dramaturgically it tracks
@yasminzacaria.bsky.social
Dramaturg & Journo • they/she • 🇮🇷 🏳🌈 • 🎭 Prof • 🛠 Founder @ BIYA BIYA ✍🏽 Chicago Reader, American Theatre, In These Times etc. (more active on IG)
i'll never get over this beautiful night of firsts. so proud of these TAYF musicians and my production company BIYA BIYA. some more writing and videos coming soon (':
October 28, 2025 at 12:03 AM
i'll never get over this beautiful night of firsts. so proud of these TAYF musicians and my production company BIYA BIYA. some more writing and videos coming soon (':
ya girl was on live tv celebrating her first independently produced concert 😭😭😭
join the queer-fronted maqam ensemble TAYF at the Chop Shop tonight at 7PM
join the queer-fronted maqam ensemble TAYF at the Chop Shop tonight at 7PM
October 13, 2025 at 6:03 PM
ya girl was on live tv celebrating her first independently produced concert 😭😭😭
join the queer-fronted maqam ensemble TAYF at the Chop Shop tonight at 7PM
join the queer-fronted maqam ensemble TAYF at the Chop Shop tonight at 7PM
The last year has been so rocky, with big changes and big uncertainty. Join us in securing a stable future for our beloved programs, reporting, and the workers behind this gem in Chicago's bustling media landscape. bit.ly/cbworkers
July 1, 2025 at 4:35 PM
The last year has been so rocky, with big changes and big uncertainty. Join us in securing a stable future for our beloved programs, reporting, and the workers behind this gem in Chicago's bustling media landscape. bit.ly/cbworkers
grieving for everything we continue to lose. all my love and in solidarity for all impacted by the gen*c*dal wrath of is**el
June 15, 2025 at 2:15 PM
grieving for everything we continue to lose. all my love and in solidarity for all impacted by the gen*c*dal wrath of is**el
zine-making night of our dreamsssss
(follow BIYA BIYA Productions on IG or Substack for more opportunities to get creative)
(follow BIYA BIYA Productions on IG or Substack for more opportunities to get creative)
June 4, 2025 at 9:19 PM
zine-making night of our dreamsssss
(follow BIYA BIYA Productions on IG or Substack for more opportunities to get creative)
(follow BIYA BIYA Productions on IG or Substack for more opportunities to get creative)
3 years, & i will still bring him up every day, in everything
i know this grief so intimately, an undercurrent that drives me & slows me
i often apologize for my unending energy, but the residuals of caregiving & eldest-daughtering seep into everything i make & build
i know this grief so intimately, an undercurrent that drives me & slows me
i often apologize for my unending energy, but the residuals of caregiving & eldest-daughtering seep into everything i make & build
June 2, 2025 at 5:23 PM
3 years, & i will still bring him up every day, in everything
i know this grief so intimately, an undercurrent that drives me & slows me
i often apologize for my unending energy, but the residuals of caregiving & eldest-daughtering seep into everything i make & build
i know this grief so intimately, an undercurrent that drives me & slows me
i often apologize for my unending energy, but the residuals of caregiving & eldest-daughtering seep into everything i make & build
in my latest reporting for @americantheatre.org I cover @southcoastrep.bsky.social's annual play-development gathering which showcased moving works about loss and reupped the theatre’s long-standing commitment to emerging writers
May 28, 2025 at 8:05 PM
in my latest reporting for @americantheatre.org I cover @southcoastrep.bsky.social's annual play-development gathering which showcased moving works about loss and reupped the theatre’s long-standing commitment to emerging writers
hey #Chicago! last call for Zine-Making Workshop happening on Tuesday night
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www.tickettailor.com/events/biyab...
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www.tickettailor.com/events/biyab...
May 24, 2025 at 7:12 PM
hey #Chicago! last call for Zine-Making Workshop happening on Tuesday night
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www.tickettailor.com/events/biyab...
