Joel Perez

Written By Becky Baumwoll

  • Joined Broken Box in 2012

  • Most likely to break out into song

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Joel Perez (he/him): His stage acting work includes Fun Home (Broadway), Kiss My Aztec! (Hartford Stage) and Sweet Charity (New Group; Lortel Award). On screen in tick, tick… Boom! (Netflix), Jesus Christ Superstar Live! (NBC), and Odd Mom Out (Bravo). His writing includes The Black Beans Project (The Huntington Theatre) and Playing With Myself (Ars Nova). His short film, Beautiful, FL, is a selection of Disney Launchpad and will premiere on Disney+ in 2023. He is a WarnerMedia 150 Artist for his pilot You’re Tired, You’re Poor. He won the 2021 Voces Latinx National Playwriting Competition for his play From the Fountain. He is a 2019 NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellow in Playwriting. @misterjoelperez www.joelperez.com.

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