Iraisa Ann Riley

Iraisa Ann Reilly is a writer, performer, and educator originally from New Jersey.

Her solo show, A Bodega Princess Remembers La Fiesta de los Reyes Magos, 1998 premiered at Ensemble Studio Theatre in November, 2025, co-produced by the Lucille Lortel Theatre, Latinx Playwrights Circle, and Ensemble Studio Theatre and directed by Estefanía Fadul . “Bodega Princess” was commissioned by the Lortel, and received development from Latinx Playwrights Circle, Teatro Circulo, Sol Project, The New Harmony Project, and New York Theatre Workshop’s Mondays @3. Bodega Princess received a workshop production with Simpatico Theatre Company in Philadelphia in April of 2025, which won a Barrymore Award for Outstanding Original Production, and was a finalist for the Philadelphia Award for Social Insight.

As a writer her work has been developed and recognized by Teatro del Sol, Soho Rep, Atlantic Theatre Company, Latinx Playwrights Circle, LAByrinth Theatre Company, La Jolla Playhouse, Two River Theatre, Arkansas New Play Festival, Bay Area Playwright’s Festival, Theatre Exile, The New Harmony Project, Texas A&M University, Michigan State, Sol Project, Simpatico Theatre Company, Art House Productions, and the Yale Drama Series. She is an Underground Resident Playwright at Roundabout Theatre Company, 2025-2026, and is currently under commission with Arden Theatre Company.

As a screenwriter, her screenplay La Reina del Bronx won best screenplay at Fusion Film Festival and was a semifinalist for the Vail Screenwriting Competition. Iraisa Ann recently performed off-Broadway in Arlene Hutton’s According to the Chorus. She’s taught students of all ages and is a teaching artist with Roundabout Theatre Company, Dreamyard Inc, and an adjunct professor of Dramatic Writing at NYU.

MFA in Dramatic Writing, NYU, BA Theatre and English University of Notre Dame.