Guests

Distinguished professionals from TV, theater and film have met with the young writers to share their stories, advice, and guidance. They’ve been an inspiration for the young writers.

  • Marta Kauffman

    Creator/Executive Producer, Friends

  • Stephen Belber

    Playwright/Screenwriter, Tape

  • Mary Harron

    Director, American Psycho, Daliland

  • Fisher Stevens

    Documentary Producer/Director, Beckham,
    The Cove

  • Tom Purcell

    Tom Purcell

    Executive Producer, The Late Show
    with Stephen Colbert

  • Michelle King

    Creator/Executive Producer, The Good Fight, The Good Wife

  • Aurin Squire

    Co-Executive Producer, Evil, The Good Fight

  • Michelle Memran

    Literary Executor of the Maria Irene Fornes estate

  • Rob Decina

    Vice President, Casting NY, CBS Television Studios

  • Larisa Onyshkevych

    Renowned scholar of Ukrainian drama

  • Kathleen McNenny

    Teacher of Physical Acting, The Juilliard School

  • Jonathan Tolins

    Executive Producer, Elsbeth

  • Artistic Directors Panel

    Meghan Finn, The Tank; Doug Aibel, Vineyard Theater

  • Broadway Designer Panel

    Dede Ayite, 2024 Tony-winning costume designer; Brian MacDevitt, 5-time Tony-winning lighting designer.

  • Tom Kitt

  • Musical Theater Panel with Tom Kitt and Danya Taymor

    Tom Kitt and Danya Taymor

  • Jessica Blank and Erik Jensen

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  • John Gould Rubin

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