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JANUARY 2025
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Performed in a reading of TELL THEM I'M STILL YOUNG at the Old Globe Theater
DECEMBER 2024
My play AFRO-BORINQUEÑO had a work-in-process showing at Hi-ARTS
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Performed in a reading of JENNIFER at Ensemble Studio Theater
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Performed in a reading with Two River Theater
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NOVEMBER 2024
My play LET US SIT UPON THE GROUND is performed at Vanderbilt University
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OCTOBER 2024
My play AFRO-BORINQUEÑO had a reading at SolFest '24
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Selected as a Critical Breaks resident artist at Hi-ARTS
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SEPTEMBER 2024
Performed in a reading of MORIR SONYANDO at Atlantic Theater Company
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My play SONS OF AN UNKNOWN FATHER had a reading at the cell theater
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AUGUST 2024
Performed in a reading of SATURDAY MORNING CARTOONS at Two River Theater
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Directed a 10-minute play in 48 Hours in Harlem
JULY 2024
Performed in a reading of the solo show LA DUREZA with the Working Theater
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Taught in Broadway for All's Summer program
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JUNE 2024
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Co-hosted the Working Theater's annual benefit
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Performed in a reading of TATIANA at Ensemble Studio Theater
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Performed in a reading of THE PITS with the Frontera Series at the Tank
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Performed in a reading with the Working Theater's Pathways2Apprenticeship program
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Performed in a reading of my solo show NO HISTORY at Urban Stages
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MAY 2024
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Received an Distinguished Alumni award from Brooklyn College's Department of Theater
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Recorded a voiceover for TCG's video celebration of theaters of color: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVcgxEzoMhY
Performed in a reading of GAME NIGHT with NY Stage and Film
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Performed in a reading of OJ ON THE BEACH with Miami New Drama
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My play LET US SIT UPON THE GROUND had a workshop at Vanderbilt University
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Directed a reading of LAST CALL AT LIBBY'S with Liberation Theatre Company
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APRIL 2024
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Performed a reading of my solo show NO HISTORY with the Frontera Series at the Tank
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Interviewed by Soul Lounge Primetime on WHCR 90.3 FM
Spoke to students as a Guest Artist at SUNY New Paltz
Hosted the City Bar Justice Center gala
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MARCH 2024
Performed my solo show BLACK AND BLUE at Urban Stages
Spoke to All Hallows High School about my co-created bilingual HAMLET
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My play SON OF AN UNKNOWN FATHER had a workshop with Abingdon Theatre Company
Performed in a reading of TINY FINGERPRINTS with the Latinx Playwrights Circle
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My play SON OF AN UNKNOWN FATHER had a reading at LPAC's Rough Draft Festival
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Interviewed for Primary Stages 40th Anniversary video
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FEBRUARY 2024
Performed in a reading of the bilingual Spanish-English HAMLET I co-adapted with the Acting Company
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Named a resident artist at the cell: https://www.broadwayworld.com/off-broadway/article/The-Cell-Theatre-Unveils-2024-2025-Season-Featuring-Over-20-Resident-Artists-20240227
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My play SON OF AN UNKNOWN FATHER is having a reading in LPAC's Rough Draft Festival: https://www.lpac.nyc/upcoming-events/rdf-2024-workshop
JANUARY 2024
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Performed an excerpt of my solo show NO HISTORY with the Classical Theatre of Harlem
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Performed in a reading of MOTHERLAND with Atlantic Theatre Company
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Directed a reading of APPLE CIDER VINEGAR for Liberation Theatre Company
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Received a playwriting commission from Vanderbilt University: https://news.vanderbilt.edu/2024/01/26/curb-center-launches-vanderbilt-eco-grief-initiative/
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DECEMBER 2023
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Performed an excerpt of my solo show BLACK AND BLUE at the Transforma Theatre fundraiser
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Performed in a reading of PASTURES GREEN with the Latinx Playwrights Circle
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NOVEMBER 2023
Recorded the audiobook "Who is Aaron Judge" with Penguin Random House
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Recorded the audiobook "The Black Yearbook" with Penguin Random House
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Article published about my writing in the COVID Monologues: https://journals.sagepub.com/eprint/DUNHHCUFNZAIFMEGFCUJ/full
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OCTOBER 2023
Nominated for a Berkie Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor for THE LIFESPAN OF A FACT
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My co-created bilingual Spanish-English HAMLET will receive a reading with The Acting Company: https://www.broadwayworld.com/off-broadway/article/The-Acting-Company-to-Present-Annual-Louanna-O-Carlin-John-MacDonald-Reading-Series-20231012
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Performed at the Workshop Theater's benefit in a reading of WHEN THIS IS OVER
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Performed an excerpt of my solo show BLACK AND BLUE at Culture Lab LIC's gala
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Presented at the Abingdon Theater Company gala
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Performed in a reading of O THE THINGS WE DELIVER with the National Black Theatre
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SEPTEMBER 2023
Selected by the National Black Theater as a Micro-Development Playwright
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Started rehearsal at the Sharon Playhouse for the lead role in LIFESPAN OF A FACT
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Performed in a reading of SIBLING RIVALRIES with Jersey City Theater Center
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Performed in a reading of LIGHTNING DOESN'T STRIKE TWICE with the National Black Theater
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AUGUST 2023
My play SON OF AN UNKNOWN FATHER is a semi-finalist for Normal Ave's Nap Series
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Performed in a reading of RED EYES with The Sol Project
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Performed in a reading of ALBA with Quick Silver Theatre Company
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JULY 2023
Performed in the animation pilot "Around the Way"
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Taught in the Lee Strasberg Institute's Young Actors Summer program
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Gave a guest lecture at Premiere Stages on the business of acting
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JUNE 2023
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Performed in a reading with the Workshop Theater and Rehabilitation through the Arts
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Performed in a reading of SIBLING RIVALRIES with Egg & Spoon Theatre Collective
My play SON OF AN UNKNOWN FATHER is named a semi-finalist in the Bay Area Playwrights Festival
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Hired to teach at NYU Tisch School of the Arts
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MAY 2023
Served as a mentor for ABC 7 NY's "Be Reel with your Dreams" event: https://abc7ny.com/be-reel-with-your-dreams-sade-baderinwa-registration-nyc/13275745/
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APRIL 2023
