Marco Antonio Rodriguez

Dominican-American, award-winning bilingual writer. MFA-acting/television and screenwriting. Named Top 50 Figure in LatinX and Latin American Theatre by Routledge. Acclaimed plays Ashes of Light and Barceló on the Rocks performed all over the world and published by NoPassport Press (available-Amazon.com & lulu.com). Acclaimed, Spanish stage adaptation of Junot Díaz' The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao just celebrated five years Off-Broadway at the Spanish Repertory Theatre. His play, Bloom, acclaimed run-New York’s IATI theatre. Published by TRW. Half-hour pilot, Our Friendly Neighbors, produced in short film format by DominiRican Productions. National Hispanic Media Coalition Scriptwriters Program Fellow. The Movement Theatre Company x Black List Playwriting Commission winner where he...

Dominican-American, award-winning bilingual writer. MFA-acting/television and screenwriting. Named Top 50 Figure in LatinX and Latin American Theatre by Routledge. Acclaimed plays Ashes of Light and Barceló on the Rocks performed all over the world and published by NoPassport Press (available-Amazon.com & lulu.com). Acclaimed, Spanish stage adaptation of Junot Díaz' The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao just celebrated five years Off-Broadway at the Spanish Repertory Theatre. His play, Bloom, acclaimed run-New York’s IATI theatre. Published by TRW. Half-hour pilot, Our Friendly Neighbors, produced in short film format by DominiRican Productions. National Hispanic Media Coalition Scriptwriters Program Fellow. The Movement Theatre Company x Black List Playwriting Commission winner where he developed his play, Walk-In. New play, Domino Effect, commissioned by People's Theatre Project, to have Off-Broadway world premiere-spring 2025. Recipient-New York Stage & Film and Space on Ryder Farm Residencies. Voices “Uncle Nestor” in Emmy nominated PBS Kids series, Alma’s Way and “Alo” the unicorn on Netflix animated series, Barbie: A Touch of Magic.

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Scripts

The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao

by Marco Antonio Rodriguez

Cast Size
7
Genre
adaptation,
comedy,
drama,
political

World premiere adaptation of Junot Díaz' Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. Oscar is a naive “nerd” from New Jersey who has finally left the grips of his imposing Dominican mother and is attending his first semester of college at Rutgers with his rebellious sister. He dreams of becoming the Dominican J.R.R. Tolkien and, most of all, finding love. But Oscar may never get what he wants. Blame the “fukú”—a curse that...

World premiere adaptation of Junot Díaz' Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. Oscar is a naive “nerd” from New Jersey who has finally left the grips of his imposing Dominican mother and is attending his first semester of college at Rutgers with his rebellious sister. He dreams of becoming the Dominican J.R.R. Tolkien and, most of all, finding love. But Oscar may never get what he wants. Blame the “fukú”—a curse that has haunted Oscar’s family for generations, following them on their epic journey from Santo Domingo to the USA. The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao explores the endless human capacity to persevere—and risk it all—in the name of love.

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Bloom

by Marco Antonio Rodriguez

1
Cast Size
2
Genre
dark comedy,
drama,
political

Inspired by true events. For years the government has sought to eradicate those who love in the way that Roan does. After being taken, imprisoned, and tortured, he is returned home to his mother, Julia. But the sentence is clear: she has but one hour to end her son's life or face the consequences for her and her entire family.

Inspired by true events. For years the government has sought to eradicate those who love in the way that Roan does. After being taken, imprisoned, and tortured, he is returned home to his mother, Julia. But the sentence is clear: she has but one hour to end her son's life or face the consequences for her and her entire family.

In The Name Of Salomé

by Marco Antonio Rodriguez

1
Cast Size
9
Genre
adaptation,
docudrama/historic,
drama

An original new play inspired by Julia Alvarez’s epic, best-selling fictional novel of real-life iconic poet Salomé Ureña de Henríquez. Born in the 1850s, in a time of intense political and emotional repression and turmoil, Salomé’s fervent patriotic poems turned her into a national icon. “In the Name of Salomé” is equally the story of Salomé’s daughter, Camila, who grows up in exile, in the shadow of her mother...

An original new play inspired by Julia Alvarez’s epic, best-selling fictional novel of real-life iconic poet Salomé Ureña de Henríquez. Born in the 1850s, in a time of intense political and emotional repression and turmoil, Salomé’s fervent patriotic poems turned her into a national icon. “In the Name of Salomé” is equally the story of Salomé’s daughter, Camila, who grows up in exile, in the shadow of her mother’s legend.

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Barceló On The Rocks

by Marco Antonio Rodriguez

3
Cast Size
6
Genre
comedy,
dark comedy,
drama,
political

Nino Antonio Ortiz — a man with an intriguing past and dark secrets — is confronted by hallucinations of late Dominican President Joaquín Balaguer. Transported between his youth in the island’s countryside and his old age in his Washington Heights home in New York, Nino must face the true origins of his bitterness before they destroy himself and his entire family.

Nino Antonio Ortiz — a man with an intriguing past and dark secrets — is confronted by hallucinations of late Dominican President Joaquín Balaguer. Transported between his youth in the island’s countryside and his old age in his Washington Heights home in New York, Nino must face the true origins of his bitterness before they destroy himself and his entire family.

Ashes Of Light

by Marco Antonio Rodriguez

3
Cast Size
4
Genre
comedy,
drama

Over the course of two evenings mother and son, two estranged generations of Dominicans living in the Upper West Side of Manhattan, New York, attempt to rekindle the love and appreciation for each other and their roots; but unexpectedly revealed intimate and taboo secrets threaten to destroy an already thin bond.

Over the course of two evenings mother and son, two estranged generations of Dominicans living in the Upper West Side of Manhattan, New York, attempt to rekindle the love and appreciation for each other and their roots; but unexpectedly revealed intimate and taboo secrets threaten to destroy an already thin bond.