Susan Yassky

Instructor

Susan Yassky joined Writopia Lab in 2024. She is a Brooklyn-bred playwright and dramaturg and a member of Youngblood, Ensemble Studio Theatre's OBIE Award-winning collective of early-career writers. Her work has been developed at Ensemble Studio Theatre, Actors Theatre of Louisville, and Yale University. Her plays include A Variation (EST Bloodworks reading, 2023), The Women’s Center (Bay Area Playwrights Festival semi-finalist, 2022), Little Lines (Goldberg Playwriting Award finalist, 2022), and Myrmarachne (EST/Sloan Commission). She received her MFA in dramatic writing from NYU Tisch School of the Arts, where she was given the Chair's Award for Excellence in Dramatic Writing. Susan loves working with the thoughtful, dedicated writers at Writopia Lab!