Andrew Rincón

Andrew Rincón (he/she/they) is a Queer Colombian-American playwright, screenwriter and world builder. Their work blends fantasy, modern Latine mythology and Queer fabulation.

Their plays have been developed with The Latinx Playwrights Circle, The Austin Latino New Play Festival, The Amoralists Theatre Company, Pork Filled Productions (Seattle) and Out Front Productions (Atlanta). Andrew was a member of INKtank Lab for Playwrights of Color (2017) and 2017 Fornés Playwriting Workshop (Chicago). They are the winner of the 2018 Chesley/Bumbalo Grant for writers of Gay and Lesbian Theatre and New Light Theatre Project’s New Light New Voices Award (2019). Dramatist Guild Foundation Fellow (19-20), MacDowell Fellow (Winter 2020). Skidmore College’s Visiting Playwright in Residence (21-22). 

Plays include That Rhythm in the Blood, The Lonely (A Fictionally Non-Accurate Historical Kiki) and El Mito or The Myth of my Pain. Currently in development: a play combining mixed martial artists, holistic healing and queer spirituality entitled Maracuyá. Their play I Wanna Fuck like Romeo and Juliet had its world premiere in NYC at 59e59 Theatres (Fall 2022) and is published by Concord Theatricals. They are currently pursuing an MFA in playwriting at Yale School of Drama.