Short Bio:
Eileen Rivera - THE ENCOUNTER (Diverse City), ROSA LOSES HER FACE (Queens Theater in the Park), BEAST (NYTW), PLEASE DON’T EAT THE DAISIES (workshop, La Jolla Playhouse), SIDES:  THE FEAR IS REAL (Culture Project), DOGEATERS (Public/NYSF), THE LONG SEASON (Perseverance Theater, Alaska).  Member, Leviathan Lab Asian American Women’s Writers’ Workshop.  Her short play ‘TIL DEATH was showcased last spring in celebration of Asian Heritage Month. TV:  “Law & Order”, “Law & Order: Criminal Intent.”  www.eileenrivera.com

Long Bio:
Eileen Rivera was in Manhattan on 9/11/01 and feels privileged to honor the victims of the tragedy in this way.  BARRIERS marks her debut with Desipina & Co.  Favorite credits include:  INTO THE WOODS (NAATCO concert reading, Alan Muraoka, dir.), THE ENCOUNTER (Diverse City, Nelson T. Eusebio III, dir.), ROSA LOSES HER FACE (Queens Theater in the Park), BEAST (NYTW, Jo Bonney, dir.), PLEASE DON’T EAT THE DAISIES (workshop, La Jolla Playhouse), SHAFRIKA, THE WHITE GIRL, THE SMALL OF HER BACK, and SERENADE (Jaradoa Theater), SIDES:  THE FEAR IS REAL (The Culture Project, Anne Kauffman, dir.), DOGEATERS (Public/NYSF, Michael Greif, dir.), THE LONG SEASON (Perseverance Theater, Peter DuBois, dir.).  TV:  “Law & Order”, “Law & Order: Criminal Intent.” Founding member of Jaradoa Theater.  Member, Leviathan Lab Asian American Women’s Writers’ Workshop.  Her short play ‘TIL DEATH was showcased last spring in celebration of Asian Heritage Month.  www.eileenrivera.com