Conservatory of Theatre Arts | School of Film and Media Studies
Dramatic Writing/Playwriting and Screenwriting Faculty (Board of Study)

Playwriting Faculty (Conservatory of Theatre Arts):

Linsay Firman
Lecturer in Dramatic Writing/Playwriting (part-time)
B.A., Vassar College; M.F.A., California Institute of the Arts.
linsay.firman@purchase.edu | ensemblestudiotheatre.org/linsay-firman/

Josh Hecht
Lecturer in Dramatic Writing/Playwriting (part-time)
josh.hecht@purchase.edu

Dan LeFranc
Lecturer in Dramatic Writing/Playwriting (part-time)
B.A., University of California, Santa Barbara; M.F.A., Brown University.
dan.lefranc@purchase.edu | newdramatists.org/lefranc%20bio.htm

Sylvan Oswald
Lecturer in Dramatic Writing/Playwriting (part-time)
B.A., Barnard College; M.F.A., Brown University.
sally.oswald@purchase.edu

Kathleen Tolan
Associate Professor of Dramatic Writing/Playwriting
B.A., Empire State College, State University of New York; M.F.A., Brooklyn College, City University of New York.
kathleen.tolan@purchase.edu

Contributing Faculty
Kay Ellen Capo: Theatre and Performance

Screenwriting Faculty (School of Film and Media Studies):

A. Dean Bell
Assistant Professor of Dramatic Writing/Screenwriting (part-time)
B.F.A., Purchase College.
dean.bell@purchase.edu

Eric Mandelbaum
Lecturer in Dramatic Writing/Screenwriting (part-time)
B.F.A., Purchase College.
eric.mandelbaum@purchase.edu

Edward Pomerantz
Associate Professor of Dramatic Writing/Screenwriting (part-time)
B.A., City College of New York; M.F.A., Yale School of Drama.
edward.pomerantz@purchase.edu

John Young
Lecturer in Screenwriting (part-time)
B.F.A., Purchase College.
john.young@purchase.edu

J.D. Zeik
Assistant Professor of Dramatic Writing/Screenwriting and Film (part-time)
B.A., Purchase College.
john.zeik@purchase.edu

Updated Oct. 24, 2011

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