Instructor

Susan joined Writopia Lab as an Instructor in 2019. She is a playwright/screenwriter based in Brooklyn. She received her BFA from NYU in Film and TV and most recently, her MFA from Hunter College in Playwriting. Before moving to New York, Susan lived in Shanghai, China, for seven years, where she was involved in the local theatre and film scene, and also developed the movies Abominable and Over the Moon. Her play Yellow Dream$ won the Zarkower Award for Playwriting and awarded her a Playwrights’ Center Core Apprentice Finalist distinction. She is a proud member of the inaugural Mu Tang Clan playwriting incubator in association with Theatre Mu. Susan currently teaches as an adjunct professor at Hunter College. She’s happy to be involved with Writopia Lab, working creatively with young writers.