Performed in a reading of Healing Voices with Premiere Stages
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Co-hosting the Working Theater's benefit
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Hosting HowlRound's AfroLatine Superfriends Playwriting Hour
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Served as a judge for the D-Pac playwriting festival with Junior Players in Dallas, Texas
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MARCH 2023
Co-led a performance workshop with the NYPD and the All Stars Project
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Performed in a reading of the upcoming MGM film '68
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Performed a scene for the 24 Hour Plays
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Performed in a reading of O THE THINGS WE DELIVER with the National Black Theatre
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Interviewed by the Staten Islander about Environmental Justice Card Game
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FEBRUARY 2023
Finalist for the Black Broadway Men Playwriting Initiative
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Artist-in-residence with Culture Lab LIC: https://www.culturelablic.org/2023-emergence-artist-residency-program
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Guest Speaker at Florida State University
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Guest Speaker at SUNY New Paltz
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Performed in a reading of AND THE ANSWER IS... with the Parsnip Ship
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Co-created card game "Environmental Justice Card Game" being presented at Snug Harbor Cultural Center
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DECEMBER 2022
Co-created HAMLET coming to the Folger Theatre in January: https://www.folger.edu/events/the-reading-room
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Entertainment Weekly names the episode of "Reservation Dogs" I guest starred in one of the best TV episodes of 2022:
https://ew.com/tv/best-tv-episodes-of-2022/
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The audiobook "The Come Up" receives a Earphones Award from Audio File Magazine
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Took a Scene Study class with Ron Van Lieu, former head of acting at the Yale School of Drama
NOVEMBER 2022
Starring in a reading of RED EYES with Out of the Box Theatrics: https://playbill.com/article/trouble-in-minds-reynaldo-piniella-to-lead-staged-reading-of-red-eyes?utm_source=Iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=PlaybillPost_RTR
Performed in a reading of THINGS WE DELIVER with the National Black Theatre
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Performed in a reading of UPTOWN TONIGHT with Breaking Light Studio
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Performed in a reading of NUMBER OUR DAYS with the Perelman Center at the World Trade Center
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Performed in a reading of BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB with Atlantic Theater Company
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Co-hosted the national fundraiser for the All Stars Project
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"The Driven" will premiere at Dances with Films in December
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Guest Speaker for a theater class at Pace University
OCTOBER 2022
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Played HAMLET in a bilingual HAMLET that I co-developed with the Classical Theatre of Harlem:
Performed in a reading of MAN ON THE GROUND with Arts in the Armed Forces
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Performed in a reading of WITS with the National Black Theatre
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Guest Speaker at SUNY New Paltz
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Guest Speaker at New York Arts Program with Ohio Wesleyan University
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Performed at the Workshop Theater's benefit
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Recorded the credits for the audiobook of THE BOOK OF JOSE by Fat Joe by Penguin Random House
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SEPTEMBER 2022
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"Reservation Dogs" episode 207 is released on Hulu
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Solo show BLACK AND BLUE opens at the Center at West Park
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SON OF AN UNKNOWN FATHER is read at the Billie Holiday Theatre
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Recorded several stories for the audiobook of "The Best American Short Stories 2022" from HarperCollins
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Wrote a monologue for The 24 Hour Plays
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Performed in the New Voices! Reading Series with SAG Indie at the Gotham
AUGUST 2022
Named an artist-in-residence at Abingdon Theatre Company: https://www.broadwayworld.com/off-broadway/article/Reynaldo-Piniella-and-Pierre-Marais-Announced-as-Abingdon-Theatre-Company-Artists-in-Residence-20220802
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Wrote a short play for 48 HOURS IN HARLEM with Harlem9
Participated in a reading with Arts in the Armed Forces
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Performed in a reading of the screenplay "The Outliers"
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Recorded 8 characters in the audiobook of "THE COME UP: AN ORAL HISTORY OF HIP-HOP" with Penguin Random House
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JULY 2022
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My solo show BLACK AND BLUE will be produced at The Center at West Park: https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/The-Center-At-West-Park-Announces-Evolution-Festival-Lineup-20220701
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Panelist for "The 24 Hour Plays"
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Attended the TCG conference as a Fox Fellowship Recipient
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JUNE 2022
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My solo show BLACK AND BLUE premieres at Ars Nova's ANT Fest
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Selected to be a member of New Victory's LabWorks: https://www.broadwayworld.com/off-broadway/article/New-42-Announces-2022-23-Cohort-of-New-Victory-LabWorks-Artists-20220616
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My play SON OF AN UNKNOWN FATHER has a staged reading with Xavier Theatre
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Filmed a scene for a Sundance filmmaking class
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MAY 2022
TROUBLE IN MIND is nominated for four Tony Awards, including Best Revival
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Developed a new musical at the Public Theater
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My solo show BLACK AND BLUE is read at All for One Theater
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Co-hosted the Working Theater's Benefit
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Completed narration on the audiobook ONE PERSON, ONE VOTE from Penguin Random House
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Performed in a reading of THE THINGS WE CARRY at the Queens Theatre
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Performed in a reading of the new TV pilot THESPAINS
APRIL 2022
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My solo show BLACK AND BLUE is selected for Ars Nova's ANT FEST
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Filmed a leading role in an industrial for a pharmaceutical company
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Narrated the audiobook "What is the AIDS Crisis" for Penguin Random House
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Performed in a reading of THE GATE with En Garde Arts
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My play SON OF AN UNKNOWN FATHER has an online reading with Quick Silver Theater Company
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Judge for Red Bull Theater's Short Play Festival
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Guest Speaker for a theater class at Housatonic Community College
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Mentored a theater student from Oakland University
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Featured in INTAR Theatre's "4 Latine Artists You Should Know
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Panelist in Elm Shakespeare's Next-Gen Theatre Industry Forum
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MARCH 2022
Guest Speaker at SUNY New Paltz
