Writing
Selected plays, commissions, teaching, service, presentations, and additional writing by Randy Jackson-Alvarenga.
Featured Work
A Thing for the Stage
Paid commission by Michigan State University through the Catalyst Commission Program, 2025–2027. Developed in collaboration with Michigan State University faculty and MFA acting students.
- Public Reading — Fall 2026
- Capstone Production — Spring 2027
Tierra Olvidada (Forgotten Land)
LARPlay
The Year Between
- Public Reading — University of Iowa New Play Festival, 2026
Plays Produced & Developed
Stained Glass
- Script-in-Hand Reading — University of Iowa, Alan MacVey Theatre, 2025
- Reading — Texas Christian University, Hays Theatre, 2011
Monster
- Public Reading — Duke Ellington School for the Arts, 2006
- Winner, Horwitz Playwriting Competition
Additional Works
Shadow of a Gunman
One-Act Drama
Arcade
10-Minute Play Comedy
Scoundrel of the Highest Order
10-Minute Play Comedy
Additional Writing Credits
- Guest Writer — Roll20, Dialect Game
- Story for Twin Mask LARP — Fictional Folktale, Legend of Liu
Teaching
- Playwriting I — University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA — Fall 2025
- Playwriting in a Global World — University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA — Spring 2026
- Theatre History I & II — University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA — 2024–2025 & Spring 2026
- Undergraduate Playwrights Workshop — University of Iowa, Lead Instructor — Spring 2025
Presentations
The River Is Ours
Bali Global Arts and Design Symposium (B-GAADS), Indonesia Institute of the Arts (ISI), Denpasar, Bali.
University of Iowa Delegation Playwright & Actor.
Honors & Awards
- Winner, Horwitz Playwriting Competition — Duke Ellington School of the Arts — 2006
- Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program — Research Grant — 2009–2012
Service
- Script Reader — Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF), Region 8 — 2024–2025 & 2025–2026
Affiliations
- Dramatists Guild of America — Member
- SAG-AFTRA — Eligible Member
Contact
For script inquiries, commissions, development opportunities, workshops, readings, or collaborations: