Kira Rockwell
Kira Rockwell is a Boston-based playwright from the heart of Texas. She is an Artist Fellow in Dramatic Writing with Mass Cultural Council, a recipient of the Judith Royer Excellence in Playwriting Award, Runner-Up for the Princess Grace Award, Second Place recipient of the Paula Vogel Playwriting Award, and two-time Finalist for the O’Neill Conference, among others. Her work has been supported by NNPN, The...
Kira Rockwell is a Boston-based playwright from the heart of Texas. She is an Artist Fellow in Dramatic Writing with Mass Cultural Council, a recipient of the Judith Royer Excellence in Playwriting Award, Runner-Up for the Princess Grace Award, Second Place recipient of the Paula Vogel Playwriting Award, and two-time Finalist for the O’Neill Conference, among others. Her work has been supported by NNPN, The Kennedy Center, Actor's Express, Great Plains Theatre Commons, Last Frontier Theatre Conference, Boston Playwrights’ Theatre, Fresh Ink Theatre, Third Culture Theatre in collaboration with HBO and Arts for Incarcerated Youth Network, and more. Commissions with Ensemble Studio Theatre and Moonbox productions. Publications with Original Works Publishing. Kira received her BFA in Theatre Performance from Baylor University and MFA in Playwriting from Boston University.
Before entering into grad school, Rockwell spent time in various community organizations and nonprofits working at the intersection of social work, youth development, and arts education. Through a trauma informed lens, she aims to nurture communal healing spaces that disrupt passivity and empower agency. Currently, she teaches at Brandeis University and Grub Street.