Alina Collins Maldonado

Alina Collins Maldonado is an actor, director, theater educator, and playwright from the Washington, DC area. As an actor, she has performed at The Lincoln Center, Shakespeare Theatre Company, Ford’s Theater, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, The Kennedy Center, Folger Theatre, and GALA Hispanic Theatre among others. As a director, and bilingual theater educator, Alina has worked with theaters and youth arts programs in the DC area, especially guiding artists in the creation and production of their own work. As a playwright, she is invested in telling authentic stories from the hearts of underrepresented communities. With her journalistic approach to writing, she seeks out stories of memories and truths that spin unexpected threads of connection between us as humans. She is currently an Artist in Residence with Eaton House DC. Alina holds a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre, and in Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies, from Virginia Commonwealth University. www.alinacollinsmaldonado.com