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Writing Portfolio

by miranda purcell

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about

I’m a journalist, editor, and communications specialist working at the intersection of philanthropy, performing arts, and cultural institutions.​ 

at a glance

  • From: San Juan, Puerto Rico 

  • Education: M.L.A in Journalism, Harvard University and B.F.A in Theater Arts, Rutgers University 

  • Languages: English, Spanish, and French

  • Writing Style: Cinematic, lyrical, and searching 

  • Creative fuel: Flat whites, a smooth-rolling gel pen, and  an untranslatable word 

Check out my social channels for more details: 

  • LinkedIn
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notable distinctions

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BIPOC Critics Lab

2024—2025 Cohort Member

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National Critics Institute

Summer 2025 Cohort Member

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Rising Leader of Color

2025—2026 Cohort Member

explore my clips

english

American Theatre Magazine

Poised between the island and U.S., Boricua artists create work that feels like home wherever they are.

Playbill

Editorial note for Free Shakespeare in the Park's production of Romeo & Juliet, directed by Saheem Ali. 

American Theatre Magazine

With its new Samuel H. Scripps Theater Center, Hudson Valley Shakespeare has a stunning new home that aims to hold in balance permanence, performance, and the natural world.

American Theatre Magazine 

For both those from the island and in the diaspora, the gathering affirmed and clarified the bridge-building power of theatre and its makers.

The Public Theater

Unraveling the Threads of GLASS. KILL. WHAT IF IF ONLY. IMP.

American Theatre Magazine

The gathering’s eighth edition was grounded in narratives of faith, myth, and spirituality that define the complexities of the Latinx experience, for better or worse.

spanish

El Nuevo Día

​Conversamos con el escritor y director del estreno de “Érase una vez en el Caribe”, película que innova con su concepto que mezcla jíbaros samurái, geishas y el género Western.

El Nuevo Día

El artista Jean-Pierre Villafañe, la creadora de Check-In Mela, Mariela Pabón, y el director creativo y diseñador de calzado, Edmundo Castillo, entre otras personalidades, ofrecen sus consejos. 

El Nuevo Día

Estas plantas combinan bien con ensaladas, tés y postres.

Additional Work

Beyond traditional bylines, here are a few selected storytelling works across formats.

Recorded as part of Theatre Communications Group’s 2026 National Theatre Conference.

I created and launched this blog for the foundation in October 2025 and currently manage its editorial direction and monthly four-post series.

Performance work across stage and screen. 

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