Niall Estevan Martinez Ridgley
Shows and Events
AMERICAN CUCK Screening @ Five & Dime, NYC (Woolworth Building, FiDi)Thu, Feb 20New York
Malarkey by Niall E.M. Ridgley w/ Matchbox Theatre Co. & Unattended Baggage Co.Fri, May 31Brooklyn Art Haus
Grave Digging Bitches - First Read @ The Actors StudioTue, Feb 27New York
CAIRNS by Niall E.M. Ridgley @ Theatre EastWed, Jan 24Theatre East @ Court Square Theater
BUD | Streaming NowSun, Jan 21YouTube: Bud | Short Film | 2024
The Helsinki Cycle at Actors Studio Rep.Wed, Apr 26New York
Red Sky Summer at The Actors StudioWed, Apr 12New York
Rock Salt and Nails @ PGE Volume 184Mon, Mar 13Zoom
HIGH DESERT - The Actors Studio Drama School Staged Reading SeriesSat, Mar 04New York
Red Sky Summer @ PGE 7th Anniversary CelebrationMon, Mar 28New York
Protagonista @ The Playground Experiment Volume 156Mon, Dec 27Live on Youtube: The Playground Experiment
Red Sky Summer by Niall E.M. Ridgley @ The Playground Experiment Volume 150Mon, Sep 27The Playground Experiment LIVE on YouTube
It Seems I Am the Fish Pt. 2 - Audio Premiere with Soundscape TheaterFri, Jul 09Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, Soundcloud
It Seems I Am the Fish Pt.1 - Audio Premiere with Soundscape TheaterThu, Jul 08Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and Soundcloud
Protagonista by Niall E.M. Ridgley @ The Playground Experiment Volume 142Mon, May 24The Playground Experiment LIVE on Youtube
PBS Kidz Casting Call - written by Niall E.M. Ridgley and Clara OnorinaFri, May 14LIVE on Youtube:
The Helsinki Cycle @ The Playground Experiment Volume 138Mon, Mar 22The Playground Experiment
Bio
Niall Estevan Martinez Ridgley is a NYC-based playwright and screenwriter by way of New Mexico known for The Helsinki Cycle, Red Sky Summer, and Cairns. His plays have been developed at Theatre East, The Actors Studio, the Pan Asian Repertory, and The Playground Experiment. Mr. Ridgley received an MFA in Playwriting at The Actors Studio Drama School and a BA from Sarah Lawrence College. His play The Helsinki Cycle was published by Smith & Krauss in Best Male Monologues of 2021. He got to know New York City working as a breaking news photojournalist and continues to immerse himself in the city's culture from his home base in the East Village.
Contact Me
Welcome. A pleasure. Nice to meet you as well.
For all inquiries please contact me at the email below or add me on any of my socials (also linked below). Or, if it's easier, send me a message through the form to the right. Regardless of method, I will get back to you as soon as possible. I look forward to creating with you.
Health and happiness to you and yours,
A friend,
Niall Estevan Martinez Ridgley
Body of Work
Please contact the addresses above for any inquiries, sample scripts, or performance rights.
Other Works
It Seems I Am the Fish (a ten-minute play)
A fish-centric courtroom farce. Two women from the Floribama Coast must outwit their fish captors when they wake up inside a reverse fishbowl, prisoners of the underwater kingdom of Fishlantis. Oceanic puns and a game of hunter and prey ensue, revealing the differences and common ground between mankind and fishkind.
Velones (a one-act drama)
A crime drama set in Washington Heights.
Mijito (a full-length play)
A modern hispanic family drama about the bond between mothers and sons.
The Art of the Headshot (a short film)
Photography class can be hard, especially when you want to break up your professor's marriage.
Other Pursuits
Actor: Trained at The Neighborhood Playhouse, University of Southern California BFA, The Actors Studio Drama School. Resume and reel available upon request. Performances include multiple short film roles including the award winning A Kiss from Your Lips, as well as stage performances at the University of Southern California and Sarah Lawrence College including Noises Off and Noon Day Sun.