Iraisa Ann Reilly (She/Ella) is a writer, performer, and educator originally from New Jersey. 

Her solo show, A Bodega Princess Remembers La Fiesta de los Reyes Magos, 1998 premiered at Ensemble Studio Theatre in November, 2025, co-produced by the Lucille Lortel Theatre, Latinx Playwrights Circle, and Ensemble Studio Theatre and directed by Estefanía Fadul . “Bodega Princess” was commissioned by the Lortel, and received development from Latinx Playwrights Circle, Teatro Circulo, Sol Project,  The New Harmony Project, and New York Theatre Workshop’s Mondays @3. Bodega Princess received a workshop production with Simpatico Theatre Company in Philadelphia in April of 2025, which won a Barrymore Award for Outstanding Original Production, and was a finalist for the Philadelphia Award for Social Insight. 

As a writer her work has been developed and recognized by Teatro del Sol, Soho Rep, Atlantic Theatre Company, Latinx Playwrights Circle, LAByrinth Theatre Company, La Jolla Playhouse, Two River Theatre, Arkansas New Play Festival, Bay Area Playwright’s Festival, Theatre Exile, The New Harmony Project, Texas A&M University, Michigan State, Sol Project, Simpatico Theatre Company,  Art House Productions, and the Yale Drama Series. She is an Underground Resident Playwright at Roundabout Theatre Company, 2025-2026, and is currently under commission with Arden Theatre Company. 

As a screenwriter, her screenplay La Reina del Bronx won best screenplay at Fusion Film Festival and was a semifinalist for the Vail Screenwriting Competition. Iraisa Ann recently performed off-Broadway in Arlene Hutton’s According to the Chorus. She’s taught students of all ages and is a teaching artist with Roundabout Theatre Company, Dreamyard Inc, and an adjunct professor of Dramatic Writing at NYU.

MFA in Dramatic Writing, NYU, BA Theatre and English University of Notre Dame.

For a full list of her plays and development Click Her for Iraisa Ann’s Writing Resume.

2025 News

A Bodega Princess Remembers La Fiesta de Los Reyes Magos, 1998 November 17-December 14 Get Tickets Here

Saturday Mourning Cartoons named to  The Kilroys Web 

Roundabout Theatre’s Underground Residency 2025-2026 Read More on Playbill

Bodega Princess Wins the Barrymore Award for Outstanding Original Production and is named a finalist for the Philadelphia Award for Social Insight Read More

Upcoming: A Bodega Princess Remembers La Fiesta de Los Reyes Magos at Ensemble Studio Theatre, Directed by Estefanía Fadul. Read the Playbill Article

Miss America Pretty   part of Two River Theatre’s Crossing Borders/ Cruzando Fronteras Festival, August 1, 2025 Learn More

July 17 2025- The Jersey Devil is a Papi Chulo had a staged reading at Labyrinth Theatre’s Summer Intensive

Miss America Pretty nominated to Playwright’s Centers Venturous List 2025, nominated by Migdalia Cruz See The List

Bodega Princess Workshop Production with Simpatico Theatre Company was Barrymore Nominated!

April 4-27 Bodega Princess  workshop production at Simpatico Theatre Company in Philadelphia Learn More

January 19, 2025 Bodega Princess Alumni Reading with The New Harmony Project

2024 News

January 6th, A Celebration at Sol Fest, October 10th, 2024, Puerto Rican Traveling Theatre Read About it on Broadway World

The Jersey Devil is A Papi Chulo at Atlantic Theatre Company’s Caribbean Mixfest Read about it on Play Bill

A staged reading of one-woman show January 6th A Celebration: A Bodega Princess Remembers Tradition, not insurrection as part of the Media Luna Reading Series with Teatro Circulo and Latinx Playwright’s Circle, NYC Reserve your ticket for free

Named to Soho Rep’s Writer / Director Lab along with Collaborator Jean Carlo Yunen Learn More

Original Pilot Living with Mi Familia named a Semifinalist for Conch Shell International Film Festival, unproduced screenplay Learn More

A staged reading of Saturday Mourning Cartoons at Two River Theatre’s Crossing Borders/ Cruzando Fronteras Festival in Red Bank, NJ Learn More

2023 News

Named to Coverfly and Tracking Board’s “Next List” of screenwriters Read The Deadline Article

Recipient of a Lucille Lortel Theatre Micro-Commission to develop my one-woman show January 6, or Enero 6: A celebration which examines the Catholic, Latine Celebration of the Feast of the Three Kings Read the Article on Play Bill

A staged reading of The Jersey Devil is a Papi Chulo at Latinx New Play Festival, La Jolla Playhouse, Directed by Dr. Patrice Amon Read about it on Play Bill

A staged reading of my play Miss America Pretty, Latinx Playwrights Circle Intensive Mentorship Tickets Here

A staged reading of my play Saturday Morning Cartoons directed by Jean Carlo Yunen at Arkansas New Play Festival (June 2023) Learn More

Saturday Mourning Cartoons named a semi-finalist for Premiere Stages New Play Festival Learn More

A staged Reading of Eminent Domain with Art House INKubator in Jersey City May 8th Read More

Proud to be named a recipient of the 2023 Latinx Playwright’s Circle Mentorship Read The Article in American Theatre Magazine

Performed Off-Broadway March 28-April 15 as “Mallory” in Arlene Hutton’s According to the Chorus 

Read about it on Play Bill

Saturday Mourning Cartoons named a semi-finalist for the Blue Ink Playwriting Award Learn More

2022: 

Saturday Mourning Cartoons staged reading at Bay Area Playwrights Festival (Winner) August 5, 2022 Learn More

The Jersey Devil is a Papi Chulo staged reading at Sol Project’s Sol Fest in partnership with Pregones and PRTT August 9, 2022 Learn More