Christin Eve Cato (she/her) is an award-winning playwright, published author, dramaturg, poet, educator, lyricist/songwriter, and performing artist from the vibrant streets of the Bronx. Cato's artistic narrative is steeped in the rich tapestry of her New York City, Puerto Rican, and Jamaican roots. Her voice is distinguished for her ability to create character-driven and culturally specific stories that resonate universally with diverse audiences. Her stories explore existential themes of the human condition, often highlighting matriarchal dynamics, urban/inner-city lifestyles, social justice issues, and the lived experiences of the Afro-Caribbean diaspora. Recent productions in NYC include her 2024 Obie Award-Winning play Sancocho (Off-Broadway debut @ the WP Theater); The Diamond (The People’s Theatre Project @ Pregones Theatre); American Made (Samuel French OOB Festival @ Playwrights Horizons); and an audio play journey, The Mayor of Hell’s Kitchen Presents: A Time Traveling Journey Through NYC’s Wild West (The Parsnip Ship & Playwrights Horizons). Her work has also been developed regionally in San Diego (La Jolla Playhouse), Chicago (Visión Latino Theatre Company.), Minneapolis (The Playwrights Center), L.A. (The Road Theatre Company), Washington, D.C. (Folger Theatre), Austin, TX (Teatro Vivo), and Colorado (Silverton Theatre Mine). She is a founding UNIT 52 member at INTAR Theatre, an ensemble member and former Resident Dramaturg at Pregones/PRTT, an originating member of the Latinx Playwrights Circle, an Affiliated Artist at the Playwrights Center, an associated artist with The Sol Project, a seasonal roundtable dramaturg at the Musical Theatre Factory, and was a featured playwright in the 2022-2024 WP Theatre Lab. Other recognitions include the 2020 Greater Good Commission recipient for Afro-Latinx writers; the 2021 ReImagine New Plays in TYA grant; finalist and second place winner of the 2023 Miranda Family Voces Latinx Competition; the 2023 HOLA award nomination for Outstanding Achievement in Playwriting; and an awardee of the 2023 Negocios Now: 40 Under 40 celebrating Latinx excellence in New York City. She has an MFA in Playwriting from Indiana University and a BA in Political Science and Philosophy from Fordham University. She also graduated as a vocal major from the "fame school"- LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and the Performing Arts.