News on your favorite shows, specials & more!
Roger Q. Mason Headshot

Roger Q. Mason

Get Roger Q. Mason Email Alerts

Be the first to get news, photos, videos & more.

Roger Q. Mason BIO

Roger Q. Mason (they/them) was recently dubbed by The Brooklyn Rail as "quickly becoming one of the most significant playwrights of the decade." Their playwriting has been seen on Broadway at Circle in the Square (Circle Reading Series); Off and Off-Off-Broadway at New York Theatre Workshop, New Group, The Fire This Time Festival, Dixon Place, American Theatre of Actors, Flea Theatre, and Access Theater; and regionally at McCarter Theatre, Center Theatre Group, Victory Gardens, Chicago Dramatists, Steep Theatre, Serenbe Playhouse, Theatre Rhinoceros, Open Fist Theatre Company, EST/LA, Coeurage Theatre, Rogue Artists Ensemble, Son of Semele, and Skylight Theatre. They are an honoree of the Kilroys List; the Chuck Rowland Pioneer Award; the Fire This Time Festival Alumni Spotlight; and the Hollywood Fringe Festival Encore Producers Award. Mason's films have been recognized by the Lonely Wolf International Film Festival, SCAD Film Festival, AT&T Film Award and Atlanta International Film Festival. They've screened at Lonely Wolf International Film Festival, SCAD Film Festival, Hollyshorts, Outfest, Bentonville Film Festival, Outshine Film Festival, and the Pan African Film Festival. Mason holds degrees from Princeton University, Middlebury College, and Northwestern University. They are a member of Page 73's Interstate 73 Writers Group, Primary Stages Writing Cohort, the co-host of Sister Roger's Gayborhood podcast, and the lead mentor of the Shay Foundation Fellowship and the New Visions Fellowship.

Roger Q. Mason Photos

Roger Q. Mason Videos

Roger Q. Mason News


Roger Q. Mason's THE PINK Will Receive an Industry Reading at Caveat Next Month

Acclaimed Black Filipinx playwright and Kilroys List honoree Roger Q. Mason will receive a staged reading of THE PINK, directed by Kevin Newbury.
LAVENDER MEN To Premiere At OutSouth Queer Film Festival In August

Lavender Men, a new film directed by Lovell Holder and written by Holder and Roger Q. Mason, based on Mason’s critically acclaimed stage play, will receive its World Premiere at the OutSouth Queer Film Festival in Durham, North Carolina, one of the largest queer film festivals in America.
Photos: Roger Q. Mason's NIGHT CITIES Gets Reading At The Not A Moment, But A Movement Festival

On Sunday, June 23 at the Kirk Douglas Theatre (9820 Washington Blvd, Culver City, CA 90232) in Los Angeles, acclaimed Black Filipinx playwright and Kilroys List honoree Roger Q. Mason received an industry reading of Night Cities, a new play about Queer civil rights activist Bayard Rusin. The play was presented as part of the Not a Moment, But a Movement Festival with Center Theatre Group In collaboration with The Fire This Time Festival and Watts Village Theater Company. See photos from the reading.
Photos: Inside Roger Q. Mason's NIGHT CITIES At The Not A Moment, But A Movement Festival

On Sunday, June 23 at the Kirk Douglas Theatre in Los Angeles, acclaimed Black Filipinx playwright and Kilroys List honoree Roger Q. Mason received an industry reading of Night Cities, a new play about Queer civil rights activist Bayard Rusin. See photos!
Cast Set for Roger Q. Mason's NIGHT CITIES at the Kirk Douglas Theatre

Acclaimed Black Filipinx playwright and Kilroys List honoree Roger Q. Mason will receive an industry reading of Night Cities, a new play about Queer civil rights activist Bayard Rusin at the Kirk Douglas Theatre. Learn how to purchase tickets.
Video: Get A First Look At Philadelphia Theatre Company's THE DUAT

Get a first look at Philadelphia Theatre Company's THE DUAT By Roger Q. Mason in this all-new video. The production is Directed by Taibi Magar. Taking its title from the mythical Egyptian afterlife, The Duat is a psychological portrait of Cornelius Johnson, a FBI counterintelligence officer, in a battle for his very soul.
Playwright Roger Q. Mason Awarded McKnight National Residency And Commission By Playwrights' Center

