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·     NYC-based playwright originally from Juárez, México

·     Alumna of Stella Adler Studio and University of New Mexico, Albuquerque

·     Notable works include Ash Tree, The Ruin, and Sweep

Biography
·     Born in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, México

·     age 36 in 2017

·     Has also lived in Chihuahua City, Zacatecas City, San Diego, El Paso, Albuquerque, New London and New York, throughout her life

·     started off as a performer and studied acting at Stella Adler Studio, NYC

·     changed paths to focus on playwrighting and got MFA at the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque

Ash Tree
·     Capital High School Theatre, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 2016

·     (World Premiere) Duke City Rep Theatre, New Mexico, 2012

·    Workshop: Fourth Wall Productions, 2011

·    Readings: Indiana, 2010; ASSITEJ Festival of Denmark & Sweden, 2010; Kahootz Theatre 2009

·     Follows the story of three sisters in the aftermath of the loss of their mother

·     Plot has basis of themes relating to fantasy and mythology

The Ruin
·     Words Afire Theatre Festival, New Mexico, 2011

·     Manhattan Rep. Theatre, 2011

·     explores themes of magic, witchcraft, mystery and ancient legends

·     the idea for the story came to Escobar in a dream

Sweep
·     Production: Aurora Theater, Atlanta Georgia, 2017

·     Readings: 2014 in NYC, 2015 in Chicago

·     Workshop: 2016 in NYC

·     Story follows two sisters who have the ability to time-travel

·     Described as a feminist play

·     Much of the story has to do with biblical figures such as Adam and Eve, which Escobar attributes in part to her upbringing in which she attended Catholic school and explored spirituality alongside her family members

·     The casting of the two main characters for the play is flexible, with no preference given to any particular ethnicity or gender identity for the actors

Awards
·      Kennedy Center’s Theatre for Young Audiences Playwriting Award, 2010

Personal Life
·     identifies as a "gay Mexicana"

·     Spanish is her first language

·     paints often, and loves the outdoors

·     pushes back against the idea that to be a Latinx playwright your work must have some Latinx aspect about it, criticizes the lack of opportunities for Spanish-language theater in U.S. Latino theater, refuses to condone writers who focus on Mexico's cartel violence