The Tea on T.V.

The Tea on T.V. with Dominic Colón

An honest conversation about breaking into television and navigating the realities of an ever-changing TV industry. Drawing from his journey as a TV writer, his experience in writers’ rooms, including Netflix’s BOOTS, and developing original work for ABC, Hulu, and STARZ, Dominic will talk craft, career, what happens after the room, and what emerging writers can expect in a rapidly shifting industry. Equal parts practical insight, storytelling, and always keeping it real-real.

ABOUT OUR LECTURER: Dominic Colón is an actor and writer from the Bronx, New York. Most recently, he wrote for the hit Netflix series BOOTS, produced by television icon Norman Lear. A 2024 graduate of the WGAE Showrunner Training Academy, Dominic’s television pilot PAPI was selected for The Blacklist’s inaugural Latinx TV List, a curated list of the ten most promising unproduced pilots created by Latinx writers. As one of the top three finalists, he received a blind pilot deal with Hulu.

Currently, Dominic is the co-creator and writer of the television adaptation of Fat Joe’s memoir THE BOOK OF JOSE for BET Studios and STARZ. He also co-wrote and co- created BRONX GRACE, a one-hour medical drama for UTV and ABC, alongside Emmy Award nominee Steven Canals. In the podcast space, Dominic wrote the episode OUR LADY OF THE SIX TRAIN for the GLAAD-nominated scripted podcast anthology LOVE IN GRAVITY.

Dominic’s plays have been developed by Atlantic Theater Company, LAByrinth Theater Company, Latinx Playwrights Circle, The SOL Project, and The National Queer Theater. Selected works include THE EMPTY SPACE or WHITE PEOPLE RUIN EVERYTHING (Finalist for the Relentless Award, Picket Plays, PROSPECT AVENUE or THE MISEDUCATION OF JUNI RODRIGUEZ (EST Marathon & MTA Radio Plays for Rattlestick Theater), MY BRONX REMEMBERED (48 Hour Plays/Harlem 9), THE MESSAGE (48 Hour Plays/Harlem 9), and WHERE’S OUR ANGELS?(National Queer Theater).

His play THE WAR I KNOW was the recipient of the inaugural WRITE-IT-OUT Prize, a cash award for playwrights living with HIV, created by Donja R. Love. As an actor Dominic has appeared in over 60 television shows and movies. Most recently in a recurring role on Brad Inglesby’s HBO series TASK starring Mark Ruffalo. Other credits include POWER, MR. ROBOT, THE ELECTRIC COMPANY, and ESCAPE AT DANNEMORA.

In addition to his work as a professional writer and actor, Dominic has had the honor of teaching, acting and playwriting at New York City high schools, hospitals, juvenile detention centers, and prisons, through organizations such as Manhattan Theater Club, TDF, New York Theater Workshop, and The Public Theater.