News
APRIL 2024
Performed a reading of my solo show NO HISTORY with the Frontera Series at the Tank
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
MARCH 2024
Performed my solo show BLACK AND BLUE at Urban Stages
Spoke to All Hallows High School about my co-created bilingual HAMLET
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
My play SON OF AN UNKNOWN FATHER had a reading at LPAC's Rough Draft Festival
Interviewed for Primary Stages 40th Anniversary video
FEBRUARY 2024
Performed in a reading of the bilingual Spanish-English HAMLET I co-adapted with the Acting Company
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
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
Performed an excerpt of my solo show NO HISTORY with the Classical Theatre of Harlem
Performed in a reading of MOTHERLAND with Atlantic Theatre Company
Directed a reading of APPLE CIDER VINEGAR for Liberation Theatre Company
Received a playwriting commission from Vanderbilt University: https://news.vanderbilt.edu/2024/01/26/curb-center-launches-vanderbilt-eco-grief-initiative/
DECEMBER 2023
Performed an excerpt of my solo show BLACK AND BLUE at the Transforma Theatre fundraiser
Performed in a reading of PASTURES GREEN with the Latinx Playwrights Circle
NOVEMBER 2023
Recorded the audiobook "Who is Aaron Judge" with Penguin Random House
Recorded the audiobook "The Black Yearbook" with Penguin Random House
Article published about my writing in the COVID Monologues: https://journals.sagepub.com/eprint/DUNHHCUFNZAIFMEGFCUJ/full
OCTOBER 2023
Nominated for a Berkie Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor for THE LIFESPAN OF A FACT
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
Performed at the Workshop Theater's benefit in a reading of WHEN THIS IS OVER
Performed an excerpt of my solo show BLACK AND BLUE at Culture Lab LIC's gala
Presented at the Abingdon Theater Company gala
Performed in a reading of O THE THINGS WE DELIVER with the National Black Theatre
SEPTEMBER 2023
Selected by the National Black Theater as a Micro-Development Playwright
Started rehearsal at the Sharon Playhouse for the lead role in LIFESPAN OF A FACT
Performed in a reading of SIBLING RIVALRIES with Jersey City Theater Center
Performed in a reading of LIGHTNING DOESN'T STRIKE TWICE with the National Black Theater
AUGUST 2023
My play SON OF AN UNKNOWN FATHER is a semi-finalist for Normal Ave's Nap Series
Performed in a reading of RED EYES with The Sol Project
Performed in a reading of ALBA with Quick Silver Theatre Company
JULY 2023
Performed in the animation pilot "Around the Way"
Taught in the Lee Strasberg Institute's Young Actors Summer program
Gave a guest lecture at Premiere Stages on the business of acting
JUNE 2023
Performed in a reading with the Workshop Theater and Rehabilitation through the Arts
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
Hired to teach at NYU Tisch School of the Arts
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/
APRIL 2023
Performed in a reading of Healing Voices with Premiere Stages
Co-hosting the Working Theater's benefit
Hosting HowlRound's AfroLatine Superfriends Playwriting Hour
Served as a judge for the D-Pac playwriting festival with Junior Players in Dallas, Texas
MARCH 2023
Co-led a performance workshop with the NYPD and the All Stars Project
Performed in a reading of the upcoming MGM film '68
Performed a scene for the 24 Hour Plays
Performed in a reading of O THE THINGS WE DELIVER with the National Black Theatre
Interviewed by the Staten Islander about Environmental Justice Card Game
FEBRUARY 2023
Finalist for the Black Broadway Men Playwriting Initiative
Artist-in-residence with Culture Lab LIC: https://www.culturelablic.org/2023-emergence-artist-residency-program
Guest Speaker at Florida State University
Guest Speaker at SUNY New Paltz
Performed in a reading of AND THE ANSWER IS... with the Parsnip Ship
Co-created card game "Environmental Justice Card Game" being presented at Snug Harbor Cultural Center
DECEMBER 2022
Co-created HAMLET coming to the Folger Theatre in January: https://www.folger.edu/events/the-reading-room
