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Category: Alumni Achievements

Sarah Gubbins

Sarah Gubbins is a Chicago playwright. Her full-length plays include: The Kid Thing, Cocked, The Drinking Problem, I am Bradley Manning, fml: how Carson McCullers saved my life, In Loco Parentis, and Fair Use. She won

Will Arbery

Will Arbery is a playwright, TV/film writer, and filmmaker known for Corsicana, Heroes of the Fourth Turning, and Plano. He is currently developing a TV series with A24/HBO, Littlefield Co./Touchstone,

Sofya Levitsky-Weitz

Sofya Levitsky-Weitz is a playwright, TV writer, and screenwriter. Sofya has written for FX’s THE BEAR, Hulu’s THE DROPOUT, and GASLIT for Starz and has projects in development with Lionsgate and

Chico Mattoso

Chico Mattoso is the head writer and co-creator of Pico da Neblina (JOINT VENTURE) on HBO Latino and is also known for Rio, I Love You (2014) and Amor e Sorte (2020).

Marisha Mukerjee

Marisha Mukerjee has written for The Bridge, Quantico, and Titans. She has a show in development at Netflix.

Ethan Kass

Ethan Kass is known for Murder in the First (2014) and Benefits (2008). He was a 2013 Pony nominee at the Lark Play Development Center and his play, Square Peg Round Hole, was

Terrence Brown

Terrance T. Brown is a screenwriter, playwright and lecturer based in Chicago and is an Assistant Professor at Notre Dame. His creative works have been featured at The Onion, Victory Gardens,

Milta Ortiz

Milta Ortiz is a Salvadoran-American playwright, who moonlights as poet, performer, and writer, and is the associate artistic director at Borderlands Theater. Currently, she is a Projecting All Voices Mellon

Jen Spyra

Jen Spyra is a writer and performer, and was a staff writer for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert for four seasons. She was also a senior writer for The Onion,

Erik Gernand

Erik Gernand has produced media professionally since 1995 and has written and directed award-winning narrative short films that have screened at more than 100 festivals around the world. His plays