Ed Cardona Jr.

 

Ed is a Connecticut native. He is a graduate of Western Connecticut State University and received his M.F.A. in playwriting from Columbia University. He is the author of numerous full-length, one-act, and ten-minute plays. His most recently produced work includes American Jornalero (Oakland Theater Project, Teatro Vista & Urban Theater Company); Maria Se Fue – a one-act play (As Performance Series, NYU|Steinhardt Drama Therapy Program); Rip 60, Z Split, Hot Read, Ear Hole on 3 – BREAK - a ten-minute play, Source Festival (Source Theater); Bamboo in Bushwick, Five Boroughs/One City - a community/theatrical collaborative initiative (Working Theater); La Ruta (Working Theater), a New York Times Critics’ Pick. Ed’s most recently completed play, Lychee Martini was a finalist at the 2020 National Playwrights Conference, Eugene O'Neill Theater Center. Ed has been an artistic associate with the Working Theater, a collaborator with Urban Arts Partnership/The New Group/Life Stories, and a resident playwright with St. Andrews College, Hispanic Playwrights-in-Residence Lab at Intar Theatre, The Professional Playwrights Unit at the Puerto Rican Traveling Theatre, and The Hall Farm Center for the Arts & Education in Townsend, VT. Ed’s work has been published by NoPassport Press, Dramatic Publishing, and Smith and Kraus Publishing. Ed received the John Golden Award for his thesis play, PICK UP POTS at Columbia University. Ed currently works as an I.T. professional in Higher Education and has called New York City home for close to twenty years. He resides in the New York City neighborhood of Washington Heights. He is a die-hard Red Sox fan and is thankful for the love and support of his family.