BIO

Natalia Naman Temesgen is a playwright, TV writer, and Associate Professor of Creative Writing at Columbus State University. Her plays have been produced in Atlanta, Boston, Philadelphia and New York City. She has written TV episodes for "Dear White People" (Netflix), "Julia" (Max), and "Reasonable Doubt" (Hulu). 

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Natalia was a 2021 Artist in Residence and recipient of the Film Focus Fellowship at Serenbe Institute. She received the American Playwriting Foundation's 2019 "Relentless Award" Honorable Mention for "Lawnpeople," a political drama dealing with immigration, identity, and motherhood. Her play for young audiences, "Look Forward: The Ruby Bridges Story," will have a 2025 production at Prime Stage in Pittsburgh.

BA: English, Princeton University

MFA: Dramatic Writing, NYU Tisch

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