MARIA-CHRISTINA OLIVERAS
Workshops + Readings
New Plays, Musicals, Classics
Dedicated to the development of new plays and musicals and the revitalization of classic texts through a contemporary lens, my artistic practice has been deeply rooted in collaborative, process-driven exploration and creation of bold, original storytelling. My work spans dozens of workshops and readings with major institutions such as the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center, Signature Theater, New York Theatre Workshop, LAByrinth Theater Company, Playwrights’ Center, Clubbed Thumb, Page 73 Productions, New Georges, and The Public Theater, among many others. I have supported a wide range of narratives and aesthetics, and have worked with both emerging and established theater and musical artists, including John Leguizamo, Kristoffer Diaz, Migdalia Cruz, and David Byrne.
These continued collaborations and relationships have allowed me to shape characters at their earliest inception and offer dramaturgical insights that have served as the groundwork for further development and production. Below is a list of the extraordinary artists and companies I have had the privilege of creating with.
Actor in developmental workshop a new musical, That Girl by Ari Afsar and Rehana Lew Mirza at the 2025 National Music Theater Conference Eugene O’Neill Theater Center, Waterford, CT, July 2025
Actor in developmental workshop of a new musical, Telo by Julián Mesri, directed by Rebecca Martínez, Signature Theater, NYC, NY, June 2025
Actor in developmental workshop of a new play, Heart of Parasite by Minna Lee, directed by Francesca Sabel, Pipeline Theatre Company, NYC, NY, May 2025
Actor in developmental workshop of a new musical, Weirdo by Aaron Gonzalez, Brian Quijada, and John Leguizamo, directed by Aram Rappaport, New York Theatre Workshop, NYC, NY, May 2025
Actor in developmental workshop of a new play, The Kit: Made by Martha by Jeanne Dorsey, directed by Jackson Gay. New Georges, NYC, NY, April 2025
Actor in developmental workshop of a new play, my utopias, by Jay Stull, directed by Jillian Jetton, La MaMa Galleria,, NYC, NY, March 2025
Actor in developmental workshop of a new musical, Oscar at the Crown: The Distopian Dance Musical, by Mark Mauriello and Andrew Barrett Cox, directed by Shira Milikowsky. The Neon Coven, NYC, NY, March 2025
Actor in reading of I Don’t Believe in Fairies by Elizabeth Narciso, directed by John Gould Rubin. LAByrinth Theater Company Barn Series, NYC, NY, February 2025
Actor in reading of The Protege by Lynn Green starring Carla Gugino, directed by Tony Award winner, Lonny Price, NYC, NY, December 2024
Actor in developmental workshop of a new political satire, Lifestyle, by Oscar award winning filmmaker, Adam McKay, directed by Andrew Scoville, NYC, NY, December 2024
Actor//Singer in Papermill Playhouse’s developmental workshop of How to Write Dirty Books by Rachel Shukert, directed by Tony-Award winner, Moritz Von Stupenagel, NYC, NY, October 2024
Actor in reading of Telo, a new musical by Julián Mesri, directed by Rebecca Martinez, Signature Theater, NYC, NY, October 2024
Actor in the LAByrinth Intensive reading of I Don’t Believe In Fairies by Elizabeth Narciso, NYC, NY, August 2024
Actor in the Eugene O’Neill National Playwrights Conference workshop and reading of Madre de Dios by Marvin González De León, directed by Laurie Woollery, Waterford, CT, July 2024
Actor in reading of Anton Dudley’s new play Eloise Scrogg Gets Stuck In Central Park. The Playwright’s Realm, NYC, NY, June 2024
Actor in Checkmark Productions’ Summer Reading Series workshop of Castillos de Plástico by La Daniella, directed by Cristina Angeles, New York Theatre Workshop, NYC, NY, June 2024
Actor in reading of acclaimed playwright Migdalia Cruz’s play Never Moscow, directed by Lisa Rothe, produced by The Tent Theater Company and The Sol Project, NYC, NY, June 2024
Actor in developmental workshop of Venturous Fellow Jessica Huang’s new play, Mother of Exiles directed by Artistic Director Pirronne Yousefzadeh at Playwrights’ Center, Minneapolis, MN, May 2024
