronica Mansour (Cycle 32) have both been selected for DreamWorks Theatricals, MTI, & NBCUniversal Emerging Writers Program.
The writer-participants will help to develop new musical adaptations of DreamWorks Animation films for the theatrical licensing agency Music Theatre International’s catalogue. The program is sponsored by DreamWorks Theatricals and MTI in partnership with NBCUniversal’s Global Talent Development & Inclusion team.
VERONICA MANSOUR is a composer/lyricist/performer who has performed with artists including Kristin Chenoweth, Todd Rundgren, Chloe Agnew and members of the cast of Hamilton. She appeared on ABC’s The Goldbergs, and is pursuing an MFA in Graduate Musical Theatre Writing at NYU Tisch School of the Arts.
KATE THOMAS is a two-time Kleban Prize Finalist, two-time Jonathan Larson Grant Finalist, and 2021 PMCA Emerging Playwright Competition Winner. Her musicals and plays have been developed with, among others, Prospect Theater Company, New York Theater Festival, Open Jar and New York Theatre Barn.
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