Luis Roberto Herrera

LUIS ROBERTO HERRERA is currently a South Florida based Colombian-American playwright with a B.F.A. in Acting from the University of Florida and an M.F.A. in Playwriting from The New School. He was a resident playwright in the GREENHOUSE Residency at SPACE on Ryder Farm and a Fellow at Athena Theatre in 2019. He has had work produced at the New York Fringe Festival, Atlanta Fringe Festival, The TANK, and City Theatre. His full-length plays include; Poolside Glow, Born Still, SAA(not that one), and BLOOD ON THESE HANDS. He was a part of the LatinX Playwrights Circle 2022 Mentorship Intensive, a member of the 2022-2023 HOMEGROWN Playwright Residency with City Theatre. Most recently he became a member of the 2024-2026 Playwright Development Program cohort in partnership with the Miami-Dade...

LUIS ROBERTO HERRERA is currently a South Florida based Colombian-American playwright with a B.F.A. in Acting from the University of Florida and an M.F.A. in Playwriting from The New School. He was a resident playwright in the GREENHOUSE Residency at SPACE on Ryder Farm and a Fellow at Athena Theatre in 2019. He has had work produced at the New York Fringe Festival, Atlanta Fringe Festival, The TANK, and City Theatre. His full-length plays include; Poolside Glow, Born Still, SAA(not that one), and BLOOD ON THESE HANDS. He was a part of the LatinX Playwrights Circle 2022 Mentorship Intensive, a member of the 2022-2023 HOMEGROWN Playwright Residency with City Theatre. Most recently he became a member of the 2024-2026 Playwright Development Program cohort in partnership with the Miami-Dade cultural arts center, and his solo show AS I EAT THE WORLD had its World Premiere at The TANK followed by a 12 performance run. When not performing or writing(which let’s be honest, always writing), he works as a freelance teacher, director and acting coach; leading workshops on playwriting, coaching audition monologues, and directing at BARCLAY performing arts and North Broward Preparatory.

Scripts

When we become ghosts

by Luis Roberto Herrera

Synopsis

Three siblings with a strained relationship come together to pack up their mother’s home. As they pack, resentments come to light, guilt haunts their lives, and regret invades the space, inevitably bringing them closer than ever.

Three siblings with a strained relationship come together to pack up their mother’s home. As they pack, resentments come to light, guilt haunts their lives, and regret invades the space, inevitably bringing them closer than ever.

Growing Up In The Witching Hour

by Luis Roberto Herrera

Synopsis

In the witching hour, a couple of teens hope to change their lives for the better, to fix the issues that they feel there should be a fix for. With that hope in mind, they turn to witchcraft to create that change themselves, exposing their true feelings, fears, insecurities, and dreams.

In the witching hour, a couple of teens hope to change their lives for the better, to fix the issues that they feel there should be a fix for. With that hope in mind, they turn to witchcraft to create that change themselves, exposing their true feelings, fears, insecurities, and dreams.

WREN & LIN

by Luis Roberto Herrera

Synopsis

A solo show - A man makes a video for his best friend while she is in the hospital.

A solo show - A man makes a video for his best friend while she is in the hospital.

PALE BLUE DOT

by Luis Roberto Herrera

Synopsis

At the end of the world we all look for connection in one way or another.
As the world comes to an end people react and different ways but in the end, we are all the same.

At the end of the world we all look for connection in one way or another.
As the world comes to an end people react and different ways but in the end, we are all the same.

AS I EAT THE WORLD

by Luis Roberto Herrera

Synopsis

A Latine man confronts his eating disorders and mental health by attempting to literally EAT THE WORLD.

A Latine man confronts his eating disorders and mental health by attempting to literally EAT THE WORLD.

On the bed - a short play

by Luis Roberto Herrera

Synopsis

Two sisters must clean up what’s left of their childhood home as it is reduced to the confines of a half empty garage. While they confront hard truths about one another, will this process push them apart, or bring them closer together?

Two sisters must clean up what’s left of their childhood home as it is reduced to the confines of a half empty garage. While they confront hard truths about one another, will this process push them apart, or bring them closer together?

ALL THE WOMEN I LOVE HAVE DIED

by Luis Roberto Herrera

Synopsis

In the midst of grieving, Nadi and Valeria find comfort in the company of a stranger, each other. As the time goes by, truths are revealed and the pasts that haunt them come to light.
In the end, Grief haunts us all in one way or another.

In the midst of grieving, Nadi and Valeria find comfort in the company of a stranger, each other. As the time goes by, truths are revealed and the pasts that haunt them come to light.
In the end, Grief haunts us all in one way or another.

Aliens & Ghosts

by Luis Roberto Herrera

Synopsis

What happens while we wait for something?
Does life pass us by or do we get abducted by Aliens, haunted by ghosts, or, do we find happiness?

