The official site of artist Juan Ramirez, Jr. and his produced solo shows.
It Takes Juan To Know Juan
Upcoming reading at Playpenn’s 2026 Playwriting Conference.
Broadway Of The Bronx: A Juan Man Show
Broadway Of The Bronx: A Juan Man Show is about a South Bronx tour guide named Juan Angel, and during one of his latest tours, he discovers his long-time girlfriend Vanessa is pregnant, and after an argument sends him on a neighborhood search for her, he asks help from his best friend Mikey, her best friend Jophiel, her father Rafael, his mother Raziel and his father Uriel – all while taking the tour along.
In 2022, play was selected for Yadoo Residency.
In 2022, partnered with Art Defined for Broadway Of The Bronx Monologue Workshop.
In 2022, Awarded the inaugural Bronx Council on the Art’s Bronx Cultural Visions Fund Production Grant and produced for a one-night only workshop production, directed by Cándido Tirado with dramaturgy by Carmen Rivera and Pandora Scooter and The American Theater Group PlayLab.
In 2022, Special thanks for selection to the Celebrating Diversity Through Wallace Artist Salon: Diversity Awareness & Hispanic Heritage Month, part of the Wallace Foundation.
In 2021, Selected and awarded the City Artist Corps Grant, partnering with New York City Department of Cultural Affairs (DCLA), with support from the Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment (MOME) as well as Queens Theatre.
In 2020, The project began with a mini-grant part of Rattlestick Theater’s Block-by-Block Artist Investigation Project, led by Cusi Cram and Daniella Toppel. Performed on-site at The Hub, The Bronx.
Salt Flats
In Death Valley Desert, salty Luis gets advice from his therapist to walk off his anger the same way the natives did, and as he embodies the angry voices who have left behind negative thoughts in his mind, he rids them one by one, to find his own voice, and when he’s finally able to speak for himself, what will he say?
In 2024, this mini-solo show was selected and won Third Place for Short Play at the 2024 Downtown Urban Arts Festival.
The official site of artist Juan Ramirez, Jr. and his produced solo shows.