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www.tickettailor.com/events/biyab...
mind if i just —
May 13, 2025 at 8:26 PM
mind if i just —
babe, come eat
salmon kotlet
salmon kotlet
May 11, 2025 at 4:22 PM
babe, come eat
salmon kotlet
salmon kotlet
produced the hell out of my BIYA BIYA Birthday music show and zine launch!
here's to new beginnings for my creative agency & production house 🌹🌹🌹
subscribe to my substack for the latest on upcoming events and the 101 on building your artist biz
here's to new beginnings for my creative agency & production house 🌹🌹🌹
subscribe to my substack for the latest on upcoming events and the 101 on building your artist biz
May 6, 2025 at 12:33 AM
produced the hell out of my BIYA BIYA Birthday music show and zine launch!
here's to new beginnings for my creative agency & production house 🌹🌹🌹
subscribe to my substack for the latest on upcoming events and the 101 on building your artist biz
here's to new beginnings for my creative agency & production house 🌹🌹🌹
subscribe to my substack for the latest on upcoming events and the 101 on building your artist biz
this weekend of new plays wrecked me. stay tuned for my feature 😭❤️🩹
May 5, 2025 at 1:06 AM
this weekend of new plays wrecked me. stay tuned for my feature 😭❤️🩹
spent the day with Sixty Inches From Center magazine at @haymarkethouse.bsky.social for the inaugural Midwest Arts Writers Convening!
got cute with my Arts + Public Life Cohort and collaged some bliss
got cute with my Arts + Public Life Cohort and collaged some bliss
April 27, 2025 at 11:50 PM
spent the day with Sixty Inches From Center magazine at @haymarkethouse.bsky.social for the inaugural Midwest Arts Writers Convening!
got cute with my Arts + Public Life Cohort and collaged some bliss
got cute with my Arts + Public Life Cohort and collaged some bliss
loved facilitating this workshop session on Documenting Your Artistic Practice!
it's been so fun working with artists interested in leveling up their self-advocacy
now I've got a SubSt*ck to chat about it all: biyabiyaproductions.substack.com
it's been so fun working with artists interested in leveling up their self-advocacy
now I've got a SubSt*ck to chat about it all: biyabiyaproductions.substack.com
April 26, 2025 at 8:17 PM
loved facilitating this workshop session on Documenting Your Artistic Practice!
it's been so fun working with artists interested in leveling up their self-advocacy
now I've got a SubSt*ck to chat about it all: biyabiyaproductions.substack.com
it's been so fun working with artists interested in leveling up their self-advocacy
now I've got a SubSt*ck to chat about it all: biyabiyaproductions.substack.com
excited to share i won an illustrious, funded arts criticism fellowship!
really treasuring the opportunity to learn from ambitious peers in the field. every Thursday night is filled with so much warmth, calculated side-eye, & dreams for a better infrastructure for arts coverage
really treasuring the opportunity to learn from ambitious peers in the field. every Thursday night is filled with so much warmth, calculated side-eye, & dreams for a better infrastructure for arts coverage
April 22, 2025 at 11:09 PM
excited to share i won an illustrious, funded arts criticism fellowship!
really treasuring the opportunity to learn from ambitious peers in the field. every Thursday night is filled with so much warmth, calculated side-eye, & dreams for a better infrastructure for arts coverage
really treasuring the opportunity to learn from ambitious peers in the field. every Thursday night is filled with so much warmth, calculated side-eye, & dreams for a better infrastructure for arts coverage
🗣 calling all artists!!!! ✨️ i'm teaching a virtual workshop 4/26 at 1pm CST:
"DOCUMENTING YOUR ARTISTIC PRACTICE"
come learn practical techniques for writing about your work, capturing high-quality images, organizing archives, and leveraging it all into gigs app.betterunite.com/ddp-document...
"DOCUMENTING YOUR ARTISTIC PRACTICE"
come learn practical techniques for writing about your work, capturing high-quality images, organizing archives, and leveraging it all into gigs app.betterunite.com/ddp-document...