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/
The audiobook "The Come Up" receives a Earphones Award from Audio File Magazine
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
Performed in a reading of UPTOWN TONIGHT with Breaking Light Studio
Performed in a reading of NUMBER OUR DAYS with the Perelman Center at the World Trade Center
Performed in a reading of BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB with Atlantic Theater Company
Co-hosted the national fundraiser for the All Stars Project
"The Driven" will premiere at Dances with Films in December
Guest Speaker for a theater class at Pace University
OCTOBER 2022
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
Performed in a reading of WITS with the National Black Theatre
Guest Speaker at SUNY New Paltz
Guest Speaker at New York Arts Program with Ohio Wesleyan University
Performed at the Workshop Theater's benefit
Recorded the credits for the audiobook of THE BOOK OF JOSE by Fat Joe by Penguin Random House
SEPTEMBER 2022
"Reservation Dogs" episode 207 is released on Hulu
Solo show BLACK AND BLUE opens at the Center at West Park
SON OF AN UNKNOWN FATHER is read at the Billie Holiday Theatre
Recorded several stories for the audiobook of "The Best American Short Stories 2022" from HarperCollins
Wrote a monologue for The 24 Hour Plays
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
Wrote a short play for 48 HOURS IN HARLEM with Harlem9
Participated in a reading with Arts in the Armed Forces
Performed in a reading of the screenplay "The Outliers"
Recorded 8 characters in the audiobook of "THE COME UP: AN ORAL HISTORY OF HIP-HOP" with Penguin Random House
JULY 2022
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
Panelist for "The 24 Hour Plays"
Attended the TCG conference as a Fox Fellowship Recipient
JUNE 2022
My solo show BLACK AND BLUE premieres at Ars Nova's ANT Fest
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
My play SON OF AN UNKNOWN FATHER has a staged reading with Xavier Theatre
Filmed a scene for a Sundance filmmaking class
MAY 2022
TROUBLE IN MIND is nominated for four Tony Awards, including Best Revival
Developed a new musical at the Public Theater
My solo show BLACK AND BLUE is read at All for One Theater
Co-hosted the Working Theater's Benefit
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Completed narration on the audiobook ONE PERSON, ONE VOTE from Penguin Random House
Performed in a reading of THE THINGS WE CARRY at the Queens Theatre
Performed in a reading of the new TV pilot THESPAINS
APRIL 2022
My solo show BLACK AND BLUE is selected for Ars Nova's ANT FEST
Filmed a leading role in an industrial for a pharmaceutical company
Narrated the audiobook "What is the AIDS Crisis" for Penguin Random House
Performed in a reading of THE GATE with En Garde Arts
My play SON OF AN UNKNOWN FATHER has an online reading with Quick Silver Theater Company
Judge for Red Bull Theater's Short Play Festival
Guest Speaker for a theater class at Housatonic Community College
Mentored a theater student from Oakland University
Featured in INTAR Theatre's "4 Latine Artists You Should Know
Panelist in Elm Shakespeare's Next-Gen Theatre Industry Forum
MARCH 2022
Guest Speaker at SUNY New Paltz
Recipient of LMCC's Creative Engagement grant for my project ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE CARD GAME
BLACK DOVES is named a semi-finalist for the Premiere Stages Play Festival
BLACK DOVES is named a semi-finalist for Bay Street Theater's New Works Festival
Performed in a reading of INMATE DOT COM with New York Rep
Guest on "Celebrate! with LA Williams"
Recorded an excerpt from "People from Bloomington" for Penguin Random House Audio
Recorded a character in PARABOLA from Sonoro Media
Interviewed for the book "Every Great Dream: Visioning African American Theatre for Young Audiences"
FEBRUARY 2022
Audiobook of "Respect the Mic" released through Penguin Random House: https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/666749/respect-the-mic/
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
Performed in a reading of THE PUERTO RICO PLAY
