2017 Playwrights
Take Ten Alumni
MFA Playwrights Festival
"My work was taken seriously; I was given two productions; I was flown to two wonderful locations; I met with agents, literary managers, artistic directors, and more; I went to memorable parties; and I formed exciting new friendships. I left this experience feeling excited about the state of playwriting in America, and excited for the future."
Will Arbery
2014 Alumnus
2007 Playwrights
Rachael Brogan Flanery, UCLA
Joshua Casteel, UNIVERSITY OF IOWA
Jenny Connell, UT-AUSTIN
Thomas Diggs, NYU
JP Nickel, CARNEGIE MELLON
Molly Rice, BROWN
Lingxia Song, NORTHWESTERN
Josh Tobiessen, UCSD
Nathan Wright, COLUMBIA
2008 Playwrights
Jennifer Fawcett, UNIVERSITY OF IOWA
Annette Lee, UCLA
Sam Marks, BROWN
JP Nickel, CARNEGIE MELLON
Kyle Schmidt, UT-AUSTIN
Melisa Tien, COLUMBIA
Stephanie Timm, UCSD
Joe Tracz, NYU
Ben Viccelio, NORTHWESTERN
2009 Playwrights
Jacob Burstein-Stern, UCLA
Brian Forrester, CARNEGIE MELLON
Greg Hundemer, NORTHWESTERN
Kimber Lee, UT-AUSTIN
Erica Lipez, NYU
Joe Luis Cedillo, UNIVERSITY OF IOWA
Ann Marie Healy, BROWN
Ronald McCants, UCSD
Michael Mitnick, YALE
Daniella Shoshan, COLUMBIA
2010 Playwrights
Carolyn Kras, CARNEGIE MELLON
Ian MacDonald, BROWN
Alexander Maggio, UCLA
Andrew Miara, NORTHWESTERN
Erin Phillips, UT-AUSTIN
Kimberly Rosenstock, YALE
James Ryan Caldwell, COLUMBIA
Janet Story Schlapkohl, UNIVERSITY OF IOWA
Lauren Yee, UCSD
Mohammad Yousuf, NYU
2011 Playwrights
James Anthony Tyler, NYU
Terrance T. Brown, NORTHWESTERN
Liz Ellison, CARNEGIE MELLON
Rachel Jendrzejewski, BROWN
David Myers, UCLA
Matthew Quinlan, UCLA
Amelia Roper, YALE
Sarah Saltwick, UT-AUSTIN
Deborah Yarchun, UNIVERSITY OF IOWA
2012 Playwrights
Erin Austin, NORTHWESTERN
Murphi Cook, CARNEGIE MELLON
Eve Crusto, NYU
Emily Dendinger, UNIVERSITY OF IOWA
Abe Koogler, UT-AUSTIN
Joe Marciniak, UCLA
Peter J. Roth, CARNEGIE MELLON
Kate Tarker, YALE
2013 Playwrights
Raquel Almazan, COLUMBIA
Nick Carr, NYU
Emily Dendinger, UNIVERSITY OF IOWA
Amanda Jane Shank, CALARTS
Mary Laws, YALE
Brian May, UCLA
Diana Small, UT-AUSTIN
Brittany Thurman, CARNEGIE MELLON
Kit Williamson, UCLA
2014 Playwrights
Raquel Almazan, COLUMBIA
Will Arbery, NORTHWESTERN
Nathan Cann, NYU
Julie Jigour, CARNEGIE MELLON
Brian Kettler, UT-AUSTIN
Ryan Oliveira, UNIVERSITY OF IOWA
Eva Suter, UT-AUSTIN
Emily Zemba, YALE
2015 Playwrights
Lydia Blaisdell, UT AUSTIN
Matthew Capodicasa, FORDHAM/PRIMARY STAGES
Sean David DeMers, UNIVERSITY OF IOWA
Phillip Howze, YALE
David Jacobi, UCSD
Chas LiBretto, COLUMBIA
Lin Tu, NORTHWESTERN
Paula Vesala, UCLA
2016 Playwrights
Sean David DeMers, UNIVERSITY OF IOWA
Bennett Fisher, UCSD
Anna Fox, UCLA
Marvin Gonzalez, ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
Jess Honovich, CARNEGIE MELLON
Genne Murphy, YALE
Peter Zinn, NYU
2017 Playwrights
Anna Paulina Zander Fox, UCLA
Hannah Doran, NYU
Julia Izumi, BROWN
Kristen Field, NORTHWESTERN