Actor in reading of a new play, Our Hood by Tony Award winner, John Leguizamo, to fundraise for educational and artistic programming at Center at West Park, NYC, NY, May 2024
Actor in reading of The Kit: Made by Martha by Jeanne Dorsey, directed by Jackson Gay, Bechdel Project, NYC, NY, April 2024
Actor in developmental reading of a new play, The Other Americans by John Leguizamo, NYC, NY, March 2024
Actor in developmental reading of a new play, Folies A Deux by Lyn Greene, directed by Lonnie Price, NYC, NY, March 2024
Actor in developmental reading of a new musical, The District by Julie Benko, directed by Brandon Dirden, NYC, NY, March 2024
Actor/Singer in developmental workshop of Como Correr, a new hip-pop musical by Nico Raimont, Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ. January 2024
Actor in developmental reading of cunnicularii a new play by Sophie McIntosh, directed by Nina Goodhart. Good Apples Collective, NYC, NY, November 2023
Actor in reading of an excerpt from Mass Extinction! by Jessica Huang, directed by Caitlin Sullivan produced by Manhattan Theatre Club, in partnership with the Sloan Foundation and the American Museum of Natural History, at the AMNH, NYC, NY, November 2023
Actor/Singer in reading of Kiss My Aztec! by Tony Award winners, John Leguizamo and Tony Taccone, music and lyrics by Ben Velez and David Kamp, NYC, NY, October 2023
Actor in developmental reading of a new play, The Matts by John Leguizamo, directed by Ruben Santiago-Hudson, The Public Theater, NYC, NY, April 2023
Actor in reading of a new play, Antigones by Anna Ziegler, directed by Tyne Rafaeli, Keen Company, NYC, NY, December 2022
Actor in reading of a new play, Things With Friends, written and directed by Kristoffer Diaz, Keen Company, NYC, NY, December 2022
Actor/Singer in Just in Time, a new musical about Bobby Darin, written by Tony Award winner John Logan, directed by Tony Award winner Alex Timbers and starring Tony nominated actor Jonathan Groff. NYC, NY, January 2022
Actor in reading of Rebecca Martinez & Julián Mesri's Mobile Unit musical adaptation of Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors, directed by Rebecca Martinez, with music by Julián Mesri. NYC, NY, August-September 2022
Actor/Concevier in developmental reading of The Case of The Saint, The Singer, and The Supreme, co-written by Migdalia Cruz and Maria-Christina Oliveras. NYC, NY, August 2022
Actor in workshop of a new play, Reggie Hoops by Kristoffer Diaz, directed by Chanel Bragg. Portland Center Stage, NYC, NY, August 2022
Actor in reading of The Naughtiest Girl by Chris Cragin-Day, directed by Michael Parva, Vineyard Theater, NYC, NY, August 2022
Actor in reading of a new play, Shared Sentences by Emily Joy Weiner, directed by Lisa Rothe, NYC, NY, July 2022
Actor in reading of Sasha Ginger Hank by Mariana Carreño, directed by Daniel Jaquez, LAByrinth’s 22nd annual Barn Series, NYC, NY, April 2022
Actor/Singer in workshop of a new musical, Dragon Baby, part III of a trilogy of plays, written by SaraPorkalob, directed by Andrew Russell and music by Brian Quijada, American Repertory Theatre/A.R.T., NYC, NY, March 2022
Actor/Singer in developmental reading of a musical adaptation of Prelude to a Kiss, book by Craig Lucas, music by Dan Messe, lyrics by Sean Haggerty, directed by David Ivers, South Coast Repertory Theater Commission, NYC, NY, November 2021
Actor in developmental screenplay reading of A Song for the Recycled Orchestra, written and directed by Oscar nominee, Jose Rivera, NYC, NY, October 2021
Actor in developmental reading of a new screenplay, Don’t Ask Alice by Liz Narciso, directed by Michelle Bossy, NYC, NY, November 2021
Actor/Singer in developmental workshop of a new Broadway bound musical, Night at the Museum with music by Alan Menken, book by Shawn Levy and Bob Martin, lyrics by Michael Mahler and Alan Schmuckler, directed by Donna Fiore, Warner Bros., NYC, NY November 2021
Actor in developmental workshop of Man Cave by John Caswell, Jr., directed by Taylor Reynolds, Page 73 Productions, NYC, NY, October 2021