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
Guest Speaker at Drew University
Guest Speaker for Kean University's "Acting as a Profession" class
JANUARY 2022
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
Interviewed by New York Theater about my Broadway debut: https://newyorktheater.me/2022/01/01/reynaldo-piniella-thoughts-of-a-sudden-broadway-actor/
Developing my solo show as a member of All for One Theater's Solo Collective
Guest speaker at the Neighborhood Playhouse
Performed in a reading of THE WONDER OF WOMEN with Red Bull Theater
Interviewed by the Episcopal Actors Guild about my work as an understudy
DECEMBER 2021
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
Trouble in Mind named one of the Best Plays of 2021 by the New York Times
Cast in Thoughts of a Colored Man on Broadway
Interviewed for the podcast "Live at the Lortel"
Recorded the audiobook of "Respect the Mic" with Penguin Random House
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
"The Muck" is released through the Classical Theatre of Harlem
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
My play NO SHADE begins rehearsal at the Lee Strasberg Institute
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
Performed in A HARLEM DREAM with the Classical Theatre of Harlem at Bryant Park
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
Performed in BUCKLEY VS. BALDWIN at Syracuse Stage
Performed in a reading of BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB at Atlantic Theater Company
Performed in a reading of INMATE DOT REP with New York Rep
AUGUST 2021
Performed in a reading of the screenplay "The Suck" with the Orchard Project
Performed in a reading of the screenplay "The Outliers"
My play BLACK DOVES workshopped by Egg & Spoon Theatre Collective
Voiced a monologue in the Classical Theatre of Harlem's ICON series: https://www.listenvrt.com/cth-icons-harlem-renaissance-motion/
JULY 2021
Received the Clifford Odets Ensemble Play Commission from the Lee Strasberg Institute
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
Performed in a reading of the beautiful land I see with Fault Line Theater
Performed in a reading of Adam + Rose with Spooky Action Theater
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE CARD GAME premieres as part of the Civilians' Finding Series
Co-hosted the Working Theater's virtual benefit
My play BLACK DOVES is selected for Egg & Spoon Theatre Collective's Incubation Series
Hosted a discussion and Q&A with the filmmakers and star of HBO Max's "Seneca"
Interviewed by the Lark for their blog about "Actors Who Write"
Performed in a screenplay reading by Emmy Nominee Charo Toledo
Performed in NYTW's and Poetic Theater's "Veteran Voices" presentation
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
Performed in a reading of Our Own with NY Stage and Film
Performed in a reading of Gamerz with NY Stage and Film
Performed in a reading of GTFOH with Jouska PlayWorks
Performed in a reading at Barlow Elementary School with Premiere Stages
Guest Speaker at Brooklyn College's Writing for Actors class
Took a movement class with Dawn Akemi Saito
Took a playwriting class with Migdalia Cruz
APRIL 2021
Performed in a reading of PERICLES at the Public Theater
My play HENRY THE SEVENTH advances to the semi-final round of the American Shakespeare Center's "Shakespeare's New Contemporaries" contest
The Civilians Extended Play blog post about my environmental justice card game is published: https://extendedplay.thecivilians.org/emily-lyon-reynaldo-piniella/
Completed the NALAC Advocacy Leadership Institute Fellowship
Completed the Castillo Cultural Fellowship at the All Stars Project
Served as a panelist for Hofstra University's Business of Acting class
Guest Speaker for the Theatre Appreciation class at Los Medanos
Performed in a reading of HOW IT FEELS TO FALL FROM THE SKY with Premiere Stages
Performed in a reading of THE COST by Dennis A. Allen II
MARCH 2021
"Shadows" premieres on HBO Latino and HBO Max
Member of the 2021 cohort of NALAC's Advocacy Leadership Institute: https://www.broadwayworld.com/san-antonio/article/NALAC-Announces-2021-Advocacy-Fellows-20210312
