Juan Ramirez, Jr.
(Playwright) is a Borinquén-Chapín-Bronx internationally produced and award-winning playwright, monologist, director, screenwriter, filmmaker, poet and producer. Notable works include Broadway Of The Bronx, a Juan Man Show performed onsite (Rattlestick), Say Less (Third Place 2021 Downtown Urban Arts Festival), Calling Puerto Rico (Second Round Austin Film Festival, Miranda Family Voces Latinx Finalist with Repertorio Español, 2020 BAPF Finalist and a recipient of the 2019 BRIO Award), White Knuckle (Chain Theater PlayLab Series), Ridin‘ Shotgun (Best Play Downtown Urban Arts Festival) and The American Dream (NAV Playwrights Festival, Broadway Bound Theater Festival). He’s a founder of The PlayPen Collective and R&R Productions with his wife Cristy Reynoso. He received his BA from Lehman College and his MFA in Dramatic Writing from NYU Tisch. www.JuanRamirezJr.com