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Andrew Rivera

Andrew Rivera

Summary

Drew Nova (He/She/They) is an aspiring playwright currently studying at Marymount Manhattan College where they creates works surrounding various themes of politics, death, interpersonal warfare, etc. Their newest work, "No Good Deed Goes Unpunished" was born in response to the most recent events happening throughout America as they try to make sense of it. Featured and self-produced at The New York Theatre Festival 2025, they challenged Trumps attack on education and its effect on school programs through a mixer of blackness and gender in a unique form. Another one of their works, "In Loving Memory”, exploring themes of love, family, and death was a featured staged reading at LaGuardia College.

Overview

1
1
year of professional experience

Work History

No Good Deed Goes Unpunished

The New York Theater Festival
01.2025 - 07.2025

No Good Deed Goes Unpunished, a political piece discussing current events and social climates and how it affects schools and students of varying identities. Challenging the traditional form of theater by telling the story through another character as the narrator. To provide an inside look to how the characters are being affected, taking on topics like colorism, conformity, LGBTQ+ rights and wrongs, and the responsibility of voting.

  • Created/Managed a production budget effectively to reduce production costs while maintaining high value.
  • Spearheaded casting/hiring process, assessing with great care and technique

In Loving Memory

Laguardia Performing Arts Center
03.2024 - 03.2024

When you lose someone chances are someone else lost them too. Death takes things from us too soon or maybe just in time. Our only choice as the living is to grieve what's lost. But that's hard, isn't it Especially, when everyone around sees things differently than you do. They all have an opinion but it's up to you to define yours. This is a play meant to analyze grief and family. Forcing the audience to ask themselves who have they lost and why they grieve. Grieving is reconciling with the loss of a person, of someone meaningful. But do you always grieve who you knew, who everyone else thought they were, or who they are?

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Playwriting

MARYMOUNT MANHATTAN COLLEGE
Manhattan
06-2027

Skills

  • Friendly, positive attitude
  • Teamwork and collaboration
  • Time management
  • Attention to detail
  • Flexible and adaptable
  • Multitasking
  • Dependable and responsible

Timeline

No Good Deed Goes Unpunished

The New York Theater Festival
01.2025 - 07.2025

In Loving Memory

Laguardia Performing Arts Center
03.2024 - 03.2024

Bachelor of Arts - Playwriting

MARYMOUNT MANHATTAN COLLEGE