Marcina Zaccaria

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Marcina Zaccaria is a writer, director, and arts administrator. She is published in the New Crit section of Howl Round, and her clips can be found on Twitter. She has written the plays, "Revolution, An Artistic Explosion," "Village, My Home," and "All About Image/ We Are The Elite." Her monologues have been published in "InterJACtions: Monologues from the Heart of Human Nature (Vol. II)". She has directed readings and plays in venues that include New Dramatists, HERE Arts Center, Dixon Place, Soho Rep, 13th Street Repertory Theatre, Dance Theater Workshop, TheaterLab, the Ohio Theater, and the Museum of Jewish Heritage. She curated a Salon at Dixon Place. This one day event featured visual artists, spoken word artists, dancers, filmmakers, and theater artists. Marcina is a member of the League of Professional Theatre Women, and is a reader for the New York Musical Festival. Arts administration experience includes providing support for the Executive Director/ Contemporary Programming at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Inc. She has worked in ticket sales at the Roundabout Theatre Company and Manhattan Theater Club. She has an MFA from Columbia University.

Getting To an Emotional Truth With Padraic Lillis

Posted by Marcina Zaccaria | 19th Mar 2025 | Dramaturgy, Interview, Producing, United States of America

Getting to the truth – the emotional truth and understanding. I think emotion more than ideology. It resonates with us is how we feel. I can understand that we can be in conflict, I have an emotional connection to both sides of an emotional argument. I not only resonate and feel seen, then I have a better understanding of the person whose thought was in opposition of me.

The Fire This Time Festival Enters Its 16th Year

Posted by Marcina Zaccaria | 7th Jan 2025 | Interview, New York, Playwriting

Finding artists, nurturing them, supporting them. Seeing their work to fruition, and creating a community of support. We really try to do this at the Apollo New Works, too. It’s really how we continue to keep people and community.

It Could Happen: Interview with Playwright Sean King and Director William Roudebush

Posted by Marcina Zaccaria | 11th Aug 2024 | Interview, New York, United States of America

Especially at this age, if you’re going in to try to be looking for fame, you know, it is a myth. I mean then you really are misdirected, and you’re gonna be very, very frustrated. I’m not thinking along those lines, at all, but I do believe in your theory that fame is a myth. I just want to pursue good work. I just want to become better at whatever I pursue, whatever project I take on.