What happens while we wait for something?
Does life pass us by or do we get abducted by Aliens, haunted by ghosts, or, do we find happiness?

Mimo - a short play

by Luis Roberto Herrera

Synopsis

In a not-too-distant future, a death in the family brings together a brother and sister after years of estrangement, giving them the closure they've been looking for.

In a not-too-distant future, a death in the family brings together a brother and sister after years of estrangement, giving them the closure they've been looking for.

AT THE END OF THE HALL(under construction)

by Luis Roberto Herrera

Synopsis

It’s 3am, and Tull and Sai are having trouble sleeping. In the process of packing up a childhood home, something is keeping them awake - it’s an old house, and old houses make noise… but something tells them that it isn’t just the sounds of an aging home lurking in the shadows. As they wake up again and again and again and again in this seemingly empty house, confrontation is inevitable. The past comes back to...

It’s 3am, and Tull and Sai are having trouble sleeping. In the process of packing up a childhood home, something is keeping them awake - it’s an old house, and old houses make noise… but something tells them that it isn’t just the sounds of an aging home lurking in the shadows. As they wake up again and again and again and again in this seemingly empty house, confrontation is inevitable. The past comes back to haunt them while they discover who they are to each other, and themselves.

POOLSIDE GLOW

by Luis Roberto Herrera

Synopsis

Afraid of her true desires, Serena searches for what she believes is love and whether she deserves it. Through a series of late-night swims she explores how much she is willing to sacrifice and endure in the pursuit of it.

Afraid of her true desires, Serena searches for what she believes is love and whether she deserves it. Through a series of late-night swims she explores how much she is willing to sacrifice and endure in the pursuit of it.

I HAD made plans to kill myself… - a short play

by Luis Roberto Herrera

Synopsis

(A short play)
Two friends argue over why something almost happened, and how to move forward from it.

(A short play)
Two friends argue over why something almost happened, and how to move forward from it.

THE DOOR IN THE WOODS

by Luis Roberto Herrera

Synopsis

Five high school students come across a mysterious door in the woods. What horror or beauty does it hold, and what happens when they open it?

Five high school students come across a mysterious door in the woods. What horror or beauty does it hold, and what happens when they open it?

I FUCKING L#?E YOU - solo show

by Luis Roberto Herrera

Synopsis

Love is hard, we all know it, and when pushed to the edge of it sometimes we snap - love does crazy things to us and in this one person show we see just how much you have to love a person just to truly hate them.

Love is hard, we all know it, and when pushed to the edge of it sometimes we snap - love does crazy things to us and in this one person show we see just how much you have to love a person just to truly hate them.

Grandma's Armchair

by Luis Roberto Herrera

Synopsis

It's the very last day of an art exhibition at a museum that is closing for good. Margo Redding, the security guard, stands her post and watches patrons come and go. Life seems to be bustling throughout the museum, and maybe even in the artwork itself. Who is watching who?

It's the very last day of an art exhibition at a museum that is closing for good. Margo Redding, the security guard, stands her post and watches patrons come and go. Life seems to be bustling throughout the museum, and maybe even in the artwork itself. Who is watching who?

THE END OF THE WORLD IS HERE… unless we dance.

by Luis Roberto Herrera

Synopsis

A short play;

As her senior year comes to an end, Cyra decides to throw a end of the year party for the first time as a way to end her high school career on a high note, only to realize that everything she ever needed, was right next to her the whole time.

A short play;

As her senior year comes to an end, Cyra decides to throw a end of the year party for the first time as a way to end her high school career on a high note, only to realize that everything she ever needed, was right next to her the whole time.

TREASURE ISLAND - adaptation

by Luis Roberto Herrera

Synopsis

A classic pirate adventure story about growing up.
Jim Hawkins is taken aboard the Hispaniola on an expedition to find the famous Captain Flint's treasure. While on this journey fights are had, laughter ensues, and betrayal run amok as they all fight for the infamous treasure.

A classic pirate adventure story about growing up.
Jim Hawkins is taken aboard the Hispaniola on an expedition to find the famous Captain Flint's treasure. While on this journey fights are had, laughter ensues, and betrayal run amok as they all fight for the infamous treasure.

SAA(not that one)

by Luis Roberto Herrera

Synopsis

A newcomer in an alien abduction support group starts to doubt his reality when he’s the only one that notices its members start disappearing.

A newcomer in an alien abduction support group starts to doubt his reality when he’s the only one that notices its members start disappearing.

always leave a light on

by Luis Roberto Herrera

Synopsis

6 high school students get lost during a city wide blackout. While the adults have seemingly all vanished they try to find light in other people and themselves.

6 high school students get lost during a city wide blackout. While the adults have seemingly all vanished they try to find light in other people and themselves.

Born Still

by Luis Roberto Herrera

Synopsis

A woman struggles to find happiness in the midst of an important life altering decision. Within the confines of a car the night takes turn, after turn, after turn, until everything comes to a breaking point, and then nothing will ever be the same...

