ABOUT
ABOUT
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Paloma Sierra is a Puerto Rican writer and director.
Known for championing emerging and established talents alike, Paloma has produced musicals and operas with Olga Iglesias Project, En Garde Arts, White Snake Projects, Project Y Theatre Company, and Theatre Now New York; and developed world premieres at Jermyn Street Theatre and Edinburgh Fringe.
Her award-winning short I AM SOIL BREAKING OFF screened at 15+ international festivals, won the inaugural ¡Tú Cuentas! Cine Youth Fest Grand Prize, and earned her both a Fulbright scholarship and an appointment as Allegheny County’s first Emerging Poet Laureate.
Envisioning a future where multicultural narratives are a celebrated norm, Paloma overcomes language barriers to reflect the cosmopolitan societies we live in.
Recent credits include: LONELY LONDONERS (Jermyn Street), SPANGLISH SH!T (Baryshnikov Arts Center, Berkeley Rep), THE REVOLUTION OF EVELYN SERRANO (New Hazlett), BIOGRAPHY OF A CONSTELLATION (Orange Tree), and THE DAISY CHAIN (Camden People’s Theatre).
FILM
FILM
THEATRE
THEATRE
NEW MUSICALS
NEW MUSICALS
NEW PLAYS
NEW PLAYS
ORIGINAL WORK
ORIGINAL WORK
20 minutes, 4 performers
Praised by Young-Howze Theater Journal for setting “a high bar for digital musicals from now on” and having “everything that we had been missing in musical theatre: comedy, catchy music, and irreverence.”
A single, anxious man dives into the world of online dating through a new app, determined to find love to broaden his horizons. Will his search for connection lead to romance or will he find himself in an unexpected scam?
20 minutes, 4 performers
Commission by Proyecto Olga Iglesias
Three Puerto Rican composers go head-to-head, showcasing their career-defining achievements to earn the audience’s vote.
20 minutes, 3-5 performers
Commission by White Snake Projects
On the Day of the Dead, Rose receives an unexpected ghastly visit that unravels truths about her family, heritage, and past.
15 minutes, 2 performers
Published by Bridge: Bluffton University Literary Journal (2019), and finalist for the City Theatre National Short Playwriting Award (2020).
Two lovers – each with contrary opinions about Puerto Rican national identity – uncover how to prepare “authentic” coffee.
FLOR DE MAGA
75 minutes, 5+ performers
In development
A timeless star-crossed lovers story that blends magical realism, universal classics, and Puerto Rican myth.
DUGOUT
In development
When two Black Puerto Ricans set their sights on the majors following Jackie Robinson’s debut, they soon realize little has changed as they are called to make a stand.
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