Performed in a reading at the Lark
Hired as a faculty member at AMDA
My play BLACK DOVES received a roundtable reading at the Lark
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
THE COVID MONOLOGUES will launch on February 26th: https://www.broadwayworld.com/baltimore/article/Single-Carrot-Theatre-Announces-THE-COVID-MONOLOGUES-20210202
Elected to the Council of the Episcopal Actors' Guild, an organization that sustains and supports performers through food and financial assistance
Guest speaker for Kean University's "Acting as a Profession" class
Served as a judge for Repertorio Espanol's Voces Latinx National Playwriting Competition
JANUARY 2021
"Shadows" is nominated for an Artios Award
Freelancing commercially with Innovative Artists
Recorded an audio play for an upcoming Harlem Renaissance project with the Classical Theatre of Harlem
Participated in a reading at the Lark
Performed in a reading of COUNCILMAN with Premiere Stages
Performed in a reading with Broadway for All
DECEMBER 2020
Served as Lead Artist during a residency at the Public Theater which explored a bilingual English-Spanish HAMLET
Performed in a reading of LOCKDOWN with WP Theater and Rattlestick Playwrights Theater
REAL LIFE RPG is produced by Pioneer Theatre Guild
Performed in a reading with the Working Theater
Featured in an American Theatre magazine article about dream casts: https://www.americantheatre.org/2020/12/10/what-dream-casts-may-come/
Featured in NY Stage and Film's video "Finding Creative Hope": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nz0CpkmFPss&feature=emb_logo
"Petty Cash" is accepted into the Santa Fe Film Festival
NOVEMBER 2020
"Shadows" screens in the TIDE Film Festival
"Petty Cash" screens in the YoFi Fest
Hosted the All Stars Project Virtual Benefit and helped raises $25,000 for free youth development programs
Commissioned by Single Carrot Theatre to write a monologue about the COVID-19 crisis in partnership with Arena Players
Participated in a reading of The [redacted] with NY Stage & Film
Performed in Phone Plays for Clubbed Thumb
Attended a Shakespeare class taught by Peter Francis James at the Actors Center
Performed ADR for a show on Showtime
Performed ADR on the upcoming feature film "Boogie"
OCTOBER 2020
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
Inaugural recipient of the All Star Project's Fellowship for Young Artists of Color
Performed in a reading of THE DEATH OF THE LAST BLACK MAN with Signature Theater Company
Performed in a reading of SUNDOWN TOWN with the Abingdon Theatre Company
Performed in a reading of THE YEARS BETWEEN US with NY Stage & Film
Performed in a reading of OTHELLO with Baruch College
BLACK DOVES is workshopped at the National Black Theatre
REAL LIFE RPG is performed by the Shakesqueer Theater Company
Hosted "The Reparations Show"
Performed in Episode 1 of "The Lobbyists Podcast"
"Petty Cash" is selected for the Soho International Film Festival and the YoFi Fest
Attended a Fitzmaurice voice class with the Actors Center
SEPTEMBER 2020
"Petty Cash" is selected for the Festival of Cinema NYC
Participated in a reading with the Lark
Attended outdoor Modern dance classes with Limon Dance
Interviewed by the All Stars Project for their alumni newsletter
AUGUST 2020
Commissioned by Baltimore Center Stage to write for Play At Home: https://www.playathome.org/plays/piniella-real-life-rpg
"Petty Cash" is selected for the Chain Film Festival and the Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival
Performed in a reading with the Working Theater
Performed in a reading with NYU's Playwriting program
Performed in a reading with Urban Explorers at City Lore
Performed in a reading of an untitled TV pilot
Interviewed for Art & Gallery Magazine
Modeled for Fujifilm's "Students of Storytelling"
JULY 2020
"Petty Cash" is selected for the Long Island International Film Expo
Performed in HARLEM RENAISSANCE by Charles Randolph-Wright
Performed in a reading of SALT PEPPER KETCHUP with Aye Defy
Performed in a reading of SOMEWHERE SUN with VoxFest
Taught a 2 week audition class for Youth Onstage!
