THE WAR I KNOW
Directed by: Rudi Goblen
THE WAR I KNOW, is the first in a trilogy of plays that chronicles the impact of HIV/AIDS on the Latinx community of the Bronx from the late 1980’s through the COVID 19 pandemic. THE WAR I KNOW has been developed by The Sol Project, Atlantic Theater Company, LAByrinth Theater Company and The Latinx Playwrights Circle.
For his work on THE WAR I KNOW, Dominic was selected as the recipient of the inaugural WRITE-IT-OUT Prize, a cash prize given to a playwright living with HIV, sponsored by the National Queer Theater, playwright Donja R. Love, GLAAD, and legendary Billy Porter.
Event Details
Pregones Theater
575 Walton Ave, Bronx, NY 10451
(b/w 149 & 150 Streets)
Subway #2, 4, 5 to
149 Street & Grand Concourse
Just one block from the station!
Questions? Call us at 718-585-1202
June 29 & 30, 2026
June 29 @ 7PM
June 30 @ 7PM
To Be Announced
Written by:
Dominic Colón
Directed by:
Rudi Goblen
Currently, Dominic is the co-creator and writer of the television adaptation of Fat Joe’s memoir THE BOOK OF JOSE for BET Studios and STARZ. He also co-wrote and co-created BRONX GRACE, a one-hour medical drama for UTV and ABC, alongside Emmy Award nominee Steven Canals. In the podcast space, Dominic wrote the episode OUR LADY OF THE SIX TRAIN for the GLAAD-nominated scripted podcast anthology LOVE IN GRAVITY.
Dominic’s plays have been developed by Atlantic Theater Company, LAByrinth Theater Company, Latinx Playwrights Circle, The SOL Project, and The National Queer Theater. Selected works include THE EMPTY SPACE or WHITE PEOPLE RUIN EVERYTHING (Finalist for the Relentless Award, Picket Plays), PROSPECT AVENUE or THE MISEDUCATION OF JUNI RODRIGUEZ (EST Marathon & MTA Radio Plays for Rattlestick Theater), MY BRONX REMEMBERED (48 Hour Plays/Harlem 9), THE MESSAGE (48 Hour Plays/Harlem 9), and WHERE’S OUR ANGELS?(National Queer Theater). His play THE WAR I KNOW was the recipient of the inaugural WRITE-IT-OUT Prize, a cash award for playwrights living with HIV, created by Donja R. Love.
As an actor Dominic has appeared in over 60 television shows and movies. Most recently in a recurring role on Brad Inglesby’s HBO series TASK starring Mark Ruffalo. Other credits include POWER, MR. ROBOT, THE ELECTRIC COMPANY, and ESCAPE AT DANNEMORA. In addition to his work as a professional writer and actor, Dominic has had the honor of teaching acting and playwriting at New York City high schools, hospitals, juvenile detention centers, and prisons, through organizations such as Manhattan Theater Club, TDF, New York Theater Workshop, and The Public Theater.
INCUBATE NYC develops and presents workshop performances from writers who reside/have roots in NYC’s outer boroughs. The goal is to bring stories to all areas of NYC, where narratives speak specifically to communities who are in attendance. This program is generously supported by NYC Department of Cultural Affairs.
EGG & SPOON develops and produces transformative new plays that celebrate, explore, and reckon with the experience of regular people. Since 2017, we’ve created intimate, humorous, and impactful theatre experiences across New York for audiences of all backgrounds—including many experiencing live theatre for the first time.
The actors and stage managers employed in this production are members of Actors’ Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers in the United States. This Theater operates under an Actors’ Equity Association Off-Broadway NYC-LOA.
Pregones/PRTT’s Mainstage is also generously funded by Ford Foundation, Howard Gilman Foundation, Shubert Foundation, and Scherman Foundation. This program is also made possible, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council, and the New York State Council on the Arts, with the support of the Governor’s Office and the New York State Legislature. For a full list of our funders, click here.
