Roni Ragone // Playwright
About Roni
Roni Ragone is a playwright whose work is situated at the intersection of exploring the boundaries of gender expectations and testing the lengths people will go to in search of human connectedness all while being told through intriguing worlds that give us the space to discover new perspectives on our everyday lives. Ragone recently graduated from the University of California, Santa Barbara with bachelor degrees in English and Theatre with a concentration in playwriting. Their full length play, "Night Night, Roger Roger," published by Dramatic Publishing Company, was performed on the main-stage as part of the 2022-2023 season at the University of California, Santa Barbara; this play has also produced at The College of Siskiyous, Pascack Valley High School, and Young Artists Ensemble. Ragone's short play, "my barricade," was selected and will be performed in the Top 30 in the 48th Annual Samuel French Off Off Broadway Short Play Festival and will be performed in the Vineyard Theatre, and last year, their play "We're All Girls Here," was selected and performed in the same festival at the Peter Jay Sharp Theatre at Playwrights Horizons. Short plays, "Hiding in Flowers" and "Security!," were both selected and performed in Southern Rep Theatre’s Pop Up Play Series in both April and May of 2021. Their newest full length play, "Up Strung Down," was workshopped through Amplify last fall. Along with William Huffaker, Ragone is one of the co-creators of "Doubles" - a playwriting festival produced through The Initiative for New and Reimagined Works. Ragone has been an intern for esteemed playwrights such as James Still, Idris Goodwin, and Yussef El Guindi through Risa Brainin's play workshop initiative "Launchpad."
Ragone is a member of the Dramatists Guild.
Logo by Madison Ragone
Press & Media Coverage
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April 2024
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-Best Play
-Best New Play or Musical
-Best Ensemble
-Best Direction of a Play - Julie Fishell
-Best Scenic Design - Maggie Welch
-Best Lighting Design - Sophie Lynd
-Best Costume Design - Maxi Largo
-Best Sound Design of a Play or Musical - Kadrik Blatt
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12/10/2023 - 12/11/2023
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December 2023
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2/8/2024 - 2/11/2024
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Montclair, New Jersey on Thursday, May 4th.
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Studio Theatre, 7pm
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Baba Nana Drama Club invites Roni to speak about playwriting on May 8th, 7pm
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By Tom Jacobs
““The fact this production exists is somewhat fantastical in itself. This is, to anyone’s knowledge, the first time ever that the UC Santa Barbara Department of Theater and Dance has undertaken a full-scale production of a student’s work.”
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“Roni Ragone’s performance as William Barfée dazzled onstage. From their entrance, Ragone incited laughter with their smug smile and proud display of their “magic foot” — Barfée’s technique for spelling words. Ragone’s natural comedic talent in both physical and vocal performance shined most brilliantly in “Magic Foot,” an ode to Barfée’s unique technique.”
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“This is a whimsical production that looks at life through a unique comedic lens, and the cast seems to be having a blast performing it. It is also lovely to see that those performing enjoy the material and want to share their commitment and passion for it.”
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January 22nd, 2023
6 New Plays:
Bisque in Glory by Roni Ragone
Baggies by Will Huffaker
My Friend, Fletcher by Erin Donohue
A Story Below by Maya Rosenberg
Parallel Lines by Travers Tobis
The Cradle by Alex Yang
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Written and directed by Roni Ragone
Shrunken Heads Production Company
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UCSB Amplify, 2022