Alejandra Ramos Riera

Alejandra is a Puerto Rican published and award-winning playwright, actress, and director based in NYC. Winner of The Miranda Family Voces Latinx National
Playwriting Competition (2020). Her published work includes her book En la azotea, 10 piezas cortas de teatro (Ed. Callejón 2016), Times of Fire (Vice Versa Magazine, 2020), and others. Recent playwriting credits: Cuarto Adentro (National Tour commissioned by The Hispanic Federation); Burned (Forum Theater Play, commissioned by Pregones/PRTT; Off-Broadway: Malas Mañas (Repertorio Español, 2023); Embrace: Micro-theater (Pregones/PRTT, 2022); Mara tres veces… (Official selection of The Institute of Puerto Rican Culture Theater Festival, 2020). Co-founder and Artistic Director of former theater company Teatro la azotea, Inc., pioneers in bringing the concept of Micro-Theater to Puerto Rico. Ramos holds a B.A in Dance and Theater, from the University of Puerto Rico (Magna Cum Laude), and a M.A. in Scenic Arts from the University of Murcia, Spain. She has shared her expertise through teaching playwriting courses and workshops at various, institutions including the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus (2017- 2018), Guttman Community College, CUNY (2019) among others. Additionally, she has been a Guest Speaker at Will & Merry University in Virginia (2023), and Emory University in Atlanta (2021-2024). She’s part of the Latinx Playwriting Circle and serves as Artistic Associate of Pregones/PRTT.