Javier Rivera DeBruin (they/them) is a playwright and impact producer whose work explores queerness, gender, race, diaspora, and family. Their play Luciérnagas was a NY Times Critic’s Pick during its World Premiere with National Queer Theater at the 14th St Y and is streaming as part of season 5 of The Parsnip Ship podcast. Luciérnagas was a semifinalist for the 2019 New Dramatists Princess Grace Award. Javi is a co-writer on a six-part podcast play This Is Where We Go (MCC Theater/The Parsnip Ship) and a member of the Parsnip Ship’s inaugural Radio Roots Writers Group where their play Happy Birthday Angel Dearest is streaming now. As an Impact Producer they have helped develop community engagement strategies with award-winning documentaries including Disclosure (Netflix), Philly D.A. (PBS/Topic) Trans In Trumpland (Topic), Bedlam (PBS), and Roll Red Roll (Netflix). jriveradebruin.com Plays