Sophia Romma

Sophia Romma (née Murashkovsky) is a Russian playwright known for her one act plays and experimental films. Her work has been reviewed by The New York Times and The Village Voice.

Sophia Romma
Born
Sophia Romanovna Murashkovskaya

May 15, 1973

Early life and education

Romma was born in Moscow and emigrated with her parents to the United States in 1979.[1] She earned a Bachelor in Fine Arts (1995) and a Master's in Fine Arts (1997) from New York University.[2] In 2005, Romma received her Honorary Doctorate Degree in Philology (of 19th Century Russian Literature) with a Minor in French and Slavic languages from the Maxim Gorky Literature Institute. In 2017, Romma graduated from Fordham University School of Law and received her Master of Laws.[3]

Career

Romma is the author of 14 off-Broadway plays, and her theater productions have been staged at theaters around the world. In the New York experimental theater La MaMa, three of her plays were staged: In the Eyes of Hope (1997), Get Me, Coyote! (1999) and Defenders of Prague (2004).[4][5] Three of her plays have been reviewed by the New York Times: Sickle,[1] two, one act plays (With Aaron's Arms Around Me and The Mire),[6] and The Past is Still Ahead.[7] In 2007, The Village Voice reviewed her play Absolute Clarity.[8]

Romma has also written plays that have been produced as films. Her play Poor Liza, won first prize for screenwriting[4] and was best original film at the St. Petersburg Literature in Film Festival in St. Petersburg, Russia.[9] Her 2021 play Used and Borrowed Time has won awards at multiple film festivals,[10] including best trailer from the 2021 Kalakari Film Festival.

References
  1. Genzlinger, Neil (April 11, 2006). "'Sickle,' a Tale of Russia by Sophia Romma". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-03-07.
  2. "Meet the NYUAA Board: Sophia Romma (TSOA '95, '97)". New York University. 2016. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
  3. "Sophia Romma Biography". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved 2022-03-09.
  4. "La Mama presents `Coyote, Take Me There!'". New York Amsterdam News. December 30, 1998. p. 23.
  5. Romma, Sophia (2021-05-26). "An Interview with Sophia Romma, Director of Used and Borrowed Time". Fullshot Cine Mag (Interview). Retrieved 2022-03-09.
  6. Webster, Andy (December 15, 2010). "The Borders That Love Crosses". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-03-07.
  7. James, Caryn (December 11, 2007). "For Tortured Russian Poet, a Life of Drama and Despair". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-03-07.
  8. Beer, John T (14 February 2007). "Runaway Riddle". The Village Voice. p. 51 – via ProQuest.
  9. "Sophia Romma". HowlRound Theatre Commons. Retrieved 2022-03-07.
  10. Rabinowitz, Chloe (April 15, 2021). "USED AND BORROWED TIME to Premiere at Quad Cinema in May". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved 2022-01-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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