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Recipient of LMCC's Creative Engagement grant for my project ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE CARD GAME
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BLACK DOVES is named a semi-finalist for the Premiere Stages Play Festival
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BLACK DOVES is named a semi-finalist for Bay Street Theater's New Works Festival
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Performed in a reading of INMATE DOT COM with New York Rep
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Guest on "Celebrate! with LA Williams"
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Recorded an excerpt from "People from Bloomington" for Penguin Random House Audio
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Recorded a character in PARABOLA from Sonoro Media
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Interviewed for the book "Every Great Dream: Visioning African American Theatre for Young Audiences"
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FEBRUARY 2022
Audiobook of "Respect the Mic" released through Penguin Random House: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/666749/respect-the-mic/
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Performed in a reading of ZERO HOUR with Long Wharf Theater
Performed in a reading of how it feels to fall from the sky with Palm Beach Dramaworks
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Performed in a reading of THE PUERTO RICO PLAY
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Icons: Harlem Renaissance in Motion released through the Classical Theatre of Harlem, Broadway Podcast Network, Playbill, Venus Radio Theater: https://www.playbill.com/article/listen-to-new-play-about-painter-archibald-motley-from-classical-theatre-of-harlems-icons-series?fbclid=IwAR3FwYzLbtDQDGeLeyEyqUL5teE1SPSKFK9yWNb_mkbMvLqtjWHbJBhxUgc
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Guest Speaker at Drew University
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Guest Speaker for Kean University's "Acting as a Profession" class
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JANUARY 2022
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Interviewed by Nightline on ABC about my work on Broadway: https://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/video/broadway-understudies-taking-center-stage-due-omicron-spread-82261668
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Interviewed by New York Theater about my Broadway debut: https://newyorktheater.me/2022/01/01/reynaldo-piniella-thoughts-of-a-sudden-broadway-actor/
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Developing my solo show as a member of All for One Theater's Solo Collective
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Guest speaker at the Neighborhood Playhouse
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Performed in a reading of THE WONDER OF WOMEN with Red Bull Theater
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Interviewed by the Episcopal Actors Guild about my work as an understudy
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DECEMBER 2021
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Featured in The New York Times for my work on Trouble in Mind: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/24/theater/understudies-broadway-cancellations.html
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Trouble in Mind named one of the Best Plays of 2021 by the New York Times
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Cast in Thoughts of a Colored Man on Broadway
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Interviewed for the podcast "Live at the Lortel"
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Recorded the audiobook of "Respect the Mic" with Penguin Random House
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My play NO SHADE closes at The Lee Strasberg Institute
NOVEMBER 2021
"Petty Cash" screens at the San Pedro International Film Festival and the Culver City Film Festival
"Shadows" screens at the TIDE Film Festival
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"The Muck" is released through the Classical Theatre of Harlem
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My play Black Doves is read at the National Black Theater
OCTOBER 2021
Cast in the Broadway production of TROUBLE IN MIND at Roundabout
REAL LIFE RPG is archived by the Library of Congress
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My play NO SHADE begins rehearsal at the Lee Strasberg Institute
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Performed in THE DARK TOWER by Charles Randolph-Wright
SEPTEMBER 2021
Performed in OPTIONAL BOSS BATTLE and MACHINE LEARNING in Two River Theater's Crossing Borders festival
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Performed in A HARLEM DREAM with the Classical Theatre of Harlem at Bryant Park
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Will appear as a guest on LIVE AT THE LORTEL: https://www.broadwayworld.com/off-broadway/article/Ruben-Santiago-Hudson-Phylicia-Rashad-and-More-Set-For-LIVE-AT-THE-LORTEL-20210913
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Performed in BUCKLEY VS. BALDWIN at Syracuse Stage
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Performed in a reading of BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB at Atlantic Theater Company
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Performed in a reading of INMATE DOT REP with New York Rep
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AUGUST 2021
Performed in a reading of the screenplay "The Suck" with the Orchard Project
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Performed in a reading of the screenplay "The Outliers"
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My play BLACK DOVES workshopped by Egg & Spoon Theatre Collective
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Voiced a monologue in the Classical Theatre of Harlem's ICON series: https://www.listenvrt.com/cth-icons-harlem-renaissance-motion/
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JULY 2021
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Received the Clifford Odets Ensemble Play Commission from the Lee Strasberg Institute
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Accepted into Penguin Random House's Audiobook Mentorship Program
Completed recording on the audio drama "The Muck" with Venus Radio Theater
Co-led the summer cohort of Youth Onstage, a free after-school acting training program for young people from underserved communities
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JUNE 2021
Performed in a reading of The Oresteia with Theatre for A New Audience
Performed in a reading of the [redacted] with NY Stage & Film
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Performed in a reading of the beautiful land I see with Fault Line Theater
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Performed in a reading of Adam + Rose with Spooky Action Theater
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ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE CARD GAME premieres as part of the Civilians' Finding Series
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Co-hosted the Working Theater's virtual benefit
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My play BLACK DOVES is selected for Egg & Spoon Theatre Collective's Incubation Series
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Hosted a discussion and Q&A with the filmmakers and star of HBO Max's "Seneca"
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Interviewed by the Lark for their blog about "Actors Who Write"
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Performed in a screenplay reading by Emmy Nominee Charo Toledo
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Performed in NYTW's and Poetic Theater's "Veteran Voices" presentation
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Directed 7 short plays for Writopia Lab's Worldwide Plays Festival
MAY 2021
"Shadows" will screen outdoors at the Tribeca Film Festival
My play REAL LIFE RPG is produced virtually by San Diego Rep: https://www.sdrep.org/show-detail.php?id=652
Performed in a reading of and the horse you rode in on with NY Stage and Film
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Performed in a reading of Our Own with NY Stage and Film
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Performed in a reading of Gamerz with NY Stage and Film
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Performed in a reading of GTFOH with Jouska PlayWorks
Performed in a reading at Barlow Elementary School with Premiere Stages
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Guest Speaker at Brooklyn College's Writing for Actors class
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Took a movement class with Dawn Akemi Saito
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Took a playwriting class with Migdalia Cruz
