| Sofía Álvarez | |
| Birth Place: | Baltimore, Maryland |
| Occupation: | Playwright & Screenwriter |
| Relatives: | Deborah Rudacille (mother) Rafael Alvarez (father) |
Sofía Alvarez is an American playwright and screenwriter.
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.[1] She attended Bennington College in Bennington, Vermont prior to attending The Juilliard School's Playwriting Program.[2]
Alvarez’s plays include Between Us Chickens (which premiered at the South Coast Repertory in 2011), Life Drawing, The Fish Bowl, NYLON, Friend Art (Second Stage Theater, 2016), 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.[3]
In 2018, her adaptation of Jenny Han’s bestselling novel To All the Boys I've Loved Before debuted on Netflix. Its sequel premiered on February 12, 2020.[4]