Rachel Herron

Rachel is a playwright and freelance editorial writer living in Harlem. Her work has been produced by Playdate New Work Development Conference, Live & In Color 24-Hour Play Festival, Fresh Fruit Festival Monologue Project (audience favorite). Next year, her play Red Red Wine will debut in The Fire This Time Festival. She was also a finalist for the CBS Writer’s Mentoring Program. Her satirical writing has been featured on McSweeney’s Internet Tendency while her editorials have been published by TV Guide, Bustle, and Elite Daily. In her spare time, Rachel uses her social media platforms as tools to engage in anti-racism work and the fight for racial equity. She received her BFA from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts.

Rachel is a playwright and freelance editorial writer living in Harlem. Her work has been produced by Playdate New Work Development Conference, Live & In Color 24-Hour Play Festival, Fresh Fruit Festival Monologue Project (audience favorite). Next year, her play Red Red Wine will debut in The Fire This Time Festival. She was also a finalist for the CBS Writer’s Mentoring Program. Her satirical writing has been featured on McSweeney’s Internet Tendency while her editorials have been published by TV Guide, Bustle, and Elite Daily. In her spare time, Rachel uses her social media platforms as tools to engage in anti-racism work and the fight for racial equity. She received her BFA from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts.

Scripts

Reformer

by Rachel Herron

Synopsis

Reformer is a play about one woman's insatiable appetite for dominance and control. Amethyst is a calculated Pilates instructor whose small, referral-only studio draws celebrities and high-status women. Soon, Amethyst's perfect facade crumbles, revealing her true intention to lead a cult of devoutly loyal followers.

Reformer is a play about one woman's insatiable appetite for dominance and control. Amethyst is a calculated Pilates instructor whose small, referral-only studio draws celebrities and high-status women. Soon, Amethyst's perfect facade crumbles, revealing her true intention to lead a cult of devoutly loyal followers.

Red Red Wine

by Rachel Herron

Synopsis

Somm was well on her way to becoming the first Black female Master Sommelier in the world, but she gave it all up to produce her own wine label. Now she's enlisted the help of her mentee, Mel, to help grow the brand; the only question is will Mel still be on board once she learns the secret ingredient in their best selling red?

Somm was well on her way to becoming the first Black female Master Sommelier in the world, but she gave it all up to produce her own wine label. Now she's enlisted the help of her mentee, Mel, to help grow the brand; the only question is will Mel still be on board once she learns the secret ingredient in their best selling red?

It's Just a High School Reunion

by Rachel Herron

Synopsis

After an unknown incident destroys 75% percent of the planet, two former friends find their way back to each other by way of a virtual high school reunion.

After an unknown incident destroys 75% percent of the planet, two former friends find their way back to each other by way of a virtual high school reunion.