Writopia Lab releases the two audio plays I directed on iTunes
JUNE 2020
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
Named a semi-finalist for the "I Am Soul" Playwriting Residency at the National Black Theatre
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
Performed in a reading of THE SOUND OF BIRDS YOU DON'T EXPECT with HB Studio
Performed in a reading of THE COST with the Greater Film Festival
Co-hosted the Working Theater's virtual gala
Inwood Art Works screens "10 Second Barrier"
MAY 2020
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
Performed ADR for a new Netflix show
Participated in a screenplay reading with Pryor Hill Productions
Performed in a reading with the Working Theater
Participated in a reading with the Lark
APRIL 2020
"Shadows" is nominated for Best Student short by the Tribeca Film Festival
Taught an on-camera class for Youth Onstage!
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
"Shadows" is accepted into the Tribeca Film Festival: https://www.tribecafilm.com/news/2020-tribeca-film-festival-shorts?fbclid=IwAR2c0k6f7NiV4U5rDyeIE9Hi67Qezv8e4OHUatdizAC
Started rehearsal for A HARLEM DREAM at the Kennedy Center with the Classical Theatre of Harlem
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
Appeared in Epic Theater Ensemble's production of ANTIGONE
Completed Rehearsal Space Residency at HB Studio
FEBRUARY 2020
Guest starred on Blue Bloods on CBS
Started rehearsal for BEST OF THEATREWORKS with the Working Theater
Appeared in a reading of A HARLEM DREAM with the Classical Theatre of Harlem
LEAVE YOUR POLITICS AT HOME received a grant from NALAC
Performed ADR for a new Netflix film
JANUARY 2020
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
Performed ADR for a HBO show
Performed in a reading of a new play at the Lark
Took an on-camera class with Marcia DeBonis & Amy Christopher at the Actors Center
Started Spanish lessons at Easy Espanol
Took a House Basics dance class at Ailey Extension
Took Hip Hop dance classes at Broadway Dance Center
Began swimming lessons
DECEMBER 2019
"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
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
Took a hip-hop dance class at Ailey Extension
Started driving lessons
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
Nominated for Best Actor in a Play for THOUGHTS OF A COLORED MAN at Syracuse Stage
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
Workshopped the new play A DEAD BLACK MAN at the Playwrights Realm
Appeared in a reading of THE WOLF at the International Emmys
Appeared in a reading of a new play at the Lark
Appeared in a reading of a new play by Rogelio Martinez at the Lark
Appeared in a reading with Premiere Stages
Appeared in a reading of the new play STAND UP
Performed ADR for a new HBO series
Began rehearsal for the Latinx Voting Project
OCTOBER 2019
THOUGHTS OF A COLORED MAN begins performances at Baltimore Center Stage
Appeared in a reading of the Sexual Harassment plays with the Working Theater
Appeared in a reading of SCHOOL FOR MARTYRS at Pulse Ensemble Theater
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
Appeared as a guest on the Inside Acting Radio Show, hosted by William Powell
Wrote a short play for F*It Club's Halloween show
SEPTEMBER 2019
THOUGHTS OF A COLORED MAN begins performances at Syracuse Stage
Appeared in a reading of THE VENETIANS at Roundabout Theatre Company
AUGUST 2019
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
Appeared in a reading of RESERVOIR at the New Group
Performed ADR for a new feature film
JULY 2019
"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/
Appeared in a reading of THE HUMANITIES at the O'Neill Center
Participated in a recording of a new play with Audible
Appeared in a reading of OUR DAD IS IN ATLANTIS at the Cleveland Play House
Appeared in the FreshPlay Festival at MCC
Interviewed by the Actor's Audience: http://theactorsaudience.com/portfolioitems/reynaldo-piniella?fbclid=IwAR12tc8pQHCSo1qq9-M-eWSxO_QCF8QeSV_mGHo8PuoXXFDFM6oG_vRTNVc
Began private voice lessons with Benjamin Moore of the Linklater Center
Attended a Feldenkrais class at the Episcopal Actors Guild
