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Hunter’s Creative Writing MFA is a highly selective program in which students work closely with distinguished writers to perfect their writing skills. The course comprises workshops, craft seminars, one-on-one supervisions with faculty, and literature classes. There are three concentrations, fiction, creative nonfiction and poetry, with 12 students in each. Each year, several students are named Hertog Fellows (fiction and nonfiction) and Friedman Scholars (poetry). These students receive a generous stipend and are paired with well-established writers, for whom they conduct research for one semester.

Departmental Requirements for Admission

Candidates must have completed a BA or equivalent at an accredited institution with no minimum GPA. In addition to the Hunter College application, the candidate must submit a creative writing manuscript (10-20 pages of poetry or 20-30 pages of fiction or creative nonfiction) and a 500-word personal statement describing the candidate’s relationship to his/her creative work, literary influences, and why the MFA would be beneficial to the candidate’s writing career. In addition, creative nonfiction candidates must submit a 500-word creative nonfiction proposal. The GRE is not required.​

Departmental Requirements for the Degree

Each candidate must complete an approved program of study of at least 36 credits, which must include:, 1) four writing workshops in chosen genre, 2) two courses in ma literature (not including engl 788), 3) four mfa craft seminars in chosen genre, 4) one course in writing in conference.

• ENGL 79800 - Writing in Conference -or- ENGL 79701 Poetry Thesis One    

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The Rita and Burton Goldberg MFA Playwriting Program at Hunter College is a highly selective, rigorous, and affordable two-year playwriting program located in the heart of New York City. We seek writers eager to develop their craft and challenge assumptions about what theatre is and will become. 

The Program

The program at Hunter is focused on helping writers hone their voice and aesthetic while taking risks and experimenting with form. Students study with award-winning writers, working theatre professionals, and esteemed guest artists in a program that offers intensive, hands-on writing workshops and fosters a collaborative, close-knit artistic community.

There are five students in each cohort, which allows our instructors to give students generous individual attention. Each semester, students take three courses that meet in the evenings, which enables students the flexibility to work during the day. Teaching Assistantships are available to students in their second year. To supplement coursework, the program provides a series of Master Class workshops each semester with playwrights, directors, and industry professionals, as well as free or affordable tickets to a wide range of New York City productions to facilitate a robust connection with the New York theatre community. 

The capstone project of the program is the Hunter MFA Playwrights Festival , a week-long workshop with professional directors and actors which culminates in a public reading attended by agents, literary managers, producers, and other industry professionals. You can read about our 2024 MFA Playwrights Festival HERE .

The Hunter MFA Playwriting program is both affordable and accessible. The cost of in-state tuition for one semester is $4,230, and the program is often able to provide partial or full tuition waivers to incoming students. Additionally, all students are offered paid Teaching Assistantships in their second year.

Instructors

Current and recent playwriting faculty include: david adjmi (stereophonic, stunning) clare barron   (dance nati on, you got older), eboni booth (primary trust, paris) lisa d’amour  (detroit, airline highway).

Chisa Hutchinson  (Somebody's Daughter, Whitelisted) Lloyd Suh  (The Far Country, The Chinese Lady) Maria Striar  (Clubbed Thumb) Anne Washburn  (Mr. Burns, a Post-Electric Play, The Internationalist)

Visiting Artists

2023-2024 visiting artists: hansol jung, haruna lee, tina satter, lloyd suh, and mfoniso udofia.

Photos from the 2022 MFA Playwrights Festival

Student & Alumni News

April 19, 2024

Minna Lee (’24) is awarded the Lanford Wilson Award for early career playwrights.

April 4, 2024

T. Adamson's  (’17) play Usus will premiered in Clubbed Thumb Summerworks 2024.

February 8, 2024

Ryan Drake's  (’21) play you don’t have to do anything premieres at HERE Arts Center.

January 25, 2024

Minna Lee's  ('24) play premieres at San Francisco Playhouse. My Home on the Moon 

January 18, 2024

Ian Robles (’23) is awarded a Tow Foundation Playwright Residency grant with Teatro Círculo for the world premiere production of Lío in Spring 2024.

June 27, 2023

Phillip Christian Smith (’23) is announced as a member of New Dramatists.

June 5, 2023

John J. Caswell Jr.’s (’20) play Wet Brain  premieres at Playwrights Horizons.