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APRIL 2021
Performed in a reading of PERICLES at the Public Theater
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My play HENRY THE SEVENTH advances to the semi-final round of the American Shakespeare Center's "Shakespeare's New Contemporaries" contest
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The Civilians Extended Play blog post about my environmental justice card game is published: https://extendedplay.thecivilians.org/emily-lyon-reynaldo-piniella/
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Completed the NALAC Advocacy Leadership Institute Fellowship
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Completed the Castillo Cultural Fellowship at the All Stars Project
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Served as a panelist for Hofstra University's Business of Acting class
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Guest Speaker for the Theatre Appreciation class at Los Medanos
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Performed in a reading of HOW IT FEELS TO FALL FROM THE SKY with Premiere Stages
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Performed in a reading of THE COST by Dennis A. Allen II
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MARCH 2021
"Shadows" premieres on HBO Latino and HBO Max
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Member of the 2021 cohort of NALAC's Advocacy Leadership Institute: https://www.broadwayworld.com/san-antonio/article/NALAC-Announces-2021-Advocacy-Fellows-20210312
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Performed in a reading at the Lark
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Hired as a faculty member at AMDA
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My play BLACK DOVES received a roundtable reading at the Lark
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FEBRUARY 2021
Selected for the inaugural cohort of the Jubilee 11213: Freedom Fellowship with Weeksville Heritage Center, Betty's Daughter Arts Collective and Creative Capital
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THE COVID MONOLOGUES will launch on February 26th: https://www.broadwayworld.com/baltimore/article/Single-Carrot-Theatre-Announces-THE-COVID-MONOLOGUES-20210202
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Elected to the Council of the Episcopal Actors' Guild, an organization that sustains and supports performers through food and financial assistance
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Guest speaker for Kean University's "Acting as a Profession" class
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Served as a judge for Repertorio Espanol's Voces Latinx National Playwriting Competition
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JANUARY 2021
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"Shadows" is nominated for an Artios Award
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Freelancing commercially with Innovative Artists
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Recorded an audio play for an upcoming Harlem Renaissance project with the Classical Theatre of Harlem
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Participated in a reading at the Lark
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Performed in a reading of COUNCILMAN with Premiere Stages
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Performed in a reading with Broadway for All
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DECEMBER 2020
Served as Lead Artist during a residency at the Public Theater which explored a bilingual English-Spanish HAMLET
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Performed in a reading of LOCKDOWN with WP Theater and Rattlestick Playwrights Theater
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REAL LIFE RPG is produced by Pioneer Theatre Guild
Performed in a reading with the Working Theater
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Featured in an American Theatre magazine article about dream casts: https://www.americantheatre.org/2020/12/10/what-dream-casts-may-come/
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Featured in NY Stage and Film's video "Finding Creative Hope": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nz0CpkmFPss&feature=emb_logo
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"Petty Cash" is accepted into the Santa Fe Film Festival
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NOVEMBER 2020
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"Shadows" screens in the TIDE Film Festival
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"Petty Cash" screens in the YoFi Fest
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Hosted the All Stars Project Virtual Benefit and helped raises $25,000 for free youth development programs
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Commissioned by Single Carrot Theatre to write a monologue about the COVID-19 crisis in partnership with Arena Players
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Participated in a reading of The [redacted] with NY Stage & Film
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Performed in Phone Plays for Clubbed Thumb
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Attended a Shakespeare class taught by Peter Francis James at the Actors Center
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Performed ADR for a show on Showtime
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Performed ADR on the upcoming feature film "Boogie"
OCTOBER 2020
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Selected as a writer in the Civilians R&D Group: https://www.broadwayworld.com/off-off-broadway/article/The-Civilians-Announces-Tenth-Annual-RD-Group-20201015
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Inaugural recipient of the All Star Project's Fellowship for Young Artists of Color
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Performed in a reading of THE DEATH OF THE LAST BLACK MAN with Signature Theater Company
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Performed in a reading of SUNDOWN TOWN with the Abingdon Theatre Company
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Performed in a reading of THE YEARS BETWEEN US with NY Stage & Film
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Performed in a reading of OTHELLO with Baruch College
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BLACK DOVES is workshopped at the National Black Theatre
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REAL LIFE RPG is performed by the Shakesqueer Theater Company
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Hosted "The Reparations Show"
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Performed in Episode 1 of "The Lobbyists Podcast"
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"Petty Cash" is selected for the Soho International Film Festival and the YoFi Fest
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Attended a Fitzmaurice voice class with the Actors Center
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SEPTEMBER 2020
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"Petty Cash" is selected for the Festival of Cinema NYC
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Participated in a reading with the Lark
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Attended outdoor Modern dance classes with Limon Dance
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Interviewed by the All Stars Project for their alumni newsletter
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AUGUST 2020
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Commissioned by Baltimore Center Stage to write for Play At Home: https://www.playathome.org/plays/piniella-real-life-rpg
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"Petty Cash" is selected for the Chain Film Festival and the Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival
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Performed in a reading with the Working Theater
Performed in a reading with NYU's Playwriting program
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Performed in a reading with Urban Explorers at City Lore
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Performed in a reading of an untitled TV pilot
Interviewed for Art & Gallery Magazine
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Modeled for Fujifilm's "Students of Storytelling"
JULY 2020
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"Petty Cash" is selected for the Long Island International Film Expo
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Performed in HARLEM RENAISSANCE by Charles Randolph-Wright
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Performed in a reading of SALT PEPPER KETCHUP with Aye Defy
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Performed in a reading of SOMEWHERE SUN with VoxFest
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Taught a 2 week audition class for Youth Onstage!
