Monet Hurst-Mendoza
Monet Hurst-Mendoza (Playwright) is an NYC-based playwright from Los Angeles, CA. Her plays have been developed with The Alley Theater, Rising Circle Theater Collective, Astoria Performing Arts Center, American Academy of Dramatic Arts, Atlantic Acting School/NYU Tisch, The Flea, Institute of Contemporary Art Boston, Westport Country Playhouse, and Long Wharf Theatre, among others. Monet is an alum of the Emerging Writers Group at The Public Theater, R&D Group at The Civilians, Fresh Ground Pepper’s Playground Playgroup, WP Theater Playwrights Lab, and the Van Lier Fellowship at New Dramatists. She has been an artist in residence at The Watermill Center, MacDowell, Millay Arts, La Mama Umbria, Stillwright, The MITTEN Lab, and SPACE on Ryder Farm, where she now serves as a board member. Remezcla has profiled her as one of the “8 Most Exciting Latino Playwrights Making Work Right Now.” Monet was a writer/producer for seasons 21-24 of “Law and Order: SVU”. Episodes she co-wrote garnered multiple Imagen Awards nominations (and three wins) honoring positive portrayals of Latinos in media and a nomination for the Mystery Writers of America’s Edgar Allen Poe Award for Best Teleplay. She has guest lectured at Marymount Manhattan College, Columbia University, and Harvard University. Monet is a proud member of The Kilroys, The Dramatist Guild, and WGAE.
