MFA in Writing for the Screen + Stage

Northwestern offers one of the best writing graduate programs in the country focusing on the art, craft, and business of playwriting and screenwriting.

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Our director, Zayd Dohrn, is speaking with Misha Euceph about the award-winning podcast 'Mother Country Radicals', the challenges and possibilities of podcasting for storytelling and activism, and the current state of the podcasting industry on Friday, October 28th.

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Congratulations to our alumni Alexander Phillips and his film ALL JACKED UP AND FULL OF WORMS playing as part of the 2022 Chicago Film Festival! He was awarded Special Jury Mention for Best Debut Feature at Fantasia Film Festival, too!

[Zayd Ayers Dohrn @ZaydDohrn]

Hey writers, @NorthwesternU is hiring a tenured Full Professor in Writing for Screen + Stage with an emphasis on underrepresented and LGBTQ+ voices.

We're looking for a boundary-pushing writer with a national reputation in theatre/film/TV

Please share!

https://t.co/JIE941mTvy

[MFA in Writing for the Screen + Stage @NUMFAWrite]

Our director, Zayd Dohrn, is speaking with Misha Euceph about the award-winning podcast 'Mother Country Radicals', the challenges and possibilities of podcasting for storytelling and activism, and the current state of the podcasting industry on Friday, October 28th.

[MFA in Writing for the Screen + Stage @NUMFAWrite]

Check us out on LinkedIn!
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[Zayd Ayers Dohrn @ZaydDohrn]

Any talented playwrights/screenwriters out there?

I run the MFA in Writing for the Screen + Stage at @NorthwesternU. It's TUITION FREE and includes a generous living stipend.

Plus the most exciting writing faculty in the whole country (imho). Apply now!
https://t.co/9y2aShZzNT

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FilmNorth is excited to announce their Inclusive and Socially Conscious Filmmaking Lab, a free virtual six-week course designed to help filmmakers in any stage of their career practice greater inclusive and socially responsible filmmaking. The deadline to submit is Friday 10/28.

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Susan V. Booth will succeed Robert Falls as Goodman Theatre Artistic Director—becoming the first woman to lead our 97-year-old flagship theater. Learn more about Booth’s award-winning career, her Chicago theater roots and more at: https://t.co/F2KQ7xDdeR

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Pritzker Pucker Studio Lab is hosting a screening and Q&A of THE YEAR BETWEEN by alumni Alex Heller. Screening is October 27th at 7 PM at The Block Museum of Art.

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@NUMFAWrite is hosting a Conversation with Susan Booth, the new Artistic Director of the Goodman Theater, October 21st at 12 PM at Abbott Hall. Students and faculty are invited to participate.

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The Locusts, a play written by @brooklynjenny Jennifer Rumberger, is playing at @theaterwit Theater Wit from October 23-November 19.

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Playwright Brett Neveu @bneveu returns to the A Red Orchid @aredorchid stage with The Malignant Ampersands, a very unofficial sequel to Orson Welles’ The Magnificent Ambersons. Performance Dates: October 6 – November 27

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MFA in Writing for Screen + Stage presents Q&A with Shira Rockowitz Friday, October 7th at 2:00PM.
NU alum and Director of Creative Producing and Artist Support at Sundance Institute, Shira Rockowitz, will be on campus and available for a Q&A session.

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Comedian and MFA in Writing for the Screen+Stage alum Jen Spyra talks writing for Stephen Colbert and finding her voice in a male-dominated industry. @jenspyra https://t.co/lX6lH6kf0R

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Cornerstone Films Boards Elisabeth Moss Psychological Drama ‘Shirley’, written by program alumna Sarah Gubbins! https://t.co/U98HbiTX32 via @Variety

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So proud of our Class of 2009 alumna @KunkelTron for publishing her first book! Check out New Erotica For Feminists! @NEFFTheBook

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Happy New Year! Only one week left to apply for the Class of 2021! Application deadline is January 15th, apply at this link: https://t.co/ZsyZRAeDj1

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MFA in Writing for the Screen + Stage professor Zina Camblin joins the writing team for Hulu's new drama series "Wu-Tang: An American Saga" Congratulations @Zinacamblin ⠀ https://t.co/hpCPJ84K76