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Writopia Lab releases the two audio plays I directed on iTunes
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JUNE 2020
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Performed in a benefit reading for the Classical Theatre of Harlem of CUTTIN UP alongside Blair Underwood, Joe Morton, Tisha Campbell Martin and Godfrey the Comedian: https://www.playbill.com/article/blair-underwood-joe-morton-and-more-to-star-in-free-online-reading-of-cuttin-up
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Named a semi-finalist for the "I Am Soul" Playwriting Residency at the National Black Theatre
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Interviewed by American Theatre Magazine about the Fox Foundation Resident Actor Fellowship: https://www.americantheatre.org/2020/06/03/changing-plans-but-staying-the-course-fox-foundation-resident-actor-fellows/
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Performed in the Waterwell Playfest
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Performed in a reading of THE SOUND OF BIRDS YOU DON'T EXPECT with HB Studio
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Performed in a reading of THE COST with the Greater Film Festival
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Co-hosted the Working Theater's virtual gala
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Inwood Art Works screens "10 Second Barrier"
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MAY 2020
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Guest starred in the season finale of "Blue Bloods": https://www.cbs.com/…/0DYqbUhTR…/blue-bloods-family-secrets/
"Petty Cash" will screen at the Lighthouse International Film Festival
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Performed ADR for a new Netflix show
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Participated in a screenplay reading with Pryor Hill Productions
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Performed in a reading with the Working Theater
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Participated in a reading with the Lark
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APRIL 2020
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"Shadows" is nominated for Best Student short by the Tribeca Film Festival
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Taught an on-camera class for Youth Onstage!
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Directed two audio plays for Writopia Lab
MARCH 2020
Cast in the Public Theater's upcoming production of CYMBELINE: https://www.playbill.com/article/carl-cofield-to-direct-the-publics-traveling-cymbeline
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"Shadows" is accepted into the Tribeca Film Festival: https://www.tribecafilm.com/news/2020-tribeca-film-festival-shorts?fbclid=IwAR2c0k6f7NiV4U5rDyeIE9Hi67Qezv8e4OHUatdizAC
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Started rehearsal for A HARLEM DREAM at the Kennedy Center with the Classical Theatre of Harlem
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BLACK DOVES is named a semi-finalist for the Bay Area Playwrights Festival
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"Petty Cash" is accepted into the Capital City Film Festival
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Appeared in Epic Theater Ensemble's production of ANTIGONE
Completed Rehearsal Space Residency at HB Studio
FEBRUARY 2020
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Guest starred on Blue Bloods on CBS
Started rehearsal for BEST OF THEATREWORKS with the Working Theater
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Appeared in a reading of A HARLEM DREAM with the Classical Theatre of Harlem
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LEAVE YOUR POLITICS AT HOME received a grant from NALAC
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Performed ADR for a new Netflix film
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JANUARY 2020
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Named Best Actor in an Equity production by Broadway World Baltimore for THOUGHTS OF A COLORED MAN
BLACK DOVES (which I wrote) starts rehearsal at HB Studio as part of their Rehearsal Space Residency
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Performed ADR for a HBO show
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Performed in a reading of a new play at the Lark
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Took an on-camera class with Marcia DeBonis & Amy Christopher at the Actors Center
Started Spanish lessons at Easy Espanol
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Took a House Basics dance class at Ailey Extension
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Took Hip Hop dance classes at Broadway Dance Center
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Began swimming lessons
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DECEMBER 2019
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"Madeline's Madeline" is named the 39th best film of the decade by Vulture: https://www.vulture.com/2019/12/every-movie-of-the-2010s-ranked-sort-of.html?utm_medium=s1&utm_source=tw&utm_campaign=vulture
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Went to Cuba as part of the Fox Foundation Resident Actor Fellowship
Appeared in a reading of a several new plays at the Lark
Performed ADR for two episodes of a new HBO show
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Took a hip-hop dance class at Ailey Extension
Started driving lessons
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NOVEMBER 2019
Nominated for Best Actor in a Play for THOUGHTS OF A COLORED MAN at Baltimore Center Stage: https://www.broadwayworld.com/baltimore/article/First-Standings-Voting-Opens-for-the-BWW-Baltimore-Awards-20191125
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Nominated for Best Actor in a Play for THOUGHTS OF A COLORED MAN at Syracuse Stage
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The New Yorker names "Madeline's Madeline" one of the best films of the decade: https://www.newyorker.com/culture/decade-in-review/the-twenty-seven-best-movies-of-the-decade?fbclid=IwAR0LIedT-18nt_9IXufY0hsrVEOPUF2y-lb2l1ZJRUaBGnPr6eed3dcffiY
THOUGHTS OF A COLORED MAN closes at Baltimore Center Stage
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Workshopped the new play A DEAD BLACK MAN at the Playwrights Realm
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Appeared in a reading of THE WOLF at the International Emmys
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Appeared in a reading of a new play at the Lark
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Appeared in a reading of a new play by Rogelio Martinez at the Lark
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Appeared in a reading with Premiere Stages
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Appeared in a reading of the new play STAND UP
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Performed ADR for a new HBO series
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Began rehearsal for the Latinx Voting Project
