Alvaro Saar Rios is a Texican playwright based in Chicago who creates theatrical experiences for multigenerational audiences. His work has been staged in New York City, Mexico City, Hawaii, Chicago, Seattle, St. Louis, Milwaukee and all over Texas. Over the years, he has been fortunate to collaborate with and receive commissions from outstanding organizations like Chicago Children’s Theatre, First Stage, Seattle Children’s Theatre, Houston Grand Opera, DePaul University, Honolulu Theatre for Youth, Alley Theatre, Purple Rose Theatre Company, Lexington Children’s Theatre, Houston Community College, and the Zoological Society of Milwaukee.

His award-winning plays include Luchadora!, On The Wings of a Mariposa and Carmela Full of Wishes. Other plays include Piggsville, In Darkness, Audio Flowers Bloom, and Unmuted, a virtual musical he co-created with composer Deborah Wicks La Puma. Last year, Alvaro premiered a new play for the BIPOC Superhero Project and a stage adaptation of Pam Muñoz Ryan’s iconic novel Esperanza Rising for Milwaukee’s First Stage. He is currently developing a bilingual touring musical for Colorado’s Creede Repertory Theatre and a young audience play for DePaul University.