We are OVER THE MOON proud of alums Emily Breeze (November 2022) and Andrew Rincon (April 2023) for being accepted into the Fall 2023 class of the prestigious and highly-selective David Geffen School of Drama at Yale University for playwriting! Awarded two out of only three spots, Emily and Andrew bonded during the on-site interviews through their connection to Millay Arts. We wonder if Vincent might’ve had a hand in this?

While in residence, Emily — along with a few of her cohort — took some time out of their studio practice to make a few (hilarious) videos: click here to watch now! (We promise you won’t be disappointed!)

Emily Breeze, New Haven, CT — Playwrighting (she/her)

Emily Breeze is a playwright and screenwriter based on the East Coast.  Her plays include MOTHER SAYS SHE’S SHOCKED HER CHILDREN ARE UPSET (Part 5), HEDY, FALLOUT, TITLE NINE, YOU OWE ME YOUR BONES, commissioned by CalArts, a one-act ALL MY DEAD UNCLES, and a collection of short plays produced for Fast & Furious and 7×7 at The Tank. She has assisted on shows at Hampstead Theatre, The National Theatre, The Public and more. She has developed work with The Bechdel Group, Baggage Productions, The 24 Hour Plays, The Tank, UTSC. Awards include the 2020/21 Guilford Performing Arts Festival Artist Award for her play THE HOMEWRECKER (co-written with Marialena DiFabbio), and the 2021 Rising Artist Award for her play HALLMARK. She is the 2022/23 Playwright-in-Residence for The Bechdel Group, a Dairy Hollow writer-in-residence, a former Long Wharf Theatre Artistic Resident and former Hot Bread Writer-in-Residence. BA Vassar College.

Andrew Rincon, Brooklyn, NY — Playwriting (they/them)

Andrew is a Queer Colombian-American playwright and screenwriter. His work blends fantasy, modern mythologies and Queer fabulation. His plays have been developed with Latinx Playwrights Circle, INTAR, The Austin Latino New Play Festival, The Amoralists Theatre Company, Pork Filled Productions (Seattle), Out Front Productions (Atlanta). He was a member of INKtank Lab for Playwrights of Color (2017) , 2017 Fornés Playwriting Workshop (Chicago). He is winner of the 2018 Chesley/Bumbalo Grant for writers of Gay and Lesbian Theatre and New Light Theatre Project’s New Light New Voices Award (2019). He is a member of the Latinx Playwrights Circle, a Dramatist Guild Foundation Fellow (2019-2020), MacDowell Fellow (Winter 2020). Visiting Playwright in Residence at Skidmore College (2021-2022). His play I Wanna Fuck like Romeo and Juliet was recently published in Yale Theatre Magazine (Vol 52.1) and will have it’s world premiere in Oct 2022 in NYC (produced by New Light Theater Project). He received his B.A. from Florida State University. Plays include, That Rhythm in the Blood, The Lonely (A Fictionally Non-Accurate Historical Kiki), and El Mito or The Myth of my Pain. Currently in Development; a multi media comedy inspired by mixed martial arts, healing, and research into Queer religion and spirituality, Maracuyá.