2006 MFA Playwright Alum Mark Witteveen Featured In Short Play Festival:

Quoting from a prominent write-up in the Nantucket Independent: "Beginning Thursday, October 25, Nantucket Theatrical Production will present the series "Lessons Learned," three one-act plays from the 2007 Nationwide Short Play Festival and Competition. The plays being performed this year are "Leddy's Chair" written by Don Cook of Charlotte, N.C., "Drivers Test" written by Mark Witteveen [OU MFA '06] of Rochester, N.Y., and "Afterwards" written by John Zygmunt of Lake Elmo, Minn." To read the whole article click here.

MFA Alum's Next Episode of Law and Order: CI

2004 MFA Alum Jackie Reingold wrote the upcoming episode of Law and Order Criminal Intent, directed by Constantine Makris, with actors Eric Bogosian, Amanda Detmer, Lola Glaudini, Alex Moggridge, Chris Noth, Josh Pais, Thomas Sadoski, and Alicia Witt. See it Thursday, October 25th at 10:00 PM on USA.

Recent Alum Nominated for an Emmy

Christopher De Paola (MFA '06) has been nominated for an Emmy Award for his role on WCIU-TV's show "Green Screen Adventures." The official category is: "outstanding achievement for individual excellence on camera: programming - performer". Christopher is also a head writer on the Chicago-based show. The Emmy Award winners will be announced at a ceremony in November.

Recent Alum to Workshop Thesis Play at Victory Gardens:

2007 MFA alum Merri Biechler has been invited to workshop her thesis play, Real Girls Can't Win!, at Victory Gardens Theater in Chicago this coming winter.

2003 Alum a 2007-08 Dramatist Guild Fellow:

Justin Boyd (MFA 2003) has been named a 2007-2008 Dramatists Guild Fellow. The program brings playwrights and bookwriters/lyricists/composers together in a workshop and provides mentoring and observership opportunities with theater professionals around New York.

MFA Alum Pens Article for American Theater Magazine:

Justin Boyd’s (MFA 2003) article on the director Anne Kauffman appears in the October 2007 issue of American Theater magazine. Justin is currently an Affiliated Writer with American Theater through the support of the Jerome Foundation.