Playwriting and Screenwriting

Sierra Blanco (’26)’s play “Getting Rid of Ferdinand (the mouse play)” was selected to be part of the Lanford Wilson American Play Festival. It will be presented on May 25th, and the script will be published by Concord Theatricals.

Melting was selected for the International Human Rights Art Festival (IHRF) and Big Yikes for the UP Theatre Company’s Dead of Winter Series.

It’s the role of Miss Hesitation in the Disney/Cirque Du Soleil show Drawn to Life.

Alum Kellie Wood (2013) is opening for humorist David Sedaris at the Paramount Theatre in Austin, Texas on April 30th and May 1st. Ms. Wood previously opened for Sedaris earlier this month at Philadelphia’s Miller Theatre. 

Congrats Kellie! 

The Playwriting and Screenwriting/Arts Management major earned an honorable mention for her pilot script Abel’s Baby.

Peggy Stafford receives a Support for Artists grant from the NYSCA.

Presented to undergraduate students, LiveDesign’s Pat MacKay Diversity In Design scholarships support diverse and unique voices in the field of entertainment design.