Sofia Alvarez (writer)
Sofía Alvarez is an American playwright and screenwriter.
Biography
Sofía Alvarez was born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland. She is the daughter of American journalist and science writer Deborah Rudacille and former Baltimore Sun reporter and The Wire writer Rafael Alvarez. She attended Bennington College in Bennington, Vermont prior to attending The Juilliard School's Playwriting Program.Alvarez’s plays include Between Us Chickens, Life Drawing, The Fish Bowl, NYLON, Friend Art, The Orphan’s Club, Corpse Pose and LODGE. Her most recent work, Kill Corp premiered in January 2023. Her musical version of William Steig’s classic children’s book, Amos & Boris premiered at South Coast Repertory in 2018.
In 2018, her adaptation of Jenny Han’s bestselling novel To All the Boys I've Loved Before debuted on Netflix. Its sequel To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You premiered on February 12, 2020.
Selected plays
Between Us Chickens Friend ArtThe Fish BowlNYLONThe Orphan's ClubCorpse PoseLODGE- ''Amos & Boris''
Filmography
To All The Boys I've Loved BeforeTo All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love YouTelevision
Man Seeking Woman- ''Sirens''