In this special episode of Writers Revealed, we join two up-and-coming young playwrights, Giovanny Camarena and Zharia O’Neal. These two bright and energetic artists share a little about how they got to where they are today and where they hope to go in the future.
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About Giovanny Camarena
Giovanny Camarena is a latine actor and playwright. He received his first commission from The Breath Project 2020 to write a full length play. He is currently developing a short he wrote to be entered into film competitions. Giovanny also has experience on stage and dubbing foreign tv shows for Netflix. He received his bachelor degree from the University of Southern California and has also studied at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts. He currently works for Lower Depth Theatre as their Program Assistant.
About Zharia O’Neal
Zharia O’Neal is a playwright, poet, and multi-medium storyteller hailing from the British Virgin Islands. Her work, seasoned with fistfuls of fish, fungi, and B/black comedy tends to explore liminal spaces between places, nationalities, languages, and genres, and has been recognized and commissioned by HUMANITAS PLAY LA and the Association of Los Angeles Playwrights. O’Neal is currently an International Artists’ Fellow and third-year candidate for an MFA in Dramatic Writing at the University of Southern California. She is also Associate Literary Manager at Playwrights’ Arena, and has worked in association with the Ojai Playwrights’ Conference.