Cynthia Grace Robinson playwright/screenwriter/lyricist was born and raised in The Bronx, New York.
“I use my platform as a Writer to amplify the voices of characters and narratives rarely portrayed on stage and screen. I believe as storytellers we have a unique opportunity to broaden the spectrum and deepen the complexity of the stories we choose to tell.”
Cynthia’s work has been produced throughout the U.S. and internationally. She uses her platform to amplify the narratives of Black people, specifically centering Black women.
Plays include: LETTERS FROM LORETTA (Center Theatre Group Commission); THE BLACK PEARL (Coastal Carolina University Commission); FREEDOM SUMMER (NC Black Rep); DANCING ON EGGSHELLS (Billie Holiday Theatre); WHEN NIGHT FALLS (Semi-finalist, Eugene O’Neill Theater Center Playwriting Conference); PEOLA’S PASSING (New Perspectives Theatre; Festival de Teatro Alternativo, Bogotá); ASCENSION (National Black Theatre Festival/NYC Fringe); THUNDER: A MUSICAL MEMOIR (NYC Fringe); WHAT IF…? (Bishop Arts Theatre Center); BREATH(E) (Negro Ensemble Company); GOLD STAR MOTHER (EstroGenius Festival); IN THIS LIFE (Quick Silver Theater; Finalist, Rhinebeck Writer’s Retreat).
For tickets: The Black Pearl is https://ccuarts.evenue.net/events/TH
Honors include: “Not a Moment, But a Movement” Center Theatre Group Commission; Playwrights of Color Summit/Quick Silver Theatre; Rising Circle/INKTank Residency; Nominee, AUDELCO for Excellence in Black Theatre; Finalist, Samuel French OOB; Winner, Tribeca All-Access Open Stage Inaugural; Nominee, Best New Play, Independent Reviewers of New England.
Cynthia serves as Co-Director of The Fire This Time New Works Lab, and is a Member of The League of Professional Theatre Women, and The Dramatists Guild of America, Inc.
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