Alāna Rader (she/her) is a Brooklyn-based Playwright, Poet, Actor and Director who believes in highlighting the margins and championing the underdog. Alana’s full-length plays, include: Warning: a Dystopian Fable (2022 Princess Grace Award semi-finalist), Bugle Boy, a play with music, Migrate (The Barrow Group’s “First Fridays”) and her newest piece, Housewife (2022 Alpine Fellowship short list). All of these plays have received readings through Play Readings with Friends in NYC. During an Artist in Residency program, she wrote and created the Children's Theatre piece Down the Rabbithole: Into Other Realms, which she also directed. Alāna helped create and write the book of the new musical "Chaining Zero,” which was a 2021 NMTC Eugene O'Neill Semi-Finalist. "Chaining Zero" has had readings...
Alāna Rader (she/her) is a Brooklyn-based Playwright, Poet, Actor and Director who believes in highlighting the margins and championing the underdog. Alana’s full-length plays, include: Warning: a Dystopian Fable (2022 Princess Grace Award semi-finalist), Bugle Boy, a play with music, Migrate (The Barrow Group’s “First Fridays”) and her newest piece, Housewife (2022 Alpine Fellowship short list). All of these plays have received readings through Play Readings with Friends in NYC. During an Artist in Residency program, she wrote and created the Children's Theatre piece Down the Rabbithole: Into Other Realms, which she also directed. Alāna helped create and write the book of the new musical "Chaining Zero,” which was a 2021 NMTC Eugene O'Neill Semi-Finalist. "Chaining Zero" has had readings in Nashville, NYC and a workshop at Kent State University. Recent poetry can be found at Review Americana, Fleas on the Dog, Prolific Press and Fresh Words. Let’s connect and collaborate! www.alanarader.com @lanaenchanted