Playwright Roger Q. Mason receives the McKnight National Residency and Commission from Playwrights' Center, recognizing his contributions to contemporary theater. Learn more about Mason!
NOT A MOMENT, BUT A MOVEMENT Play Festival Held Next Month at The Kirk Douglas Theatre

Center Theatre Group, in collaboration with The Fire This Time Festival and Watts Village Theater Company, will present a second season of Not A Moment, But A Movement, an initiative created to amplify, center, and celebrate Black voices.
Roger Q. Mason's THE DUAT To Receive World Premiere With Philadelphia Theatre Company

Experience the world premiere of Roger Q. Mason's THE DUAT, presented by the Philadelphia Theatre Company. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.
Ife Olujobi, Warren Leight & 2023 WGA Strike Captains Receive Dramatists Guild Advocacy Award

The Dramatists Guild of America revealed the recipients of the inaugural Dramatists Guild Advocacy Award. Learn more about the award!
PlayPenn and Philadelphia Theatre Company To Partner On A Development Workshop Of New Play By Ty Defoe

PlayPenn and Philadelphia Theatre Company collaborate on a development workshop for a new play by acclaimed playwright Ty Defoe.
PlayPenn Reveals Four New Shows For its 19th Season

Founded in 2005, PlayPenn has entered its 19th year of operation.  This season also marks the third since the organization's resurgence. To celebrate, this July, PlayPenn will present readings of four new plays, adding to their already innumerable canon, which notably will soon be archived at The Free Library of Philadelphia. 
Video: Learn More About Philadelphia Theatre Company's Immersive THE DUAT

Learn more about Philadelphia Theatre Company's upcoming immersive production of THE DUAT By Roger Q. Mason. Taking its title from the mythical Egyptian afterlife, The Duat is a psychological portrait of Cornelius Johnson, a FBI counterintelligence officer, in a battle for his very soul.
Cast Set for LAVENDER MEN At About Face Theatre

Learn about who is starring in Lavender Men at About Face Theatre. Learn how to purchase tickets.
Roger Q. Mason's LAVENDER MEN To Receive Chicago Premiere With About Face Theatre

Experience the Chicago premiere of Roger Q. Mason's LAVENDER MEN presented by About Face Theatre. Learn when and where you can see the production, and learn how to purchase tickets.
Review: THE PRIDE OF LIONS at Theatre Rhino

What did our critic think of THE PRIDE OF LIONS at Theatre Rhino? The trans community is saying “enough is enough.” They will not be the sacrificial lambs to hatred, bigotry, and discrimination. Roger Q. Mason’s The Pride of Lions is a story of taking action against oppression and standing up to ignorance. That it’s set in 1928 makes it even more prescient to today’s movement. It opens with a man-on-man sex scene, beautifully staged behind a sheer curtain with careful lighting – a revolutionary and highly illegal act in 1928.
Theatre Rhinoceros Presents the World Premiere of THE PRIDE OF LIONS

Theatre Rhinoceros will present the world premiere of non-binary playwright Roger Q. Mason's boundary-breaking play The Pride of Lions. The Pride of Lions is directed by Ely Sonny Orquiza, stars seven Bay Area actors, and is supported by a creative team of both local and Southern California design talent.
Celebration Theatre Hosts Awards Gala Next Month

Celebration Theatre will host its annual awards gala Saturday, March 23rd, 2-5 pm, to celebrate its arts community’s creative heroes and raise critical funds during an entertaining afternoon of special appearances and festivities. 
THE PRIDE OF LIONS Comes to Theatre Rhinoceros Next Month

GLAAD Media Award winning Theatre Rhinoceros will present the World Premiere of The Pride of Lions. Performances run March 28-April 21.
Applications Now Open For New Victory Theater/24 Hour Plays' 'Speak Up, Act Out' Creative Writing Partnership

The New Victory Theater and The 24 Hour Plays have partnered for Speak Up, Act Out: Celebrating Student Voices, a creative writing program aimed at uplifting student writers and their work. New York City students in grades 5 through 12 are encouraged to submit applications by February 25.

Get Roger Q. Mason Email Alerts

Be the first to get news, photos, videos & more.

Videos