Bleu Beckford-Burrell is a first-generation Jamaican-American actor/playwright. Born and raised in New York city, she’s works for non-profit organizations where she teaches acting to teens, as well as write and direct plays. She is the 2018 Yale Drama Series Award Runner Up, The Playwrights Realm 2018-19 Fellow. Her plays include P.S.365 —2019 O’Neill Finalist, showcased in EST workshop series and The National Black Theatre —Keep the Soul Alive reading series. Lyons Pride –-Ink’d Festival of New Plays, EST Bloodwork Reading Series, Finalist for: 2018 PWC New Voices Fellowship, 2018 BAPF, 2018 Princess Grace Award; 2020 Arnold Weissberger Award Nominee, 2019 Honorable Mention for The Kilroys, and longlisted 2018 Theatre503 Award. -M.F.A. Rutgers University. www.BleuBeckford.com