OCTOBER 2019
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THOUGHTS OF A COLORED MAN begins performances at Baltimore Center Stage
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Appeared in a reading of the Sexual Harassment plays with the Working Theater
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Appeared in a reading of SCHOOL FOR MARTYRS at Pulse Ensemble Theater
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Continued workshopping THE SPACE BETWEEN THE LETTERS in preparation for upcoming touring performances
Took an Alexander class with Jessica Wolf at the Actor's Center
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Appeared as a guest on the Inside Acting Radio Show, hosted by William Powell
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Wrote a short play for F*It Club's Halloween show
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SEPTEMBER 2019
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THOUGHTS OF A COLORED MAN begins performances at Syracuse Stage
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Appeared in a reading of THE VENETIANS at Roundabout Theatre Company
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AUGUST 2019
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Began rehearsal for THOUGHTS OF A COLORED MAN at Syracuse Stage: http://www.playbill.com/article/poses-ryan-jamaal-swain-tony-nominee-forrest-mcclendon-more-among-cast-of-thoughts-of-a-colored-man
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Appeared in a reading of RESERVOIR at the New Group
Performed ADR for a new feature film
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JULY 2019
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"Madeline's Madeline" is named one of the best films of the decade by IndieWire: https://www.indiewire.com/gallery/best-movies-of-2010s-decade/madelinesmadeline/
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Appeared in a reading of THE HUMANITIES at the O'Neill Center
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Participated in a recording of a new play with Audible
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Appeared in a reading of OUR DAD IS IN ATLANTIS at the Cleveland Play House
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Appeared in the FreshPlay Festival at MCC
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Interviewed by the Actor's Audience: http://theactorsaudience.com/portfolioitems/reynaldo-piniella?fbclid=IwAR12tc8pQHCSo1qq9-M-eWSxO_QCF8QeSV_mGHo8PuoXXFDFM6oG_vRTNVc
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Began private voice lessons with Benjamin Moore of the Linklater Center
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Attended a Feldenkrais class at the Episcopal Actors Guild
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Began private Spanish lessons
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Hand modeled for a Florida based Supermarket
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JUNE 2019
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Appeared in a reading of AND THE HORSE YOU RODE IN ON at NY Stage & Film
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Appeared in a reading of OUR OWN at NY Stage & Film
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Appeared in a reading of INFORMATION RETRIEVAL FOR MONSTERS at the New Ohio
Appeared in a reading of A DEAD BLACK MAN at Loading Dock Theater
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Performed ADR for "The Deuce" on HBO
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MAY 2019
Replaced an actor in LOCKDOWN at Rattlestick Playwrights Theater
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Appeared in a reading of "Story Ave" at the Sundance Institute
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Appeared in a reading of JAROCK MASH-UP at Hunter College's MFA Playwriting program
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Appeared in a reading of a new play by Xavier Galva at the Lark
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Appeared in a reading of HOW IT FEELS TO FALL FROM THE SKY at the Lark
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Appeared in a reading of TELL THEM I'M STILL YOUNG, produced by Andre Braugher
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Performed in Noor Theatre's 48 HOURS FORUM
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Performed ADR for the upcoming feature film "Eli Moran"
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APRIL 2019
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Named a "Theatre Worker You Should Know" by American Theatre Magazine:
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BLACK DOVES wins the Barbour Playwrights Award: https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Reynaldo-Piniellas-Black-Doves-Wins-The-12th-Anniversary-Barbour-Playwrights-Award-20190408
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Appeared in a reading of WE SWIM, WE TALK, WE GO TO WAR at NYTW
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Appeared in the Sloan/TFI screenplay readings at the Tribeca Film Festival
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Appeared in a reading of THE TRADE by Donja Love at the Lark and the Juilliard School
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Appeared in a reading of SEXY ASIAN DOCTOR HUSBAND by Leah Nanako Winkler at the Lark
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Appeared in a reading of KIDNAPPING JANE DOE by David Zheng at the Lark
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Appeared in a reading of WEST END with the Cincinnati Playhouse In The Park
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Appeared in a reading of SIBLING RIVALRIES with Liberation Theatre Company at the Cell
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Appeared in a series of readings at the Weeksville Heritage Center with the New Black Fest
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Appeared in a reading of SONNY'S SONG by Germono Toussaint
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Performed ADR for a new feature film
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MARCH 2019
Awarded with the Fox Foundation Resident Actor Fellowship from TCG: https://circle.tcg.org/blogs/emilya-cachapero/2019/03/12/tcg-announces-thirteenth-round-of-fox-foundation-r?ssopc=1
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"Black Doves" is read at the Episcopal Actors Guild: https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Episcopal-Actors-Guild-Presents-BLACK-DOVES-By-Reynaldo-Piniella-20190307
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Appeared in a reading of WE LOST THE SEA at the Public Theater
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Appeared in a reading of CAROUSEL OF DEMOCRACY at New York Theatre Workshop
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Appeared in a reading of FENCES with Arts in the Armed Forces
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Appeared in a reading of REPARATIONS at the Playwrights Realm
