Welcome to Rebekah D. Mason Creates. I believe in community storytelling, equity and justice, and joy as resistance.
Welcome, I'm Rebekah D. Mason
Most Recently Seen
Performing as Paula in The Petrified Forest Directed by Michael McGee at the Terra Cafe in Baltimore August-September 2025.
Excerpt from my one woman play: They Don't Leave Veterans Behind, Do They?
Most Recently Seen As
Paula in The Petrified Forest at the Terra Cafe in Baltimore
August-September 2025 Directed by: Michael McGee
Original Plays by Rebekah D. Mason
One Person Plays Always Waiting for Rebe: A Story in Seven Stages Somewhere between memory and myth, four fierce women wait for Rebe and awaken the power of their voice and truth, and transformation. They Don’t Leave Veterans Behind, Do They? A Mexican American lawyer helps veterans and veteran surviving spouses obtain government benefits Waiting for Rebe A Mexican American lawyer with childhood trauma comes out as queer during the Covid-19 pandemic. 10 Minute Plays The Spies We Love A 3 character sci-fi dramedy about aliens living next door The Child and the Wind A 2 character magical realism conversation Nerd Cancer 2 character comedy featuring a woman navigating an endometrial cancer diagnosis with her roommate/friend. Other Playwrighting Stuff 2023 Dramatist Guild Semi Finalist Foundation's Inaugural National Virtual Playwrighting Fellowship, out of a pool of highly competitive submissions from over 600 dramatists based upon: (Always) Waiting for Rebe and They Don't Leave Veterans Behind, Do They? Joe’s Movement Emporium selected "They Don’t Leave Veterans Behind, Do They?” for Onstage at Joes, June 2021 Chupachocolata, Co-editor (Too Much Damn Theater) Dramatist Guild Member
Selected Performing Credits
What Are the Odds? as Chris with Rabble Crew Productions
They Don’t Leave Veterans Behind, Do They? as Rebekah (Solo performer and playwright) with Joe’s Movement Emporium
Dramathon 2020 as various roles at The DC Theatre Lab
Rewiring Eden as Veronica with The Coil Project at the DC Fringe
Cause of Consciousness as the lead, Woman #1 at the DC Arts Center
Sense-A-Ble a Play as Ensemble with Dog and Pony DC
Stop Kiss as Mrs. Winsley with Peter’s Alley Theatre Co.
The Reluctant Dragon as Jenkins at the Montgomery Playhouse
The Audit as Amalia with the DC Playwrights Forum
Jingle in July as various roles with Adventure Theatre MTC
Slam Thang as Chris at the Balinese Ballroom
Playwriting
Always Waiting for Rebe: a Story in Seven Stages
Playwright—five character ensemble dramedy exploring Mexican American story and
identity, set within a group therapy session.
One Woman Plays
They Don’t Leave Veterans Behind, Do They?
Playwright & Performer-Joe’s Movement Emporium and 2023 Semi-Finalist in the Dramatist Guild Foundation Fellowship.
A one-woman play based on true legal aid cases of veterans navigating abandonment by U.S. systems.
(Always) Waiting for Rebe
Playwright-A semi-autobiographical exploration of queerness, healing,
and identity.
10 Minute Plays
• The Spies We Love – 2 person, sci-fi political dramedy
• Nerd Cancer – 3 person, navigating a woman’s cancer diagnosis through dark humor
• The Child and the Wind – 2 person, magical realism conversation
• Amando – 2 person, intimate Mexican American love story
Collaboration/Devising Experience
Chupachocolata–Co-Editor & Ensemble Collaborator, Too Much Damn Theater Atlas Intersections
Festival, an experimental work centering race, body politics, and desire.
Rewiring Eden—Devising cast member, co-created my character, Veronica with lead playwright.
The Coil Project, DC Fringe.
Sense-A-Ble a Play, Ensemble and devising member, Dog & Pony DC
Training
Life Stories Workshop, Deb Gottesman, Buzz Mauro et al, The Theatre Lab
Personal Coaching, Martin Blank Studio
Scene Study, Aly Ettman, Peter’s Alley Theatre
B.A. in Theatre and Sociology, University of Houston
Acting I (Carolyn Houston Boone)
Acting II (Dr. Sydney Berger)
Stage Movement I & II (Brian Byrnes)
Voice I–III, 120-hr Lessac method course (Yanci Bucovek)
Directing I & II (Carolyn Houston Boone)
Shakespeare I–III (Dr. Sydney Berger)
Additional Credentials
J.D., Thomas M. Cooley Law School, 2009
Fluent in Spanish
Let's Create Together
Whether you're building a community project, a new play, or a justice and equity based storytelling space, I would love to collaborate.