Join us for our free theatre series, Meet the Playwright! Meet the Playwright offers an inside look at the creative process through semi-staged readings by Queens-based BIIPOC playwrights and post-show conversations with the creative teams.This presentation features the play Bodega Cat by Desi Moreno-Penson.
Desi Moreno-Penson (she/her) is a playwright, actor, dramaturge, and independent theatre producer based in NYC. She has an MFA in Dramaturgy and Theatre Criticism from Brooklyn College. Her plays have been developed/produced at The Flea, Ensemble Studio Theatre (EST), INTAR, MultiStages, and more.
Recently, her play, GENESISTER, was selected for the 2025 Estrogenius Short Play Festival @The Rat NYC in Dumbo. She has twice won the MultiStages New Works Contest sponsored by MultiStages Theatre Company for her plays, OMINOUS MEN and COMIDA DE PUTA (F%&king Lousy Food); she has twice been a semifinalist for the Princess Grace Award, and her work has received Honorable Mention on The Kilroys List. Her plays are published by Broadway Play Publishing, Routledge, Smith and Kraus, and Applause Theatre and Cinema Books. Desi lives in Astoria with her wonderful partner, Anthony, and their cat, Choo-Choo.
