Rebecca Aparicio is a Cuban-American director and writer interested in work that challenges which stories get to be told in the American theatre. Recent directing includes Beastgirl (Kennedy Center, world premiere), House on the Lagoon (Gala Hispanic Theatre, world premiere), Sarita (Roundabout Refocus Reading Series), and Siluetas (O’Neill Theatre Center). As a director, she’s developed new work with American Repertory Theatre, Philadelphia Theatre Company, McCarter Theatre, EST, Musical Theatre Factory, Classical Theatre of Harlem, Ars Nova, Syracuse University, The Parsnip Ship, The Tank, and more. Past Fellowships: Roundabout Theatre’s Inaugural Directing Group, MTC Jonathan Alper Directing Fellow, The COOP’s Clusterf**k Writing Cohort, and a two-time SDCF Observership Award recipient. As a writer, her work includes the award-winning musical Pedro Pan (New York Musical Festival, Musical Theatre Factory, Rhinebeck Writers Retreat, FringeNYC), Tree Tales (Prospect Theatre), Hindsight 2020 (Live & In Color, commission), Legacy (Prospect Theatre), The Garcia Sisters (Red Mountain Theatre, commission), Nora Saves The World (Barn Arts), Sweet Tea & Jesus (Player’s Theatre- Best of Fest), and Acceptance (EAT’S New Work Series, Player’s Theatre). Rebecca is a member of the Latinx Playwrights Circle, Latinx Theatre Commons, Board Member of The Flea Theatre, and a co-founder of Magic Forest Theatre, dedicated to creating new musicals for young audiences. www.RebeccaAparicio.com
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