April 21, 2025 at 10:11 PM
🗣 calling all artists!!!! ✨️ i'm teaching a virtual workshop 4/26 at 1pm CST:
"DOCUMENTING YOUR ARTISTIC PRACTICE"
come learn practical techniques for writing about your work, capturing high-quality images, organizing archives, and leveraging it all into gigs app.betterunite.com/ddp-document...
"DOCUMENTING YOUR ARTISTIC PRACTICE"
come learn practical techniques for writing about your work, capturing high-quality images, organizing archives, and leveraging it all into gigs app.betterunite.com/ddp-document...
🌹 it's my birthday 🌹 wish me roses 🌹 twenty-fine etc 🌹
April 16, 2025 at 6:41 PM
🌹 it's my birthday 🌹 wish me roses 🌹 twenty-fine etc 🌹
My collective Salon Kawakib and Chicago Irish for Palest!ne raised over $16k for PCRF in our solidarity benefit concert for Gaza last weekend
what a dream event to produce
😭😭😭 read about it in a recent #GossipWolf column in the Chicago Reader
chicagoreader.com/music/gossip...
what a dream event to produce
😭😭😭 read about it in a recent #GossipWolf column in the Chicago Reader
chicagoreader.com/music/gossip...
February 23, 2025 at 1:35 AM
My collective Salon Kawakib and Chicago Irish for Palest!ne raised over $16k for PCRF in our solidarity benefit concert for Gaza last weekend
what a dream event to produce
😭😭😭 read about it in a recent #GossipWolf column in the Chicago Reader
chicagoreader.com/music/gossip...
what a dream event to produce
😭😭😭 read about it in a recent #GossipWolf column in the Chicago Reader
chicagoreader.com/music/gossip...
In my editorial debut for @blockclubchi.bsky.social I write on A LIE OF THE MIND by Sam Shepard under the direction of Azar Kazemi, opening tonight at #RavenTheatre! Such a great example of how casting can expand the assumed world of classics.
blockclubchicago.org/2025/02/19/r...
blockclubchicago.org/2025/02/19/r...
February 19, 2025 at 10:45 PM
In my editorial debut for @blockclubchi.bsky.social I write on A LIE OF THE MIND by Sam Shepard under the direction of Azar Kazemi, opening tonight at #RavenTheatre! Such a great example of how casting can expand the assumed world of classics.
blockclubchicago.org/2025/02/19/r...
blockclubchicago.org/2025/02/19/r...
cosplaying as a NYC dramaturg today!
join the convo IRL or livestreamed on HOWLROUND for the inaugural LOVE, NYC DRAMATURGS at the National Opera Center
i am speaking on "A Love Letter to Current Collaborations" alongside the illustrious Ken Cerniglia & Amy Marie Seidel
join the convo IRL or livestreamed on HOWLROUND for the inaugural LOVE, NYC DRAMATURGS at the National Opera Center
i am speaking on "A Love Letter to Current Collaborations" alongside the illustrious Ken Cerniglia & Amy Marie Seidel
February 15, 2025 at 3:06 PM
cosplaying as a NYC dramaturg today!
join the convo IRL or livestreamed on HOWLROUND for the inaugural LOVE, NYC DRAMATURGS at the National Opera Center
i am speaking on "A Love Letter to Current Collaborations" alongside the illustrious Ken Cerniglia & Amy Marie Seidel
join the convo IRL or livestreamed on HOWLROUND for the inaugural LOVE, NYC DRAMATURGS at the National Opera Center
i am speaking on "A Love Letter to Current Collaborations" alongside the illustrious Ken Cerniglia & Amy Marie Seidel
making my Broadway debut with English at @roundaboutnyc.bsky.social! ✨️ it's been a dreamy honor to work on one of my favorite plays from another vantage point 🎭
January 23, 2025 at 8:48 PM
making my Broadway debut with English at @roundaboutnyc.bsky.social! ✨️ it's been a dreamy honor to work on one of my favorite plays from another vantage point 🎭