Christin Eve Cato

CHRISTIN EVE CATO (she/her) is an award-winning playwright, dramaturg, poet, educator, lyricist, songwriter, and performing artist, emerging from the vibrant streets of the Bronx, bringing with her a profound artistic narrative steeped in the rich tapestry of her Puerto Rican and Jamaican roots. Cato’s voice is often distinguished for her ability to create universal stories grounded in advocacy for human rights and social justice. She holds esteemed positions such as ensemble member and former Resident Dramaturg at Pregones/PRTT, a founding UNIT 52 ensemble member at INTAR Theatre, and a playwright in the WP Theater 2022-2024 Pipeline Lab. Additionally, she is an affiliated artists at the Playwrights Center, a member of The Latinx Playwrights Circle, an associated artist with The Sol Project, and a seasonal roundtable dramaturg at the Musical Theatre Factory. Recent productions include her 2024 Obie Award-Winning play Sancocho (Off-Broadway debut @ the WP Theater); The Diamond (The People’s Theatre Project @ Pregones Theatre); American Made (Samuel French OOB Festival @ Playwrights Horizons); and an audio play journey, The Mayor of Hell’s Kitchen Presents: A Time Traveling Journey Through NYC’s Wild West (The Parsnip Ship & Playwrights Horizons). Some of her other recognitions include the 2020 Greater Good Commission recipient for Afro-Latinx writers; the 2021 ReImagine New Plays in TYA grant; second place prize winner in the 2023 Miranda Family Voces Latinx Competition; the 2023 HOLA award nomination for Outstanding Achievement in Playwriting; and an awardee of the 2023 Negocios Now: 40 Under 40 celebrating Latinx excellence in New York City. She has an MFA in Playwriting from Indiana University and a BA in Political Science and Philosophy from Fordham University.