Artistic Bio

Maria I. Arreola (she/her) is an emerging Chicana playwright podcaster from the suburbs of IL. She is the 2022-2023 Artistic Fellow at Berkeley Rep, a 24 Hour Plays Nationals alum, and a 2021 Sewanee Writers’ Conference Scholar. She has had her work developed at various theaters, including Danz-theatre, PlayGround-Chicago, Definition Theatre, and KCACTF. She writes plays that make her laugh and hopes will make others laugh as well.