Roy Sekigahama began writing plays in 2016. His first full-length play, Desert Rock Garden was produced at New Village Arts (Carlsbad, CA) in 2022, winning grants from the California Civil Liberties Program and the National Endowment for the Arts. The production was nominated for four Craig Noel Awards including Outstanding New Production and winning for Best Director. His second full-length play, The Ghosts from the Pali was read at New Village Arts’ Final Draft New Play Festival in 2020. Several of Roy’s short plays (Not Crazy Rich or Asian; Kabuki Theater in Texas; The Purple Swastika; Bullets and Bagels, My Son’s Red Dress, etc.) were winners in various contests. Roy was a 2024 Dramatists Guild Foundation National Fellowship Finalist. He sits on the Board of Directors of Playwrights Project and Roustabouts Theatre. Roy is a graduate of UC Berkeley (AB) and Yale University (MBA).