​ May 26, 2023

Diana Ly (’23) named as member of the Orchard Project Greenhouse Lab.

April 4, 2023

Maya Lawson’s (’21) play Por Du is receives a reading in the Bushwick Starr Reading Series.

​ October 13, 2022

T. Adamson (’17) is awarded the  Vineyard Theatre’s 2022-3 Paula Vogel Playwriting Award.

​ September 7, 2022

Jesse Jae Hoon  (’22) is named as a 2022-23 Playwrights Realm Writ ing Fellow.

​ July 13, 2022

Hayley Stahl  ('19) and  Chad Kaydo  ('22) are named as finalists  for the Clubbed Thumb Biennial Commission.

​ June 16, 2022

Diana Ly (’23) announced as a debut member of the Universal Writers Lab.

May 20, 2022

Jesse Jae Hoon (’22), Liqing Xu (’21), and Garrett Zuercher (’22) will be part of the 2022 Orchard Project Adaptation Lab

May 17, 2022

Mara Velez-Mendelez’s (’19) Notes on Killing Seven Oversight, Management and Economic Stability Board Members premieres at Soho Rep.

March 16, 2022

Lindsey Ferrentino (‘14) will write and direct film version of Amy and the Orphans for Netflix.

March 1, 2022

John Caswell Jr.’s (’20) Man Cave produced by Page 73 premieres at the Connelly Theatre.

February 9, 2022

Charly Evon Simpson’s (’17) Sandblasted premieres at the Vineyard Theatre in a co-production with WP Theater.

January 31, 2022

Liqing Xu’s (‘21) Yellow Dream$ produced in Second Stage’s 2022 Judith Champion New Voices Series.

January 18, 2022

Liz Appel’s (’21) Bells Like Hooves produced in Roundabout Theatre Com pany’s 2022 Underground Reading Series.

September 23, 2021

Justice Hehir (’18) and Hannah Novak (’18) receive Clubbed Thumb Constitution Commissions.

September 15, 2021

Garrett Zuercher  (‘21) produces and directs Deaf Broadway’s concert production of Into the Woods  for Restart Stages at Lincoln Center.

May 22, 2021

Garrett Zuercher  (‘22) wins the Jean Kennedy Smith Playwriting Award at the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival.

September 24, 2020

John J. Caswell Jr.  (‘20) received the Vineyard Theatre’s 2020 Paula Vogel Playwriting Award.

I am incredibly grateful for my time in the Hunter Playwriting MFA program.   I wanted the opportunity to focus and deepen my craft, to work with undergraduates in preparation for future teaching, and to stay in NYC and involved with theater in the city. This program allowed me to do all three of those things and more while working with professors and fellow students I greatly admired.   It pushed me in the ways I need to be pushed in order to grow as a playwright.

- Charly Evon Simpson, Class of 2017

Read the MFA Playwriting Program’s 2023-2024 Newsletter HERE.

Admission  requirements.

You must meet the following minimum requirements in order to be considered for admission. Meeting these minimum requirements does not guarantee acceptance to the program.​

Interviews will be conducted with a select group of candidates after the initial review of application is completed. (Only matriculated students are eligible to take MFA courses.)

A bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution comparable in standard and content to a bachelor’s degree from Hunter College.

Play Manuscript - Submit a full length play at least 45 pages as a PDF. A digital copy of the manuscript needs to be uploaded in the online applications system before submitting the application

Two letters of recommendation from appropriate academic or professional references.

A statement of purpose of approximately 500-750 words answering the following questions: Why do you choose playwriting as a literary form? Discuss your background in the theatre, the playwrights and productions that have influenced you, and what you hope to bring to the stage.

Applicants whose native language is not English and who have taken all or part of their undergraduate education in a country where English is not the native language are required to submit scores on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). The following minimum scores must be obtained:

Paper Based Test: 550

Computer Administered Test: 213

Internet Based Test: 60 (less speaking component)

FALL 2023 DEADLINE: January 15, 2024

Questions? Contact the Director of the Rita & Burton Goldberg MFA Playwriting Program, Christine Scarfuto, at [email protected] .

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Degree Requirements

This two-year program encourages playwrights to discover and develop their unique voices.  Students should expect a thorough grounding in theatre history, dramatic literature and theory, and the craft of playwriting. They will also have the opportunity to take electives and learn from well-known guest artists. At the end of the first year, students will have a reading with a professional director and actors. The second year of the program culminates in a 29-hour workshop of a new play and a public, staged presentation of the students’ work.

