TJ Young
We are connected by the stories we tell. They are what allow us to see ourselves and ourselves in others.
-TJ Young
TJ Young is an Associate Professor of Dramaturgy. He joined CMU in 2021. He specializes in New Play Development and is Co-Chair of the Awards Ceremony for the School of Drama.
TJ Young is a Texas-born playwright and dramaturg based in Pittsburgh, where he serves as co-representative for the Dramatists Guild – Pittsburgh region. His plays include WE FLY, The Inseparables (Pittsburgh Public Theatre Commission), Isle of Noises (James Madison University Commission), No. 6 (2017 Harold and Mimi Steinberg Award Winner – KCACTF, Indiana Rep), Lyon’s Den (2018 Harold and Mimi Steinberg Distinguished Achievement awardee), Ruby’s Baby Blue (2016 John Cauble Short Play Award Regional Finalist- KCACTF), Hell is Empty (2017 John Cauble Short Play Award Regional Finalist – KCACTF), Sperm Donor Wanted (2023 L. Arnold Weissberger New Play Award Finalist), Reel Times at Somerset High (Stage Partners Commission – ITF) Stroke, WASH, Dark Skinned Pavement, and numerous 10-minute plays. He is the recipient of the 2017 Ken Ludwig Playwriting Scholarship. He was the 2019 Spotlight Artist of Throughline Theatre Company in Pittsburgh, PA. He received his MFA in Dramatic Writing from Texas State University. He is also the NPP Chair for Region 2 of the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival, where is also aids with the Playwriting Intensive and teaches workshops both at the regional and national levels.