Carl(os) Roa
Carl(os) Roa is a creator, writer, performer, organizer, juicy Colombian bear, and effusive Miami transplant. A proud alumni of the Headlong Performance Institute and Drexel University, (os)’ work explores the marginalized within the marginalized, and child-like revelry in performance. They are also a third-year member of the Foundry at PlayPenn: a playwriting group that is guided by the mentorship of Keelay...
Carl(os) Roa is a creator, writer, performer, organizer, juicy Colombian bear, and effusive Miami transplant. A proud alumni of the Headlong Performance Institute and Drexel University, (os)’ work explores the marginalized within the marginalized, and child-like revelry in performance. They are also a third-year member of the Foundry at PlayPenn: a playwriting group that is guided by the mentorship of Keelay Gipson and LM Feldman.
They’ve worked with numerous artistic organizations in Philadelphia, including The Wilma Theater, Philadelphia Young Playwrights, Taller Puertorriqueño, First Person Arts, Philadelphia Artists’ Collective, The Painted Bride, and Swim Pony Performing Arts. They are currently a contributing writer for HowlRound Theatre Commons and American Theatre Magazine, and have written other publications such as Artblog.
Previous projects include: From Beneath, It Lurks, a play they wrote alongside local Philly directors Adrienne Mackey and Bradley Wrenn; Andean Mountains, which was self-produced and the recipient of a residency provided by FringeArts and received its world premiere at Taller Puertorriqueño. Their latest project was called Spanish For Estranged Latin Kids: an exploration of culture loss disguised as a TED talk that premiered at Circle of Hope.