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Appeared in a reading of LIPSTICK LOBOTOMY at Columbia University
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FEBRUARY 2019
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"Madeline's Madeline" will be shown at MOMA: https://www.moma.org/calendar/events/5208?fbclid=IwAR10Ys4RHvW7laSw-2UpAnn5Z8LMSO5yEfW8QUXjGD4qVKY4ESDZmel01Bs
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"Black Doves" is a recipient of a 2019 HB Studio Residency:https://hbstudio.org/announcing-the-2019-hb-residency-recipients/
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Performed in a reading of #newslaves at New York Theatre Workshop
Performed in a bilingual adaptation of ANTIGONE with Epic Theater Ensemble
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Performed in a reading of the Sexual Harassment plays with the Working Theater
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Performed in a reading of ANTIGONE at the Baruch Performing Arts Center
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Performed in an evening of short plays with the Working Theater
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Performed in a reading of SOPHIE'S SWEET 16 with Step 1 Theatre Project
Workshopped a new podcast drama for Gimlet Media
JANUARY 2019
THE SPACE BETWEEN THE LETTERS opens at the Public Theater's Under the Radar Festival
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“Madeline’s Madeline” is nominated for "Best Picture" by the International Cinephile Society
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"Black Doves" is a finalist for the Thomas Barbour playwriting award
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Appeared in a reading of ALLOND[R]A at the New Ohio Theatre
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Appeared in a reading of CALLING PUERTO RICO at the IATI Theater
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Participated as an actor in Pipeline Theatre's Springboard series
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Took Ballet lessons at Ailey Extension
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Took Singing lessons at City Music School
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DECEMBER 2018
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“Madeline’s Madeline” is named one of the best films of 2018 by the New Yorker
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Appeared in a reading of DESSERT at New York Theatre Workshop
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Appeared in a reading of FISH at the Keen Company
Appeared in a workshop of ORIGINAL SOUND at the Cherry Lane Theater
Performed in a reading of ALBATROSS at the Lark
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Appeared in a reading with Play X Play at 440 Studios
NOVEMBER 2018
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Cast in INCOMING! THE SPACE BETWEEN THE LETTERS at the Public Theater’s Under the Radar Festival
Nominated for Best Actor in a Drama by Broadway World for “Romeo” in ROMEO & JULIET at Shakespeare Festival St. Louis
Appeared in a reading of 72 MILES TO GO at Roundabout Theatre Company
Appeared in a reading of EL COQUI ESPECTACULAR AND THE BOTTLE OF DOOM at MCC Theater
Performed as an actor for The Lark’s Playwriting workshop
Cast in the 52nd St. Project’s upcoming show “Head In The Clouds: The Ambitious Plays”
Appeared in a reading of EVEN FLOWERS BLOOM IN HELL at the Lark
Performed ADR for an upcoming feature film
Performed ADR for the upcoming Netflix series “Tales of the City”
OCTOBER 2018
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“Madeline’s Madeline” is released on ITunes
“Madeline’s Madeline” is nominated for Best Picture at the Gotham Awards
Filmed a lead role in the upcoming film “Freedom Shadow”
Appeared in ANTIGONE IN FERGUSON with Theatre Of War at Harlem Stage
Appeared in a reading of IMPACT at Ars Nova
Appeared in a reading of UNDESIRABLES at the Lark
Appeared in a reading of HONKY at Urban Stages
Appeared in a reading of THE BEAR PLAY at the Bushwick Film Festival
Appeared in a reading of the Sexual Harassment plays with the Working Theater
Appeared in a reading of A DEAD BLACK MAN at The Tank
”Keloid” is accepted into the Austin Film Festival
Performed ADR for “Blue Bloods” on CBS
Performed ADR for the upcoming feature film “Someone Great”
Performed ADR for the upcoming feature film “The Palimpsest”
Spotlighted by “Mixed in America”
SEPTEMBER 2018
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“Us & Them” will air on Sony Crackle
“Madeline’s Madeline” will release in the UK: https://www.screendaily.com/news/mubi-takes-uk-rights-to-josephine-deckers-madelines-madeline-exclusive/5133056.article
Thrillist names “Madeline’s Madeline” one of the best films of 2018 so far: https://www.thrillist.com/amphtml/entertainment/nation/best-movies-of-2018?__twitter_impression=true
Appeared in a print ad for Literary Partners
Appeared in a reading of STRINGS at the Long Wharf Theater
Appeared in a reading of ...AND THE HORSE YOU RODE IN ON at NY Stage & Film
Appeared in a reading of COME AS YOU ARE with ShadowCatcher Entertainment
Appeared in a reading of the screenplay THE NIGHT MAN at United Talent Agency
Appeared in a reading of SEVERANCE by Jack Gilbert
Attended a voice class with Nancy Houfek at the Actors Center
AUGUST 2018
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“Madeline’s Madeline” is released nationwide: https://quadcinema.com/film/madelines-madeline/
Performed in readings of 72 MILES TO GO and RICHARD & JANE & DICK & SALLY at Two River Theater
Performed in a reading of an audio play with Gimlet Media
Performed in the “Mind The Gap” readings at New York Theatre Workshop
Performed in a reading of “The Sexual Harassment” plays with the Working Theater
Performed in readings of ALBINO DEER with Quick Silver Theater Company
Performed in a reading of SATCHEL at the Castillo Theatre
Performed in a reading of THE FIRST AND THE FINEST at the Playroom Theater
Performed ADR for the upcoming feature film “The Cat and the Moon”
Performed ADR for “The Deuce” on HBO
Performed ADR for “The Sinner” on USA
JULY 2018
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Served in the acting company of the Filmmakers’ Workshop at NY Stage & Film: https://www.newyorkstageandfilm.org/filmmakers-workshop
Appeared in a reading of LEAVING LAZY OAK LANE at NY Stage & Film
“Madeline’s Madeline” screens at the Maine International Film Festival: https://www.miff.org/film/madelines-madeline/
“Madeline’s Madeline” screens at the Fantasia International Film Festival: https://fantasiafestival.com/en/films/madelines-madeline
“Madeline’s Madeline” screens at the Indie Street Film Festival
Performed in a reading of THE SECRET COURT with Abingdon Theatre Company
Appeared in a reading of R AND J at Juilliard
Performed ADR for “The Deuce” on HBO
Performed ADR for “The Sinner” on USA
JUNE 2018
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“Madeline’s Madeline” screens at BAMCinemaFest
ROMEO & JULIET closes at Shakespeare Festival St. Louis
SHADOWBAHN releases on BBC Radio 4
“Madeline’s Madeline” is named one of the best movies of 2018 (so far) by Paste Magazine
