Quiara Alegría Hudes is a playwright, strong wife and mother of two, Distinguished Professor at Wesleyan University, barrio feminist and native of West Philly, U.S.A. Hailed for her work’s exuberance, intellectual rigor, and rich imagination, her plays and musicals have been performed around the world. They include Water By the Spoonful, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama; In the Heights, winner of the Tony Award for Best Musical and Pulitzer finalist; and Elliot, A Soldier’s Fugue, another Pulitzer finalist. Hudes is a playwright in residence at Signature Theater in New York, and Profile Theatre in Portland Oregon dedicated its 2017 season to producing her work. Originally trained as a composer, Hudes writes at the intersection of music and drama. She has collaborated with renowned musicians including Nelson Gonzalez, Michel Camilo, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Erin McKeown, and The Cleveland Orchestra. Hudes recently founded Emancipated Stories. It seeks to put a personal face on mass incarceration by having inmates share one page of their life story with the world. (Biography dated 04/30/2018 )

	Production	Theatre	Opened	Credit
1	My Broken Language	Pershing Square Signature Center/ The Romulus Linney Courtyard Theatre	11/06/2022	Playwright
2	Miss You Like Hell	Joseph Papp Public Theater/ Newman Theater	04/10/2018	Book
3	Miss You Like Hell	Joseph Papp Public Theater/ Newman Theater	04/10/2018	Lyricist
4	Daphne's Dive	Pershing Square Signature Center/ The Romulus Linney Courtyard Theatre	05/15/2016	Playwright
5	The Happiest Song Plays Last	Second Stage Theatre	03/03/2014	Playwright
6	Water By The Spoonful	Second Stage Theatre	01/08/2013	Playwright
7	In the Heights	37 Arts/ Theatre A	02/08/2007	Book

	Production	Theatre	Opened	Credit
1	My Broken Language	Pershing Square Signature Center/ The Romulus Linney Courtyard Theatre	11/06/2022	Director

		Award	Production	Function
1	NOMINATED	2019 Lucille Lortel Award, Outstanding Musical	Miss You Like Hell	Book
			Miss You Like Hell	Lyricist
2	NOMINATED	2018 Drama Desk Award, Outstanding Lyrics	Miss You Like Hell	Lyricist
3	NOMINATED	2018 Outer Critics Circle Award, Outstanding New Off-Broadway Musical	Miss You Like Hell	Book
			Miss You Like Hell	Lyricist
4	NOMINATED	2018 Outer Critics Circle Award, Outstanding Book of a Musical	Miss You Like Hell	Book
5	NOMINATED	2018 Outer Critics Circle Award, Outstanding New Score	Miss You Like Hell	Lyricist
6	WON	2012 Pulitzer Prize, Drama	Water By The Spoonful	Playwright
7	NOMINATED	2009 Pulitzer Prize, Drama	In the Heights	Book
8	WON	2007 Lucille Lortel Award, Outstanding Musical	In the Heights	Book