Began private Spanish lessons
Hand modeled for a Florida based Supermarket
JUNE 2019
Appeared in a reading of AND THE HORSE YOU RODE IN ON at NY Stage & Film
Appeared in a reading of OUR OWN at NY Stage & Film
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
Performed ADR for "The Deuce" on HBO
MAY 2019
Replaced an actor in LOCKDOWN at Rattlestick Playwrights Theater
Appeared in a reading of "Story Ave" at the Sundance Institute
Appeared in a reading of JAROCK MASH-UP at Hunter College's MFA Playwriting program
Appeared in a reading of a new play by Xavier Galva at the Lark
Appeared in a reading of HOW IT FEELS TO FALL FROM THE SKY at the Lark
Appeared in a reading of TELL THEM I'M STILL YOUNG, produced by Andre Braugher
Performed in Noor Theatre's 48 HOURS FORUM
Performed ADR for the upcoming feature film "Eli Moran"
APRIL 2019
Named a "Theatre Worker You Should Know" by American Theatre Magazine:
BLACK DOVES wins the Barbour Playwrights Award: https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Reynaldo-Piniellas-Black-Doves-Wins-The-12th-Anniversary-Barbour-Playwrights-Award-20190408
Appeared in a reading of WE SWIM, WE TALK, WE GO TO WAR at NYTW
Appeared in the Sloan/TFI screenplay readings at the Tribeca Film Festival
Appeared in a reading of THE TRADE by Donja Love at the Lark and the Juilliard School
Appeared in a reading of SEXY ASIAN DOCTOR HUSBAND by Leah Nanako Winkler at the Lark
Appeared in a reading of KIDNAPPING JANE DOE by David Zheng at the Lark
Appeared in a reading of WEST END with the Cincinnati Playhouse In The Park
Appeared in a reading of SIBLING RIVALRIES with Liberation Theatre Company at the Cell
Appeared in a series of readings at the Weeksville Heritage Center with the New Black Fest
Appeared in a reading of SONNY'S SONG by Germono Toussaint
Performed ADR for a new feature film
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
"Black Doves" is read at the Episcopal Actors Guild: https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Episcopal-Actors-Guild-Presents-BLACK-DOVES-By-Reynaldo-Piniella-20190307
Appeared in a reading of WE LOST THE SEA at the Public Theater
Appeared in a reading of CAROUSEL OF DEMOCRACY at New York Theatre Workshop
Appeared in a reading of FENCES with Arts in the Armed Forces
Appeared in a reading of REPARATIONS at the Playwrights Realm
Appeared in a reading of LIPSTICK LOBOTOMY at Columbia University
FEBRUARY 2019
"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/
Performed in a reading of #newslaves at New York Theatre Workshop
Performed in a bilingual adaptation of ANTIGONE with Epic Theater Ensemble
Performed in a reading of the Sexual Harassment plays with the Working Theater
Performed in a reading of ANTIGONE at the Baruch Performing Arts Center
Performed in an evening of short plays with the Working Theater
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
“Madeline’s Madeline” is nominated for "Best Picture" by the International Cinephile Society
"Black Doves" is a finalist for the Thomas Barbour playwriting award
Appeared in a reading of ALLOND[R]A at the New Ohio Theatre
Appeared in a reading of CALLING PUERTO RICO at the IATI Theater
Participated as an actor in Pipeline Theatre's Springboard series
Took Ballet lessons at Ailey Extension
Took Singing lessons at City Music School
DECEMBER 2018
“Madeline’s Madeline” is named one of the best films of 2018 by the New Yorker
Appeared in a reading of DESSERT at New York Theatre Workshop
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
Appeared in a reading with Play X Play at 440 Studios
NOVEMBER 2018
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
“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
“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
“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
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
“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
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
“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
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
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