A woman struggles to find happiness in the midst of an important life altering decision. Within the confines of a car the night takes turn, after turn, after turn, until everything comes to a breaking point, and then nothing will ever be the same...

Plastic Flowers - a short play

by Luis Roberto Herrera

Synopsis

Two women attempt to reconcile their strained friendship as they visit a mutual friend in the hospital, hoping to hold back whatever has been building up between them, until something breaks.

Two women attempt to reconcile their strained friendship as they visit a mutual friend in the hospital, hoping to hold back whatever has been building up between them, until something breaks.

Welcome, We Are Now Closed.

by Luis Roberto Herrera

Synopsis

This is a three act play about the final two weeks of a comic book shop as it slowly closes down for good. It is about the people that work there, the everyday life of the store and how the wide variety of customers color what seems mundane, as out of the ordinary. Throughout the course of the play we see how the store means something to each of the employees and how despite their sometimes cold and supposed...

This is a three act play about the final two weeks of a comic book shop as it slowly closes down for good. It is about the people that work there, the everyday life of the store and how the wide variety of customers color what seems mundane, as out of the ordinary. Throughout the course of the play we see how the store means something to each of the employees and how despite their sometimes cold and supposed rude exteriors, deep down they’re human, and they will all miss something that is disappearing from their lives.

When superheroes die and how we mourn them…(SCHOOL EDITION)

by Luis Roberto Herrera

Synopsis

What does it mean to lose someone? How do we deal with loss, how do we move forward and honestly, do we move forward at all? When superheroes die they always come back, but when the real heroes in our lives disappear, what do they leave behind?

What does it mean to lose someone? How do we deal with loss, how do we move forward and honestly, do we move forward at all? When superheroes die they always come back, but when the real heroes in our lives disappear, what do they leave behind?

The Sound Of All - a short play

by Luis Roberto Herrera

Synopsis

So much sound, we heard it all, the sound was all.

So much sound, we heard it all, the sound was all.

Try, try again… - a short play

by Luis Roberto Herrera

Synopsis

A brother and sister get ready to say goodbye to their mother, but some things aren’t so simple, and sometimes the past never goes away as the brother relives some horrible truth.

A brother and sister get ready to say goodbye to their mother, but some things aren’t so simple, and sometimes the past never goes away as the brother relives some horrible truth.

GETTING IT TOGETHER - adaptation

by Luis Roberto Herrera

Synopsis

An adaptation of the comic book series by Sina Grace & Omar Spahi -
Sam and Jack are best friends, and Sam is dating Lauren, Jack's indie rocker sister and roommate. Tensions skyrocket when Sam and Lauren open up their long-term relationship, sending social shockwaves through their friend group and the entire Bay Area, leaving poor Jack caught in the middle! Life gets pretty messy when you're in your 20s and...

An adaptation of the comic book series by Sina Grace & Omar Spahi -
Sam and Jack are best friends, and Sam is dating Lauren, Jack's indie rocker sister and roommate. Tensions skyrocket when Sam and Lauren open up their long-term relationship, sending social shockwaves through their friend group and the entire Bay Area, leaving poor Jack caught in the middle! Life gets pretty messy when you're in your 20s and your friends are your family.

The Last Batch - a short play

by Luis Roberto Herrera

Synopsis

A father and daughter reunite after years apart.

A father and daughter reunite after years apart.

When superheroes die and how we mourn them...

by Luis Roberto Herrera

Synopsis

What does it mean to lose someone? How do we deal with loss, how do we move forward and honestly, do we move forward at all? When superheroes die they always come back, but when the real heroes in our lives disappear, what do they leave behind?

What does it mean to lose someone? How do we deal with loss, how do we move forward and honestly, do we move forward at all? When superheroes die they always come back, but when the real heroes in our lives disappear, what do they leave behind?

GREG or (A one man’s journey through theoretical parallel universes and everything else that lies beyond)

by Luis Roberto Herrera

Synopsis

Greg goes on a blind date, always on the search for true love in the infinite multi-verse, that turns out to be more than he could’ve imagined.

Greg goes on a blind date, always on the search for true love in the infinite multi-verse, that turns out to be more than he could’ve imagined.

HUNGRY - a short play

by Luis Roberto Herrera

Synopsis

As two unfriendly friends wait in the dark of the woods, their hunger grows. Hunger for food, honesty, and something a bit more primal. What happens when the hunger wins?

As two unfriendly friends wait in the dark of the woods, their hunger grows. Hunger for food, honesty, and something a bit more primal. What happens when the hunger wins?

I FUCKING H#!E YOU - solo show

by Luis Roberto Herrera

Synopsis

A play in response, love and hate exist within one another, and there are always two sides to one story…
Here’s the other side.

A play in response, love and hate exist within one another, and there are always two sides to one story…
Here’s the other side.