Maria Arreola

(she/they) is a Chicana playwright from Illinois who recently graduated from Macalester College with a major in Sociology and Political Science and a minor in Theater. Maria is a recipient of the Kennedy Center Region 5 John Cauble Short Play Award, a former Ascending Playwright at Yonder Window Theatre, and a former Curious New Voices writer. This summer she had the opportunity to attend the Sewanee Writers’ Conference and have one of their plays read at Facility Theatre’s Staged Summer Festival. Her writing is primarily inspired by her family.