THE ORIGEN OF LOVE (sic) by Anderson Cook at Dixon Place

The unnerving (and unconventionally-spelled) play THE ORIGEN OF LOVE by Anderson Cook (MFA '18) will be seen at Dixon Place in January. Full details about the production can be found here.

Amy Gijsbers van Wijk to be published in ONE MINUTE PLAYS from Routledge

PROS & CONS by Amy Gijsbers can Wijk (MFA '16) will be included in ONE MINUTE PLAYS: a practical guide to tiny theatre, edited by Steve Ansell and Rose Burnett Bonczek. The book will be published by Routledge in the new year.

John-Paul Nickel nominated for Writers Guild Award

John-Paul Nickel (MFA '08) is a 2016 Writers Guild Awards nominee for his episode of Amazon Studios' JUST ADD MAGIC.

Carnegie Mellon reaffirms its commitment to inclusion and diversity.

On November 9, 2016, the president of the university, Subra Suresh, reaffirmed the campus's commitment to inclusion and diversity. "In order to achieve that diversity and fully include all members of our community, we must respect our different experiences, perspectives and identities, in all that we say and do," said President Suresh. "We will not be deterred from that aspiration by internal or external circumstances."

You can read the full statement here.

THE SUBJECT, global project by Carolyn Kras, addresses sexual assault

THE SUBJECT by Carolyn Kras (MFA '10) has received readings around the world to raise awareness of sexual assault and protest lenient rape sentences. The play was developed with the support of a Fulbright LUSK Award.

Whitney Rowland's YOUR PRINCESS IS IN ANOTHER CASTLE at Pittsburgh New Works Festival

Whitney Rowland's comic-con fantasia YOUR PRINCESS IS IN ANOTHER CASTLE runs through September 24 at the Pittsburgh New Works Festival.

Julianne Jigour's BRIGHT SHINING SEA in San Francisco

Julianne Jigour's (MFA '15) short play BRIGHT SHINING SEA is in the PlayGround Festival of New Works in San Francisco this month.