“In [her] talented hands the future of the American theatre is bright. And Lord are we all craving singular voices delivering moving and entertaining plays about things that matter.”

- Lydia Diamond,  Playbill

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“Rojas weaves together a tapestry of magical realism, Mexican mythology and authentic immigrant experience in a highly stylized framework that explores the demands of familial love and the generational divide between "Dreamers" and those who carried them to the promised land.”

- Chloe Rabinowitz, Broadway World

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"The tale and its telling are both deeply moving and deeply funny, containing reflections on crossing borders, familial drama and the nature of love."

- Allegra Hobbs, AMNY

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"The January Meet The Playwright event featured ‘A Step-By-Step Guide On How To Succeed In The Myth Making Business’ by Amalia Oliva Rojas, a tongue-in-cheek satire of the legacies of the ‘Great Men’ of history and a moving tale of a Latina mother and daughter duo, about the burden of expectations on the daughter and the boundless, sacrificial love of the mother.

- Aaquib Abdullah, Jamaica Funk

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" Each year, it's always a privilege and an honor to remember Leah Ryan. Amalia, in particular, truly embodies the spirit of Leah, a woman who strove each day to achieve her dream of being a writer.  Amalia's theatrical voice is a welcome addition to our growing list of winners,"

-Leah Ryan Board member Ed Cheetham, Broadway World

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2025​

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How to MELT ICE is translated to Spanish and premiers at  Casa de la Cultura Cancún in Cancun, Mexíco 

3 Views Review Monet Hurst-Mendoza Puts the Impossible Onstage by Amalia Oliva Rojas

The Leah Ryan Fund Announces The 2025 Winner Of The Leah

Amalia Oliva Rojas ’25 Wins The Leah Prize for Playwriting

JCAL hosts ‘Meet the Playwright’:  Amalia Oliva Rojas

JCAL Meet The Playwright Youtube Video 

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2024

3 Views Review 'Dirty Laundry.' Learning to live with the mess we make 

It's Not So Bad In My Brain premiers in Bogota, Colombia

From a Family of Storytellers to a Coveted MFA Scholarship

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2023

Amalia Oliva Rojas, Danielle Stagger Receive Hansberry Lilly Playwright Fellowships.

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Amalia mentors an undergraduate cohort for Horizon Theatre Company's New South Young Playwrights Festival. 

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Queens Theater presents a reading of In The Bronx Brown Girls Can See Stars Too (or The Fuck is You Lookin’ at?)

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Amalia leads a playwriting workshop on trauma, self-care and community care for MOtiVE Brooklyn.

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2022

How to Melt ICE  opens at the Julia de Burgos Performance and Arts Center.

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Amalia receives a $30,000 grant from the prestigious NYC Women's Fund for the premiere staging of How To Melt ICE.

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Watch Amalia's interview with Valentino Worldturner on the Do’s and Dont's of the Art and Social Justice.

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New Jersey Theatre Alliance produces Running through my head: Sequences of Thoughts, Verbatim and Hope as part of the Healing Voices: Caregivers’ Stories on Stage​.

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Amalia receives a $5,000 grant from City Artist Corps to present a reading of How To Melt ICE with New Perspectives Theatre Company.

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Amalia is selected for The Action Lab's Take A Breath Residency.

 

Art and Social Justice, the Do’s and Dont's with Amalia Oliva Rojas - DREAM BIRD EPISODE 10

 

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 2021 

Mycelial Artists Collective presents Entre Dos Muertxs at Beam Center in NYC. 

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2020

Cam Girl DREAMZ  debuts at 3x10 Virtual Play Festival. 

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2019

Amalia receives an honorable mention for Tonantzin on the 7 Train for Nuyorican Poets Café's 2019 Short Play and Monologue Festival. 

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It's Not So Bad in My Brain premieres at New Perspectives Theatre Company's Women's Work Short Play Festival. 

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