Conrad A. Panganiban is a Filipino-American playwright representing the San Francisco Bay Area. His plays include THE ACT OF CARE (co-written with Lauren Andrei Garcia), WELGA, RIVER’S MESSAGE and ESPERANZA MEANS HOPE (w/ monologues by Gladys Imperio Acosta & original music by Dee Pizarro and Loui Paman). Conrad’s work has been produced by Bindlestiff Studio, The Chikahan Company, CIRCA Pintig, MaArte Theatre Collective, and the Sinag-tala Filipino Theatrical Performing Arts Association. Awards include: James Milton Highsmith Award Winner (SFSU), National Ten-Minute Play Festival Finalist (Actors Theatre of Louisville), and Bay Area Playwrights Festival Semi-Finalist (Playwrights Foundation). Resident Artist: Bindlestiff Studio. Member: 2021-22 PlayGroundSF Writers Pool, Dramatist Guild of America, and Theatre Bay Area. MFA. San Francisco State University.