Janine Robledo is a Cuban American -New York City based musical theater writer from Miami Florida. She was a 2023 Dramatist Guild Virtual Fellows finalist and an O'Neill National Musical Theater Conference semi-finalist. She holds an MFA from the Tisch graduate musical theater writing program NYU, where she was a recipient of the Paulette Goddard award.  Her musical “Ghost in the Machine,” with Orchestrations by Emiliano Messiez (Latin Grammy- nominee) was selected for the 2024 Barn on Fire Residency with FIPAP and NY Theater Barn and  single, "Here With You" (Vocal Feat Eddie Noel Rodriguez) was also released on the NYTB New Musicals Mixtape. "Ghost in the Machine" previously received a reading at Teatro Amas, and developmental workshop in the Julia De Burgos Cohort (moderated by Jacinta Clusellas). It was featured at the 2023 Illuminating New Voices Festival at the Vanguard Theater as well as the Latin Musical theater Lab Benefit concert (with Linedy Genao) at the Cutting Room in NYC. Janine is currently writing a new musical "Pandora's Jar" with Emmy-Nominated composer David Mallamud. Their song  "A Little Fire," was selected for the TYA National Conference Song Slam concert at the Kennedy Center in May 2025. 

   Previously Janine's musical comedy "The Curious Contents of Christie's Wastebasket" (composer Aden Kent Ramsey)  received a reading with Two River Theater in Red Bank, as well as a a workshop production with the Berklee Theater Arts Collaborative in Boston and the 2019 Emerging Artist’s Theater New Works Series at Tada Theater. Janine was previously a writer in residence for 2 years with Three Act Theater Company which culminated in two workshop performances of her musical "Chaundria and the Giant" (composer Micha Joel) at the Manhattan Movement and Arts Center. Her work has been performed at venues including: The Duplex, 54 Below, Goodspeed Opera House, and the Royal Family Arts Theater in NYC.  She is a member of the Dramatists Guild, ASCAP, and Maestra Music. Other new projects include "Mommy Moon" and "Gerkasia". She has served as vice chair on the Creative Greensboro Cultural Affairs Commission and as an adjudicator for the Arshties awards at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts. Janine divides her time between NYC and Miami and is available for residencies and commisions.

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