“Born in Haiti, raised in Queens, I have my Mother’s tongue and a New York accent.”

Thalia Sablon is a Brooklyn-based playwright, producer, and artistic administrator with a love for collaborative, unconventional, and non-traditional art-making/storytelling.

She earned her MFA in Playwriting from Rutgers University in 2022 and holds a BA from SUNY Purchase. Her work explores themes of identity, anti-capitalism, Afro-surrealism, magical realism, and intergenerational memory. Her work has been developed and presented with institutions such as The Tank, Conch Shell Productions, Third Culture Theatre, The Workshop theatre, New Georges, and Rutgers University.

Thalia’s recent works include Dirty (I Am BOLD Women residency), Racoon Princess (TrashFest at The Tank), and How to Steal Time and Other Important Poor People Skills (Blue Light Series at Flushing Town Hall). Her short films, Cry Wolf (Producer) and Strung (co-writer/producer), expand her storytelling into screen media.

As a producer and administrator, Thalia has supported early-career artists through festivals, workshops, readings, and productions. Oh Honey! (Ugly Face Theatre), Prisoncore! (Exponential Festival) Being Up In Here (Exponential Festival), Run Against The Wind (JACKny), and Crawl Space (The Flea), to name a few. 

She served as an Artistic Administrative Fellow at New York Theatre Workshop (2022–23). Co-PM of The Brick’s Interobang festival 25’ alongside the talented Zee Hanna, facilitator of The Workshop theatre’s spring and fall writing intensives. Thalia currently works as the Artistic Programs Assistant at Ensemble Studio Theatre, where she facilitates programming for Youngblood and the EST/Sloan Project. She is also the Community associate/producer for New Georges.

Thalia is a proud member of Ugly Face theatre, Co-Facilitator of New Georges Jam, and a 2026 Audrey Resident. 

  • Most recent works…

    “Oh Honey”

    In photo, Carmen Berkeley as Mari in “Oh, Honey” written by Jeana Scotti, directed by Carsen Joenk, and co-produced by Thalia Sablon – https://uglyfacetheatre.com/the-ugly-faces October-November 25’

    “I’m Carrie Bradshaw”

    In photo, Angel Glasby (left) and Mya Ison portraying Kortney and Obya in “But I’m Carrie Bradshaw” written by Thalia Sablon for Scene and Heard.- https://www.instagram.com/_sceneheard.nyc/?hl=en September 25’

    “Lets not start this gig again”

    In photo, Nate James Shelton (left), Thalia Sablon, and Ben Sumrall. Nate portrayed Angel while Ben portrayed Miles in ” Let’s Not Start This Gig Again” by Thalia Sablon for The Workshop Theatre’s Out Of The Hat Festival – https://www.workshoptheater.org/whats-happening/out-of-the-hat-2 December 25’