Actor/Singer in reading of a new musical, We Won’t Sleep by America's most produced playwright Lauren M. Gunderson and singer and songwriter Ari Afsar, directed by Erin Ortman, starring Tony Award winner Karen Olivo. Signature Theater, NYC, NY, December 2021
Actor in Guild Hall’s Wendy Wasserstein Festival, playing the title role of Heidi in The Heidi Chronicles, directed by Jackson Gay. East Hampton, NY, June 2021
Actor in a pre-Broadway reading of Betty’s Summer Vacation by Christopher Durang, directed by Tony Award Winner, Moritz Von Stuelpnagel, NYC, NY, February 2020
Actor in a reading of a new musical commission by Anton Dudley for Virginia Opera, NYC, NY, January 2020
Actor in a workshop presentation of Blocked, a new musical by Ben Wexler, Theaterworks/USA, NYC, NY, January 2020
Actor in a developmental workshop of Fluff by Sigrid Gilmer, Clubbed Thumb, NYC, NYC, January 2020
Actor/Singer in developmental workshop of a new musical, Fountain of You by Faye Ciao, New Georges, NYC, NY, December 2019
New Plays + Musicals
Actor in developmental reading of a new musical by Lynn Rosen, Pia Wilson and Katie Gamelli,
music by Grammy Award winner Paula Cole, directed by Giovanna Sardelli,
TheaterWorks Silicon Valley via Zoom. July 2022
Actor in world premiere Zoom production of BadAss GalBoss Power Hour by
Wall Street Journal “Playwright of the Year 2017,” Kate Hammill, directed by Tony
Award winner, Moritz vonSteupenagel, Primary Stages. Sept-October 2021
Actor in Zoom reading of Content by Daniel Stagger directed by Patricia McGregor, Second
Stage, NYC, NY, May 2021
Actor for a Zoom reading of [...] in the time of Corona, Fault Line Theatre Company, May 2021
Actor/Singer in 24-Hour Viral Musicals performing an original song and monologue by Morgan Siobhan Green and celebrated songwriter Lauren Pritchard, 24 Hour Plays. May 2021
Actor in the Zoom reading of Football play by Pulitzer-Prize finalist, Kristoffer Diaz, with the
American Blues Theater, February 2021
Actor in developmental workshop Zoom reading of an Untitled Agatha Christie Project by Heidi
Armbruster, Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival, November 2020
Actor in Zoom reading of Bad Daughter with Tony-Award winning Wesleyan alum, Frank
Wood, and Tony Award nominee Mary Testa, April 2020
Actor in Zoom reading of Frida and Remedios by Sandra Daley, The Actors Center, April 2020
Actor in Zoom reading of Concrete Jungle, a new musical by Bobby Cronin directed by Scott
Ebersold, March 2020
Actor in Zoom reading of Never Moscow by Migdalia Cruz, directed by Lisa Rothe, Kansas City
Rep, March 2020
Actor in Playbill’s Stars in the House Zoom reading of Stephen Sach’s Bakersfield Mist with
award-winning actors, Tony Shaloub and Brooke Adams, March 2020
Zoom Productions
Actor in The Jew of Malta by Christopher Marlowe directed by Jesse Berger, Red Bull Revelation Series. NYC, NY, March 2025.
Actor in Goodbye, My Fancy by Fay Kanin, starring Maggie Siff directed by Jess Chayes, Classic Stage Company Rediscovery Reading Series, NYC, NY, February 2025
Actor in Camino Real by Tennessee Williams directed by Austin Pendleton, La Femme Productions, NYC, NY, December 2024
Actor in The Beast of Hungary by Lope de Vega, directed by Nadia Guevara; Hispanic Golden Age, a multi-part initiative by Red Bull Theater and Diversifying The Classics | UCLA, NYC, NY, September 2024
Actor in The Convent of Pleasure by Margaret Cavendish, directed by Kim Weild. Red Bull Theater Revelation Series, NYC, NY, March 2022
Actor in Love is the Greater Labyrinth, directed by Melia Bensussen, Artistic Director of Hartford Stage, produced by Red Bull, Repertorio Español, in collaboration with Diversifying the Classics | UCLA. NYC, NY, Sept-October 2021
Classics Plays
Excerpts of:
"Men Will Do Anything" from HERE LIES LOVE Benefit Concert @ Terminal 5
"A Clean House" by J. Scotty Arnold & Madeline George @ Joe's Pub
"Twenty More Tattoos" by Max Vernon @ Joe's Pub
"Clean House"
Music by Scotty Arnold, Lyrics by Madeleine George
Performed by Maria-Christina Oliveras
Scotty Arnold @ Joe's Pub, 7/24/18