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Irene Sofia Lucio is a Puerto Rican actress who is starring as Isidora in this season’s most acclaimed Broadway play, <a href="https://liberationbway.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Liberation</a>, which closes on February 1. Irene created the role of Patricia in Jeremy O’Harris’ award-winning Slave Play, a role she carried from workshops through its runs Off-Broadway, on Broadway, on the West End, and in Los Angeles. Irene co-wrote, performed, and co-produced the webseries B.U.T.S. (Bi-lingual, Underrepresented, Titless Sallies), which won Outstanding Comedy at the NBCU Short Film Festival, and also wrote the animated series Super Ellas, about Latina trailblazers, winning the Gracia and Silver Telly Award for Best Animated Series. She has several screenplays in development with CBS and Dentsu Storylab. With degrees in Comparative Literature and Theatre from Princeton University and an MFA in Acting from the Yale School of Drama, Irene is a proud native of San Juan, Puerto Rico, who currently resides in New York City.

Irene Sofia Lucio

Film

To Protest or Not to Protest

Jhett Tolentino’s feature directorial debut, the romantic comedy <a href="https://linktr.ee/asianpersuasionfilm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Asian Persuasion</a>, which won the Audience Award at the SoH0 International Film Festival, is out now in theaters. He is a three-time Tony- and Grammy Award-winning producer who was born, raised and educated in the Philippines. His notable Broadway shows are Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike starring Sigourney Weaver, A Raisin in the Sun with Denzel Washington, and A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder. He also produced the cast album recording of The Color Purple revival. After 19 theatrical productions in seven years, he started venturing into filmmaking with his autobiographical documentary Life is What You Make It. In 2019, he produced Isabel Sandoval’s feature film Lingua Franca which premiered at the 76th Venice Film Festival. (Photo by John Nacion.)

Jhett Tolentino

You Can Be Whatever You Want To Be

Will Butler is a member of Arcade Fire. His debut&nbsp;solo record, Policy, came out spring 2015. You can follow him on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/butlerwills" target="_blank">here</a> and like him on Facebook <a href="https://www.facebook.com/butlerwills?fref=ts" target="_blank">here</a>.

Will Butler

Music

Will Butler (Arcade Fire) Talks Hamilton (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

Barry Jenkins was born and raised in Miami, Florida. He studied film at Florida State University. His first feature film, <a href="http://www.ifcfilms.com/films/medicine-for-melancholy" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Medicine For Melancholy</a>, was acquired and released by IFC Films and nominated for four Gotham and Independent Spirit Awards. Moonlight, his second feature, won countless awards, including the Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay (for Jenkins and Tarell Alvin McCraney) and Best Supporting Actor (for Mahershala Ali).

Barry Jenkins

Barry Jenkins (Medicine for Melancholy) Talks Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s Birdman

Broadway