Lauren Marie Wimmer, CARNEGIE MELLON
Marvin Gonzalez, ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
Stephanie Joy Del Rosso, UCSD
Yi Hsuan Tseng, ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
Will Arbery
2014 Alumnus
2007 Playwrights
Rachael Brogan Flanery, UCLA
Joshua Casteel, UNIVERSITY OF IOWA
Jenny Connell, UT-AUSTIN
Thomas Diggs, NYU
JP Nickel, CARNEGIE MELLON
Molly Rice, BROWN
Lingxia Song, NORTHWESTERN
Josh Tobiessen, UCSD
Nathan Wright, COLUMBIA
2008 Playwrights
Jennifer Fawcett, UNIVERSITY OF IOWA
Annette Lee, UCLA
Sam Marks, BROWN
JP Nickel, CARNEGIE MELLON
Kyle Schmidt, UT-AUSTIN
Melisa Tien, COLUMBIA
Stephanie Timm, UCSD
Joe Tracz, NYU
Ben Viccelio, NORTHWESTERN
2009 Playwrights
Jacob Burstein-Stern, UCLA
Brian Forrester, CARNEGIE MELLON
Greg Hundemer, NORTHWESTERN
Kimber Lee, UT-AUSTIN
Erica Lipez, NYU
Joe Luis Cedillo, UNIVERSITY OF IOWA
Ann Marie Healy, BROWN
Ronald McCants, UCSD
Michael Mitnick, YALE
Daniella Shoshan, COLUMBIA
2010 Playwrights
Carolyn Kras, CARNEGIE MELLON
Ian MacDonald, BROWN
Alexander Maggio, UCLA
Andrew Miara, NORTHWESTERN
Erin Phillips, UT-AUSTIN
Kimberly Rosenstock, YALE
James Ryan Caldwell, COLUMBIA
Janet Story Schlapkohl, UNIVERSITY OF IOWA
Lauren Yee, UCSD
Mohammad Yousuf, NYU
2011 Playwrights
James Anthony Tyler, NYU
Terrance T. Brown, NORTHWESTERN
Liz Ellison, CARNEGIE MELLON
Rachel Jendrzejewski, BROWN
David Myers, UCLA
Matthew Quinlan, UCLA
Amelia Roper, YALE
Sarah Saltwick, UT-AUSTIN
Deborah Yarchun, UNIVERSITY OF IOWA
2012 Playwrights
Erin Austin, NORTHWESTERN
Murphi Cook, CARNEGIE MELLON
Eve Crusto, NYU
Emily Dendinger, UNIVERSITY OF IOWA
Abe Koogler, UT-AUSTIN
Joe Marciniak, UCLA
Peter J. Roth, CARNEGIE MELLON
Kate Tarker, YALE
2013 Playwrights
Raquel Almazan, COLUMBIA
Nick Carr, NYU
Emily Dendinger, UNIVERSITY OF IOWA
Amanda Jane Shank, CALARTS
Mary Laws, YALE
Brian May, UCLA
Diana Small, UT-AUSTIN
Brittany Thurman, CARNEGIE MELLON
Kit Williamson, UCLA
2014 Playwrights
Raquel Almazan, COLUMBIA
Will Arbery, NORTHWESTERN
Nathan Cann, NYU
Julie Jigour, CARNEGIE MELLON
Brian Kettler, UT-AUSTIN
Ryan Oliveira, UNIVERSITY OF IOWA
Eva Suter, UT-AUSTIN
Emily Zemba, YALE
2015 Playwrights
Lydia Blaisdell, UT AUSTIN
Matthew Capodicasa, FORDHAM/PRIMARY STAGES
Sean David DeMers, UNIVERSITY OF IOWA
Phillip Howze, YALE
David Jacobi, UCSD
Chas LiBretto, COLUMBIA
Lin Tu, NORTHWESTERN
Paula Vesala, UCLA
2016 Playwrights
Sean David DeMers, UNIVERSITY OF IOWA
Bennett Fisher, UCSD
Anna Fox, UCLA
Marvin Gonzalez, ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
Jess Honovich, CARNEGIE MELLON
Genne Murphy, YALE
Peter Zinn, NYU
2017 Playwrights
Anna Paulina Zander Fox, UCLA
Hannah Doran, NYU
Julia Izumi, BROWN
Kristen Field, NORTHWESTERN
Lauren Marie Wimmer, CARNEGIE MELLON
Marvin Gonzalez, ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
Stephanie Joy Del Rosso, UCSD
Yi Hsuan Tseng, ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
