Isabel Beatriz Tongson
- Writer
- Actor
Isabel Beatriz Tongson is a playwright and actor based in New York City. Combining her love of writing and performance, Isabel wrote her first play at age fourteen and has gone on to receive international recognition as a playwright. Most notably, she is now a two-time winner of the Blank Theatre Young Playwrights Festival, a two-time Gold Key winner for Dramatic Script from the Scholastic Art and Writing Association, winner of Best in Show at the Central Florida Theatre Festival for Dramatic Script, and a finalist for the #ENOUGH Plays Project for which she was inducted into the Dramatists Guild of America at age seventeen. Her original plays have been produced by colleges and production companies across the country. She has also received many acting accolades such as an Applause Award Nomination for Outstanding Actor by the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts and Best in Show for Duet Acting at the Florida District 3 Thespian Competition. In the spring of 2022, Isabel directed, produced, and starred in a staged workshop presentation of her original play Morningside Song which successfully raised funds for the Broadway Advocacy Coalition. Additionally, she is an accomplished screenwriter having been among the first selected for the Orlando Urban Film Festival Jump the Sun Workshop. She is a firm believer that fine arts can bring about major social justice and wants to have a part in spearheading a more diverse and inclusive arts industry.