Required Courses

MFA Playwriting I:  Developing Your Voice THC 73100

MFA Playwriting II:  The Art of Revision THC 73200

MFA Playwriting III: New Play Workshop THC 73300

MFA Playwriting IV: Thesis Project THC 73400

MFA Production Workshop I: Adaptation THC 73500

MFA Production Workshop II: The Playwright Prepares THC 73600

History of Theatre I THC 75100

History of Theatre II THC 75200

Play Analysis THC 79000

Electives (9 credits)

Sample Program of Study

First Semester

History of Theatre I

MFA Playwriting I: Developing Your Voice

MFA Production Workshop I: Adaptation

Second Semester

History of Theatre II

MFA Playwriting II: The Art of Revision

Third Semester

MFA Playwriting III: New Play Workshop

Play Analysis

Fourth Semester

MFA Production Workshop II: The Playwright Prepares

MFA Playwriting IV: Thesis Project

Christine Scarfuto Program Director [email protected]

The Director of the Rita and Burton Goldberg MFA in Playwriting is Christine Scarfuto. Christine is a dramaturg with over a decade of experience in new play development. She was the Literary Manager of Long Wharf Theatre from 2015-2019 and has worked with Second Stage Theater, LCT3, Signature Theatre, Lark Play Development Center, Playwrights Center, Clubbed Thumb, Playwrights Realm, Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival, Williamstown Theatre Festival, and the Kennedy Center. Christine was educated entirely in public schools including the University of Iowa, where she received her MFA in Dramaturgy.

Gregory Mosher Senior Associate Dean for the Arts [email protected]

The Program is part of the Hunter Department of Theatre, which is chaired by Tony Award-winning producer and director Gregory Mosher, who has produced over 100 world or American premieres at the Lincoln Center and Goodman Theaters, on Broadway, and in the West End. Writer colleagues in these productions include David Mamet, John Guare, Elaine May, Emily Mann, John Leguizamo, Richard Nelson, Mbongeni Ngema (Sarafina), Arthur Miller, David Hare, the Nobel Prize-winners Derek Walcott and Wole Soyinka, Tennessee Williams, Samuel Beckett, and many more.

Learning Outcomes

Graduates of our MFA Playwriting Program will be able to:

Create, revise, and develop full-length dramatic works that expresses students’ own artistic aesthetic. 

Collaborate with directors, designers, actors, and other theater artists.

Develop constructive workshop practices and demonstrate the ability to closely observe, analyze, and respond constructively to the writing of workshop participants.

Analyze a variety of dramatic structures, techniques, methods, and approaches with the aim of enriching students’ own work.

Demonstrate a sophisticated knowledge of theater history and practice with the aim of enriching students’ own work.

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Hunter College is pleased to announce a $500,000 Challenge Grant from Susan and Roger Hertog in support of the MFA in Creative Writing Program at Hunter College.

In order to ensure the Program’s continued success, Susan and Roger Hertog have challenged Hunter to raise matching funds for their $500,000 gift over four years. The money raised will go towards supporting all aspects of the program, including student fellowships, funds to recruit and retain the most outstanding faculty, and to bring high-caliber writers to campus as part of the Distinguished Writers Series.

We thank you in advance for your support of the Program and the next generation of emerging writers.

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1. Marvel at all the classic artworks of Novosibirsk State Art Museum

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If you’re into arts, especially classics, you’ll surely love to visit the Novosibirsk State Art Museum, with its wide array of collection from the 18th and 20th century. This museum will awaken your love for art with its intriguing display of over 500 Russian icons that span for 4 centuries. Artworks that you will see in the halls include paintings, sculptures, decorative arts, and more. It also features small exhibits of foreign artworks; watch out for those, for it is definitely an eye-catcher. Moreover, they also have events here once in a while, like musical gatherings.

Novosibirsk State Art Museum Address : Krasnyy Prospekt, 5, Novosibirsk, Novosibirskaya oblast’, Russia, 630007 Website : Novosibirsk State Art Museum Opening hours : Tue - Fri: 10am - 6pm; Sat - Sun: 12pm - 8pm (closed on Mon) Price : 784.06 RUB (12 USD)

3. Take a walk along Lenina Square

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Another attraction you shouldn’t miss is Lenina Square. It is home to the huge Soviet-era statue of Lenin and his allies. Marvel at its beauty and timelessness us you pass it on the way to the Opera and Ballet House, which is the largest Russian Theater. Other establishments you’ll see there include the Chapel of St. Nicholas, the local history museum, the regional office of the central bank, the city hall, as well as numerous restaurants, cafes, shops, and local stores.

