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‘Dickinson’ Showrunner Alena Smith (’06) Embraces Subversion
In a writers’ room that includes Lynn Nottage (’89, Former Faculty), Smith’s Peabody-winning vision invites excitement and collaboration.
March 3, 2021
Josh Wilder (’18), Joins Dorset Theatre Festival as Fellow
Wilder is one of two playwrighting Fellows in the inaugural Commissioning and Fellowship Program at the Festival.
February 17, 2021
Michael Breslin (’19), Patrick Foley (’18) Adapt Ratatouille Musical
Breslin and Foley joined the creative team of Ratatouille: The TikTok Musical, a TodayTix streaming event benefitting The Actors Fund.
December 18, 2020
Announcing New and Promoted Faculty for 2020–21 Academic Year
“It is thrilling to welcome more than a dozen field-leading professionals to our community,” said Dean James Bundy.
September 29, 2020
Noah Diaz (’20) in Audible’s Emerging Playwrights Fund Class
Audible aims to connect extraordinary performers with remarkable original work, amplifying new voices to millions of listeners.
September 9, 2020
Bess Wohl (’02) Receives Inaugural Georgia Engel Playwriting Prize
Honoring the playwright’s comic work, the award was presented by the Dramatist Guild Foundation.
July 29, 2020
Noah Diaz (’20) and Kate Attwell (’13) Receive Sloan Commissions
The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation commissions plays about science each year from MTC, the Ensemble Studio Theatre, and the National Theatre.
May 20, 2020
Paula Vogel Receives Honorary Doctorate of Letters
Vogel, former Chair of Playwriting, was recognized for her commitment to teaching her craft to future generations.
May 18, 2020
Rudi Goblen (’22): B-Boy, Poet, Playwriting M.F.A. Candidate
Goblen is just the kind of artist that leaders of the Yale School of Drama Playwriting program see as the future.
January 7, 2020
Creator Alena Smith (’06) on Apple TV+ Series Dickinson
“Everyone’s free to invent their own Emily Dickinson, and this is mine,” Smith said.
October 31, 2019
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