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      • Adriana Gaviria
      • Rebecca Martinez
      • David Mendizábal
      • Jacob G. Padrón
      • Julian Ramirez
      • Laurie Woolery
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      • George Strus
    • Producing Associate >
      • Isabel Pask
    • Artists in Residence >
      • Stephanie Ybarra
      • Brian Herrera
    • Intern >
      • John Venegas Juarez
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    • Sol 1: Hilary Bettis
    • Sol 2: Martin Zimmerman
    • Sol 3: Luis Alfaro
    • Sol 4: Charise Castro Smith
    • Sol 5: Noah Diaz
    • Sol 6: Guadalís Del Carmen
    • Sol 7: Mara Vélez Meléndez
    • Sol 8: Christin Eve Cato
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kaelani burja
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intern 2020-2022

KAELANI BURJA s a Chicana dramaturg, performer, and researcher from Guam and Bakersfield, California.
Assistant Director: 
Spindle Shuttle Needle (Clubbed Thumb), La Paloma Prisoner workshop (Chelsea Factory), PAPILUCHO reading (Ensemble Studio Theatre), upcoming: bull-jean/we wake (Pillsbury House + Theatre), Daniel Alexander Jones residency (McCarter). Dramaturg: SolFest 2020-2022 (Sol Project), O.K.!  reading (The Artist Co-Op), PAPILUCHO. Other: El Corrido de California reading (PA, Roundabout), Harlem Hellfighters on a Latin Beat reading (PA, Pregones/PRTT), This Beautiful Future (Wardrobe Sub, Cherry Lane), Expand the Canon Research + Reading Committees (Hedgepig Ensemble Theatre), Fornés in Context editorial assistant and contributor (Cambridge University Press, 2024). Education: Princeton University 2023. She is  a recent recipient of the Dale Fellowship, which she will use to travel to Guam, California and New York to research, write and perform an original play about her mother’s life. 

about us

The Sol Project: A  National Theater Initiative
The Sol Project is an Obie-award winning New York City-based theater initiative dedicated to fortifying a movement that brings the voices of Latiné artists and their stories to the forefront of the new American theater.

our work

The Sol Project works to create a bold, kaleidoscopic body of work by Latiné writers by fostering creative partnerships, providing platforms of support, and building artistic homes for artists of color in all areas of production. We aim to inspire collective impact across the artistic landscape in New York City and beyond.

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our partners

Atlantic Theater Company, Baltimore Center Stage, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Cara Mía Theater Company, Center Theatre Group, LAByrinth Theater Company, Latinx Playwrights Circle, New Georges, New York Theatre Workshop, MCC Theater, Playwrights Horizons, Pregones/PRTT, Rattlestick Playwrights Theater, SoHo Rep, The Playwrights Realm, The Public Theater, WP Theater, and Yale Repertory Theatre.

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  • ABOUT
  • WHO WE ARE
    • Artistic Collective >
      • Adriana Gaviria
      • Rebecca Martinez
      • David Mendizábal
      • Jacob G. Padrón
      • Julian Ramirez
      • Laurie Woolery
    • Artistic Producer >
      • George Strus
    • Producing Associate >
      • Isabel Pask
    • Artists in Residence >
      • Stephanie Ybarra
      • Brian Herrera
    • Intern >
      • John Venegas Juarez
  • PRODUCTIONS
    • Sol 1: Hilary Bettis
    • Sol 2: Martin Zimmerman
    • Sol 3: Luis Alfaro
    • Sol 4: Charise Castro Smith
    • Sol 5: Noah Diaz
    • Sol 6: Guadalís Del Carmen
    • Sol 7: Mara Vélez Meléndez
    • Sol 8: Christin Eve Cato
  • SolFest
  • SolTalk
  • Press
  • Support
  • Contact