Nubia Monks is an actor, playwright, and educator. Since graduating from UC San Diego with her MFA in acting, Nubia has had the privilege of performing at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, The La Jolla Playhouse, The Old Globe, The Women’s Theatre Festival, Ten Thousand Things, The Guthrie Theater, The Folger Theater, Penumbra Theater, Theatre Latte Da, Geva Theater, Pillsbury House + Theatre, and Mixed Blood Theater. As a writer, Nubia is interested in telling stories that cater to and center the Black experience. Her works include: Hands of Color (Synchronicity Theatre, 2019), The War Unseen (Montana Repertory Theatre, 2020), The Lost Women, which has been developed and workshopped at the Playwrights’ Center (’21-‘22 Jerome Fellowship) and The Playwright’s Realm (’21-’22 Scratchpad Series), A Lesson in Love, and The Girls Next Door which was also developed and workshopped at The Playwrights’ Center (‘23-‘25 Jerome Fellowship). She is currently a professor at University of Minnesota where she is teaching an Acting class, and the Minneapolis College of Art and Design where she teaches a creative writing class that centers Narrative & Storytelling. Please follow her creative journey at _onlynubia (Instagram). 

Upcoming: 

Primary Trust at The Guthrie Theatre: October 11- November 16, 2025