
Jill Ripa
Jill Ripa is a playwright and director based in San Antonio, TX. Before committing to writing full time, she taught high school and middle school theatre for seventeen years in Texas and Colorado. She loved watching how the power of story onstage empowered students to invent creative and challenging stories for their own lives and the lives of their communities. In July of 2022, she earned her MFA in directing from the University of Idaho as a way to continue enhancing her passion for Theatre and the arts. Currently, she is focusing on writing plays that tend to tell women’s stories from various historical eras. Eras where those stories often exist in the shadows. Her play, Gone But Not Forgotten was selected for the TxETA Playfest, and she is working to produce it in Texas soon.
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First Show
Lion King at the Pantages Theatre in HollywoodFavorite Show
Hamilton in NYCMost Popular Articles


Review: REAL WOMEN HAVE CURVES at The Classic Theatre Of San Antonio
September 12, 2025

Review: DON'T TALK TO THE ACTORS at Boerne Community Theatre
September 16, 2025

Review: BEAUTY AND THE BEAST at Majestic Theatre
November 20, 2025
There’s nothing so joyful and energizing as watching a stage full of talented and skilled performers pour their hearts out through each step and with each note of such a heartwarming, spectacle-filled, magical production as this!

Review: DON'T TALK TO THE ACTORS at Boerne Community Theatre
September 16, 2025
On Friday night I headed out to Boerne Community Theatre to watch their current production, Don’t Talk to the Actors, by Tom Dudzick.

Review: REAL WOMEN HAVE CURVES at The Classic Theatre Of San Antonio
September 12, 2025
What did our critic think of REAL WOMEN HAVE CURVES at The Classic Theatre Of San Antonio?

DRAGONS LOVE TACOS, SISTER ACT & More Lead San Antonio's Hot Summer 2025 Theater Picks
July 1, 2025
San Antonio will be buzzing with live theatre this summer, presenting a variety of shows for all ages.

Review: MOULIN ROUGE! at Majestic Theatre
May 29, 2025
The show truly left us wanting more, and I highly recommend seeing this touring show if you get the chance!

Review: ANYTHING GOES at San Pedro Playhouse
May 28, 2025
At the latest production at San Pedro Playhouse, we had the most joyous experience watching their flawlessly vibrant production of Anything Goes!

Review: LOTERIA: GAME ON! at Magik Theatre
May 6, 2025
This is a show that all ages can enjoy, and I hope the San Antonio community will head out and enjoy playing Loteria with Magik Theatre!

Interview: Jimmy Moore And Paige Berry of ANYTHING GOES at San Pedro Playhouse
May 2, 2025
San Antonio, this is a show you absolutely do not want to miss! It runs May 9-June 1, so do yourself a favor and grab your tickets to set sail with San Pedro Playhouse on their grand adventure!

Review: ROMEO AND JULIET at San Pedro Playhouse
April 3, 2025
What a glorious Sunday evening out at San Pedro Springs Park for Shakespeare in the Park with The Classic Theatre and San Pedro Playhouse! We had the unique opportunity this year to sit at one of the VIP tables with some friends, and we had a great evening of perfect weather and

Interview: Irene Chavez And Ruby Ruiz of LAS COMADRES DE MORALES STREET
March 19, 2025
The Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center’s Teatro Salon is thrilled to announce that playwright Irene Chavez's powerful script, 'Las Comadres de Morales Street,' has been chosen for its next theater production, with its world premiere scheduled for March 21-30.

Review: FUNNY GIRL at Majestic Theatre
February 27, 2025
What a precious and inspiring story, full of everything a musical should be! San Antonio, you have until March 2 to see this show, and I highly encourage you to get out and experience it! It is truly delightful!

Review: HADESTOWN at Majestic Theatre
January 15, 2025
Overall, we were glad we gave this show another chance.

Interview: Ivan A. Ortega, Luke Stout, and Alejandro P. Ortega of 17 MINUTES at Miscast Theatre Company
January 10, 2025
Read our interview with members of the Miscast Theatre Company in San Antonio about their upcoming show, 17 Minutes by Scott Organ.

Review: A XMAS CUENTO REMIX at Teatro Audaz
December 19, 2024
This adaptation placed the story in Hispanic culture and heightened the themes of the sacredness of family and returning to your roots.

Review: MEAN GIRLS at Majestic Theatre
November 12, 2024
The show’s depiction of high school life was completely accurate (just like the movie).

Review: ANN at The Classic Theatre Of San Antonio
November 11, 2024
I would highly encourage you to head out and see this timely production.

Review: THREES at The Overtime Theatre
October 7, 2024
San Antonio, you haven’t seen anything like this, so I encourage you not to miss it.

Review: LYRIC AND THE KEYS at Magik Theatre
October 1, 2024
This show is a must-see for elementary school age kids and their adults.
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