Andrew Siañez-De La O is a writer and game developer based in Baltimore, MD.
A Mexican-American writer whose work often centers the culture of the Borderlands and his diasporic identity through myths and monsters. With a reverence for sci-fi and fantasy, Andrew has collaborated on projects across multiple genres and mediums and continues to use their skills to help bring under-represented narratives to life.
He is currently a writer for The Elder Scrolls Online, an award winning franchise and ongoing AAA MMO as well as an organizing committee member of the WGA Audio Alliance working towards an equitable future for audio fiction writers.
He has been recognized as a leading voice across multiple industries having been a Latinx Writing for Animation Selectee (Netflix & LALIFF), a Writing for Young Adults Selectee (Latinx in Publishing), and a finalist for the 2022 Future of Playwriting prize (Ucross Foundation + The Blank Theatre).
His plays include Borderline (Echo Theatre, 2018 National Young Playwrights in Residence), The Ortiz Twins Are Coming Home (Pipeline Theatre Company, 2019 PlayLab), Sangre Mía (Playwrights Realm, 2019 Scratchpad), Truth or Consequences (Fresh Ink Theatre, 2019 Development Season), and Rough Magic (Huntington Theatre Company, Breaking Ground Festival).
His work has been developed and presented by Company One (PlayLab Fellow), Echo Theater Company (National Young Playwrights in Residence), Pipeline Theatre Company (PlayLab), Milagro Theatre (INGENIO), Playwrights Realm (Scratchpad), University of Texas at El Paso (ReUnión rEvolución), Fresh Ink Theatre (Digital Development), Stages Houston (Sin Muros), and the Huntington Theatre Company (Playwriting Fellow).
He has an upcoming, full season audio production adaptation of his play The Ortiz Twins Are Coming Home from Stormfire Productions slated for a Fall 2023 release. For a comprehensive breakdown of his audio drama credits, please refer to his resume page.
INTERVIEWS
El Pochcast | The Irrelevant Podcast Network
In Conversation with Andrew Sianez-De La O: Borderline, The Monstrosity of The Desert, Playwriting, Timestorm, and Who is at The Center of Our Stories.
State of the Arts | KTEP 88.5 El Paso
In Conversation with Playwright Andrew Sianez-De La O.