Lenina Square Address : Novosibirsk, Novosibirsk Oblast, Russia, 630099

4. Get to know the different species of animals at Novosibirsk Zoo

One of the largest zoos in Russia and one of the most visited attractions in the city, Novosibirsk Zoo is home to more or less 11,000 animals from 738 species. It is not only a zoo where you’ll see wildlife, but it is also a scientific institution that has numerous breeding programs for endangered species. This zoo started only as a small activity center for kids where they can take care of the animals, and now over 1.5 million people visit the zoo every year.

Novosibirsk Zoo Address : Ulitsa Timiryazeva, 71/5, Novosibirsk, Novosibirskaya oblast’, Russia, 630001 Website : Novosibirsk Zoo Opening hours : 9am - 9pm (daily) Price : 300 RUB (4.59 USD)

6. Marvel at the spectacular scene of the Solar System at Novosibirsk Planetarium

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If you’re ever curious about the stars, the sky, and the heavenly bodies, then the Novosibirsk Planetarium will try to satiate that curiosity and give you answers with its many facilities and amenities such as observatories, demonstrations and entertainment halls, towers, and more. Also, the establishment informs its guests about the different events that will take place in the sky. Apart from the scientific amenities, they also have playgrounds and cafeterias. Just a heads up, it can easily be reached by car but not by public transportation.

Novosibirsk Planetarium Address : Ulitsa Klyuch-Kamyshenskoye Plato, 1/1, Novosibirsk, Novosibirskaya oblast’, Russia, 630114 Website : Novosibirsk Planetarium Opening hours : Tue, Thu - Sun: 11am - 7pm (closed on Mon) Price : 250 RUB (3.83 USD)

8. Chill out at Friends Cocktail Bar

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A nook with so much character, Friends Cocktail Bar is a must-go-pre-game place before the actual drinking session. The bar has a laidback ambiance with its exposed brick walls, wooden floors, and cozy sitting options. It is also known for serving the strongest Siberian cocktail so better watch out for this. Aside from cocktails, it also offers comfort foods and grubs like burgers, pasta, salads, fries, and more. Moreover, it is almost always packed throughout the week.

Friends Cocktail Bar Address : Krasnyy Prospekt, 22, Novosibirsk, Novosibirskaya oblast’, Russia, 630007 Website : Friends Cocktail Bar Opening hours : Sun - Thu: 6pm - 3am; Fri - Sat: 6pm - 6am

14. Browse for must-read books at Book-Look

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If you’re a bookworm, you’ll surely love this bookstore named Book-Look in Novosibirsk. It is located in a retail outlet and has a wide array of books available. The bookstore also offers a large selection of anime manga. In case you’re collecting maps, they have the best collection here. Moreover, the store is neat, books are well-organized, and the staff is friendly and helpful.

Book-Look Address : Multifunctional complex “Sun City”, 3rd floor, Ploshchad ‘Karla Marksa, 7, Novosibirsk, Novosibirsk Oblast, Russia, 630048 Opening hours : 10am - 10pm (daily)

15. Be entertained at Wonder Park Galileo

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Are you looking for a museum that both adults and kids will surely enjoy? If so, Wonder Park Galileo is a treat for you and the whole family. It is an optical museum with lots of different rooms that will surely trick the eye and will make some good photos. It features an optical labyrinth, logic games, gravity room, and more.

Wonder Park Galileo Address : Ulitsa Dobrolyubova, 16A, Novosibirsk, Novosibirskaya oblast’, Russia, 630009 Website : Wonder Park Galileo Opening hours : 10am - 8pm (daily) Price : 450 RUB (6.95 USD)

Get busy touring Novosibirsk

Novosibirsk is a city you’ll never run out of things to do. You can stroll across the numerous parks in the morning, raid the local food scene during lunch, admire museums in the afternoon, and party the night away during the night. Ensure that you tick off all those on this list of things to do in Novosibirsk, Russia, and have the best holiday ahead.

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