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.

2023 Golden Globe Winners
Wednesday, Jan 11, 2023
Congratulations to the NYU Tisch alumni who an award at the 80th Annual Golden Globe Awards!
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Hank Willis Thomas '98 Unveils 'The Embrace' MLK Memorial
Thursday, Jan 19, 2023
'The Embrace' was unveiled on January 13, 2023 in Boston Commons honoring Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King.
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DPI Chair Deborah Willis, Ph.D, Awarded 2022 Don Tyson Prize
Thursday, Dec 15, 2022
DPI Chair Deborah Willis has been awarded the 2022 Don Tyson Prize for the Advancement of American Art.
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DDW Professor Richard Wesley Receives 2022 AUDELCO Lifetime Achievement Award
Monday, Dec 12, 2022
Congratulations to Dramatic Writing Associate Professor Richard Wesley who was awarded the AUDELCO Lifetime Acheivement Award for his excellence in theater. The AUDELCO Inc. was founded and incorporated in 1973 to highlight black theater and artists in New York City.
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DDW Grad Student Launches Veteran Filmmaker Fellowship
Tuesday, Dec 6, 2022
Second year graduate student Lou Ferrer has created a program to offer fellow NYU vets a series of free lectures and workshops on the fundamentals of screenwriting and filmmaking...
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Annoucing the 2022 Goldberg Playwriting Award
Friday, Jul 1, 2022
The winner of the 2022 Goldberg Playwriting Award is 'Daniel' by Tirosh Schneider. The finalists are 'Saturday Mourning Cartoons' by Iraisa Ann Reilly, 'The Diaspora Tree' by Martine Handelman Duffy, and 'Little Lines' by Susan Yassky.
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Alumni Spotlight: Tylie Shider MFA 18'
Thursday, May 26, 2022
Congratulations to DW Alumni TyLie Shider, who is a 2022-2023 Playwrights' Center, McKnight Fellowship in Playwriting recipient! The Playwrights' Center supports writers who show consistent artistic excellence in thier careers by provideing tools and resources to develop new work for the stage
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ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT: Carlos Reichel
Monday, Apr 25, 2022
Congratulations to Carlos Reichel (DDW MFA) on HARINA — a new show on Amazon Prime!
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CONGRATULATIONS to Linnea Gregg!
Monday, Apr 18, 2022
THE CATHEDRAL, featuring DDW staff member Linnea Gregg, is making its New York premiere with New Directors/New Films.
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Yale Drama Finalists!
Wednesday, Mar 9, 2022
Congratulations to our alumni Lilly Camp (MFA '17), Iraisa Ann Reilly (MFA '21), and Adjunct Instructor Matthew Paul Olmos, who are finalists for the Yale Drama Series Prize!
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FACULTY SPOTLIGHT: Andy Bragen
Monday, Mar 7, 2022
Congratulations to adjunct Professor Andy Bragen on the release of a new book of plays from Northwestern University Press.
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FACULTY SPOTLIGHT: Daniel Goldfarb
Wednesday, Mar 2, 2022
Tune in for Professor Daniel Goldfarb's new show "Julia", premiering on March 31st on HBO Max!
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ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT: Isaac Aptaker and Elizabeth Berger
Monday, Feb 28, 2022
"I Want You Back", written by BFA alums Isaac Aptaker and Elizabeth Berger is streaming now on Amazon!
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