The New Yorker lists “Madeline’s Madeline” as one of it’s “Things To Do This Weekend”: https://www.newyorker.com/culture/likes/what-to-do-in-new-york-city-this-weekend
“Madeline’s Madeline” screens at the Greenwich International Film Festival
“Madeline’s Madeline” screens at the Lighthouse International Film Festival
“Madeline’s Madeline” screens at the Provincetown Film Festival
“Madeline’s Madeline” screens at the Midnight Sun Film Festival
“Madeline’s Madeline” screens at Ragtag Cinema
“Keloid” wins Best Web Series award at the American Black Film Festival
“Keloid” screens at Web Series Wednesday’s: https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2018/06/06/movies-under-the-stars-web-series-wednesday
Participated in a reading of PERFECT SPIRAL at Abingdon Theatre Company
MAY 2018
ROMEO AND JULIET starts performances at Shakespeare Festival St. Louis: https://www.broadwayworld.com/st-louis/article/ROMEO-JULIET-Opens-In-Forest-Park-20180521
ROMEO AND JULIET starts rehearsal at Shakespeare Festival St. Louis
Interviewed by the St. Louis American: http://www.stlamerican.com/entertainment/living_it/piniella-leads-rainbow-cast-of-shakespeare-festival-st-louis-s/article_a7135a1c-5f03-11e8-9001-c793eae62ad2.html
Interviewed by STL Night Life: https://www.facebook.com/notes/stlnightout/finding-romeo-a-q-a-with-reynaldo-piniella-of-romeo-juliet/1737844299617121/
“Madeline’s Madeline” is accepted to BAMcinemafest
“Madeline’s Madeline” is named one of the 40 films to see this summer by The Film Stage: https://thefilmstage.com/features/40-films-to-see-this-summer-2018/4/
“Madeline’s Madeline” is named one of the 10 must-see female directed films of Summer 2018: http://www.indiewire.com/2018/04/female-directors-new-movies-women-filmakers-summer-2018-1201951495/
“Madeline’s Madeline” screens at the Maryland Film Festival
“Madeline’s Madeline” screens at the Dallas International Film Festival
“Keloid” screens is accepted into the American Black Film Festival
“10 Second Barrier” screens at the United Palace of Cultural Arts
April 2018
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HOW WE HEAR opens at the Laguardia Performing Arts Center
Appeared in the BBC Radio drama “Shadowbahn”
Appeared in the Public Shakespeare Initiative workshop of TWELFTH NIGHT
Appeared in a reading of THE SECOND MAIDEN’S TRAGEDY with Red Bull Theater
Appeared in the reading of SOFT at the New Black Fest
Appeared in a reading of THE SECRET COURT at NY Live Arts
Appeared in a reading of MADNESS, IN THE CLEARING OF BLUE with Rising Circle Theater Collective
Appeared as a guest speaker at the New School of Drama
Participated in a reading of THE PLAN at New Georges
“Madeline’s Madeline” will be released nationwide on August 10th
“Madeline’s Madeline” screens at the Sarasota Film Festival
“Madeline’s Madeline” screens at the Chattanooga Film Festival
“Madeline’s Madeline” screens at the Singapore International Festival of the Arts
“Madeline’s Madeline” screens at IFFBoston
“Madeline’s Madeline” screens at the Montclair Film Festival
Took Salsa dancing classes at Salsa in Queens
Performed ADR for a new feature film
MARCH 2018
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“Sneaky Pete” Season 2 is released on Amazon
TERMINUS closes Off-Broadway at New York Theater Workshop Next Door
“Madeline’s Madeline” gets distribution: http://variety.com/2018/film/news/molly-parker-drama-madelines-madeline-1202715504/amp/?__twitter_impression=true
“Madeline’s Madeline” will screen at the Istanbul Film Festival
“Madeline’s Madeline” will screen at the Cleveland International Film Festival
“Madeline’s Madeline” will screen at the Tallahassee Film Festival
Appeared in a reading of WHAT OF THE NIGHT at New York Theater Workshop
Appeared in a reading of the screenplay “The Secret Life of La Mariposa”
Appeared in a reading of the Harassment Plays with the Working Theater
Appeared in a reading of THE TESSERACT PLAY at the Drawing Board
Appeared in a reading of ASYLUM at the Castillo Theatre
Performed ADR for the CBS series “The Good Fight”
Performed ADR for a new feature film
FEBRUARY 2018
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TERMINUS opens Off-Broadway at New York Theater Workshop Next Door
Cast as Romeo in the Shakespeare Festival St. Louis production of ROMEO & JULIET: https://www.broadwayworld.com/st-louis/article/Shakespeare-Festival-St-Louis-Announces-Cast-For-ROMEO-JULIET-20180212
Appeared in a reading of THOUGHTS OF A COLORED MAN, directed by Taye Diggs
Appeared in a reading of WILDER with Clubbed Thumb
Appeared in a reading of BUTTERFLIES IN THE MIST at the National Black Theatre
Participated in a reading of HOW WE HEAR for LPAC’s Rough Draft Festival
“The Blaise EP” is released online: https://vimeo.com/179535771
Performed ADR for a new feature film
January 2018
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Cast in TERMINUS at New York Theater Workshop Next Door: https://www.broadwayworld.com/off-off-broadway/article/Obie-Drama-Desk-Winner-Deirdre-OConnell-To-Star-In-TERMINUS-At-Next-Door-20180105
“Madeline’s Madeline” is named the #2 most anticipated film of 2018 by Filmmaker Magazine: http://filmmakermagazine.com/104261-the-50-most-anticipated-american-independent-films-of-2018/#.WlY0jyPVSYU
Indiewire calls “Madeline’s Madeline” “one of the boldest and most invigorating films of the 21st century”: http://www.indiewire.com/2018/01/madelines-madeline-review-josephine-decker-miranda-july-helena-howard-sundance-2018-1201920965/
The New Yorker names “Madeline’s Madeline” one of the most inspired films at the Sundance Film Festival: https://www.newyorker.com/culture/richard-brody/three-inspired-movies-from-the-2018-sundance-film-festival
The Village Voice names “Madeline’s Madeline” the best film of the 2018 Sundance Film Festival: https://www.villagevoice.com/2018/01/28/madelines-madeline-the-best-film-i-saw-at-sundance/
Indiewire names “Madeline’s Madeline” one of the 21 movies to see at the Sundance Film Festival: http://www.indiewire.com/2018/01/sundance-2018-most-anticipated-films-1201915140/
Appeared in the trailer for “Sneaky Pete” season 2 on Amazon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=20&v=AEyLTSwNqbw
“Madeline’s Madeline” is accepted into the Berlin Film Festival
Directed IWFLRJ by Andrew Rincon for the TONGUES: reading series at the Cherry Lane Theater
Appeared in a reading of THE SECRET COURT at New York Live Arts
Appeared in a reading of THE RUSSIAN AND THE JEW at the Tank
Participated in a workshop of THE FIGHT OF A MIGRANT with the Cincinnati Playhouse In The Park
Participated in a reading of FOR CHANCE by Chima Clarke
“The Babysitter’s Pub” wins Best Web Series and is nominated for Best Humor at the Top Indie Film awards
Spoke at the 1st ever “A Pressing Conference” at Abrons Arts Center on behalf of the Artist Campaign School
Performed ADR for “Blue Bloods” on CBS
Performed ADR for “The Good Fight” on CBS
Two trailers for “The Blaise EP” are released
The trailer for the Artist Campaign School is released: https://vimeo.com/247441323/af9ee6aea0
Took a Juggling class with JuggleFit
Took a Rock Climbing class at Brooklyn Boulders