News
Every day someone from Tisch School of the Arts makes news. Here's where we share with you the incredible achievements of our students, alumni, faculty and friends.
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In Conversation with Alumni Ramiel Petros and Nicholas Freeman: “The Last Guest of the Holloway Motel” Tracks a Vanished Soccer Star's Reappearance in L.A.’s Gay Mecca
Tuesday, Jun 10, 2025
The Last Guest of the Holloway Motel is an aching portrait of sexual secrecy that reverberates as a cautionary tale of what’s lost when we are forced to hide ourselves.
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2025 Tony Award Winners
Monday, Jun 9, 2025
NYU Tisch Alumni won seven Tony Awards on Sunday, June 9th, including Best Musical and Best Play.
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SPIKE LEE FILM PRODUCTION FUND RECIPIENTS 2024-2025
Friday, Jun 6, 2025
Professor Spike Lee, Artistic Director of the NYU Tisch Graduate Film Program, is pleased to announce the recipients of this year’s Spike Lee Film Production Fund in support of the following students’ thesis films.
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Itamar Moses Named Pulitzer Finalist for The Ally
Thursday, May 8, 2025
Dramatic Writing alum Itamar Moses (MFA ’03), was named a finalist for the 2025 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for his play The Ally. In addition...
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Announcing the Inaugural Tisch Creative Research Faculty Publishing Grant Recipients!
Friday, Apr 4, 2025
The Tisch Initiative fo Creative Research, in collaboration with the Center for Research and Study, is pleased to announce the recipients of the first Tisch Faculty Publishing Grant.
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DW Faculty Spotlight - Ian Ellis James
Wednesday, Apr 2, 2025
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
Friday, Mar 28, 2025
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
Friday, Mar 28, 2025
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.
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Brooke Berman's Feature Film Ramona At Midlife Out Now!
Friday, Mar 7, 2025
Ramona at Midlife, written, produced, and directed by NYU DDW adjunct instructor Brooke Berman, is now available on Apple TV and streaming on Amazon Prime!
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Announcing the 2025 HEAR US Cohort!
Thursday, Mar 6, 2025
The Tisch Initiative for Creative Research proudly presents the 2025 cohort of HEAR US grantees.
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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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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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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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