2nd Year MFA Plays at MATC in Kansas City:

Kara Dunn's ten-minute, The Risque Root, and Reginald Edmund's Goldielocks received staged readings at the Mid-America Theater Conference in Kansas City.

2nd Year MFA Play in Evanston:

Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre in Evanston, IL will perform a staged reading of Reginald Edmund's Juneteenth Street on Saturday, March 8th. From the press release: "Starting March 8, FJT invites you to join us for our series of theatrical readings by professional Evanston and Chicago playwrights every second Saturday of the month.All performances will take place at the Evanston Public Library, 1703 Orrington Avenue, at 3:00 p.m."

Recent Alum's Award Winning Play In Production:

Laura Jacqmin's "Parkersburg", winner of the Kennedy Center Region III 10-minute play competition, will be produced in Collaboraction's Sketchbook 8 this May 15-June 15 in the Steppenwolf Garage; and her play "Released" will be produced in Culture Project's Women Center Stage Festival in NYC this April.

Recent Alum's Third Year Play at Alliance Theater in Atlanta:

Recent alum Merri Biechler's "Confessions of a Reluctant Caregiver" received a workshop reading at the Alliance Theater as part of its award for the Kendeda Playwriting Competition. The play, about a woman dealing with the death of both her parents from cancer, has earned more than $30,000 in grants from the Ohio University School of Osteopathic Medicine as well as from the American Cancer Society and other charitable foundations.

3rd Year's MFA Play in NYC:

Third year MFA playwright Joseph Gallo's play "Warning: Adult Content" will be produced by Shetler Studios TDG in association with the Bridge Theatre Company at THEATRE 54, 244 W. 54th Street (between B'way & 8th Ave.) from February 19th through March 9th. For more information visit the Theatermania web site: http://www.theatermania.com/content/show.cfm/show/140878

Two OU MFAs Win at Kennedy Center ACTF III in Milwaukee:

Recent alum Laura Jacqmin and Bill Zorn, 2nd year MFA, finished in the top two slots taking first and second place at the ACTF Region III festival in Milwaukee. Both plays are now in consideration for the Kennedy Center ACTF National 10-Minute Play Award and could be invited for showcasing at the national festival in Washington DC this coming April.