Rosa Fernandez

Rosa Fernandez (she/her) lives in Buffalo, NY full time with her husband and two children. She is an associate member of the Dramatist Guild and attended Brooklyn College for a BFA in Theater. Her play, Curse of the Puerto Ricans was a semi-finalist for the Eugene O’Neill National Playwrights Conference and runner up in the MetLife Nuestras Voces Playreading Series for Repertorio Español and made the 2020 Kilroys list. Curse of the Puerto Ricans received its world premiere in Dallas, Texas at Bishop Arts Theatre Center. A Skeptic and a Bruja received a rolling World Premiere in Sarasota at Urbanite Theatre, then in Tampa Bay at freeFall Theatre. Rosa cares deeply about creating theatre that is inclusive and timely and hopes to be a voice in the theatre world for those that who need one.

Rosa Fernandez (she/her) lives in Buffalo, NY full time with her husband and two children. She is an associate member of the Dramatist Guild and attended Brooklyn College for a BFA in Theater. Her play, Curse of the Puerto Ricans was a semi-finalist for the Eugene O’Neill National Playwrights Conference and runner up in the MetLife Nuestras Voces Playreading Series for Repertorio Español and made the 2020 Kilroys list. Curse of the Puerto Ricans received its world premiere in Dallas, Texas at Bishop Arts Theatre Center. A Skeptic and a Bruja received a rolling World Premiere in Sarasota at Urbanite Theatre, then in Tampa Bay at freeFall Theatre. Rosa cares deeply about creating theatre that is inclusive and timely and hopes to be a voice in the theatre world for those that who need one.

Scripts

WAT now?

by Rosa Fernandez

Cast Size
2—4
Genre
dark comedy

10 minute play about the challenges of creating anti-racist theatre.

10 minute play about the challenges of creating anti-racist theatre.

The End

by Rosa Fernandez

Cast Size
2
Genre
dark comedy,
science fiction

10 minute play about climate change.

10 minute play about climate change.

A Skeptic and a Bruja

by Rosa Fernandez

13
Cast Size
4—5
Genre
comedy,
dark comedy,
horror,
mystery/thriller,
zoom

When Sam and Jess shoot the latest episode of their hit paranormal investigation show "A Skeptic and a Bruja" they are thrown for a loop when their crew member, Remy sees a ghost. The women struggle with their own biases and beliefs as the house they investigate reveals itself to them.

When Sam and Jess shoot the latest episode of their hit paranormal investigation show "A Skeptic and a Bruja" they are thrown for a loop when their crew member, Remy sees a ghost. The women struggle with their own biases and beliefs as the house they investigate reveals itself to them.

Curse of the Puerto Ricans

by Rosa Fernandez

3
Cast Size
5
Genre
comedy,
dark comedy,
drama,
holiday

Julia Rodriguez has sacrificed everything for her family comprised of her alcoholic father, her miserable mother, her absentee older sister and her lively little sister. When "the one that got away" re-enters her life and asks her to run away with him to California, she begins to question if she's made a mistake. Dealing with themes of familial obligation and identity within the Hispanic community, Curse of the...

Julia Rodriguez has sacrificed everything for her family comprised of her alcoholic father, her miserable mother, her absentee older sister and her lively little sister. When "the one that got away" re-enters her life and asks her to run away with him to California, she begins to question if she's made a mistake. Dealing with themes of familial obligation and identity within the Hispanic community, Curse of the Puerto Ricans follows one family's dysfunctional Christmas celebration.

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