BAILEY JORDAN GARCIA
Writer | Actor | Theatre Maker
Upcoming Events
2026
Tour: Rosie & Brett's Anti-Smoking PowerPoint Presentation
Bailey was commissioned by Vitality Theatre to write a 60 minute Anti- Smoking/Vaping Play for middle school audiences entitled "Rosie & Brett's Anti-Smoking PowerPoint Presentation" that will start touring across schools in Kentucky in January 2026
Recently...
April 20th 2025
"Is This Beauty"
Neurodivergent New Play Series produced a staged reading of Bailey's full length piece "Is This Beauty" at A.R.T. Brooklyn on April 20th 2025 at 2pm. Directed by Em Hausmann. Featuring Kit James, Alex Morrison, Lilith Quint, and Joshua Screen.
March 7th 2025
"NETWORK"
Bailey served as the PSM on The Center at West Park's Benefit Reading of the film "Network". Directed by Tom McCarthy and featuring Scarlett Johansson, Mark Ruffalo, Fisher Stevens, Keegan Michael Key, Richard Kind, & More!
February 2025
"Thy Neighbor", "kik", "The Stingy Suitor","Alice's Restaurant", & "My God, It's a Walrus"
Bailey as Kesh in "kik"
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Bailey played Cole in the 15 minute play, "Thy Neighbor" written and directed by Grace "Juice" O'Rourke for The Secret Theater's One Act Festival.
Then, Bailey played Kesh in the short film, "kik" for First Kiss's FebLab, written by Grace "Juice" O'Rourke and directed by Fae Hartt.
In a special one night reading of the play, "The Stingy Sutior" written by director Lee Harrison Daniel's great-grandmother almost 100 years ago, Bailey stepped in and read for Mrs. Stout on February 20th.
Then, truly playing the role they were born to play, Bailey was honored to read for Wally (aka Walrus God) in a reading of "My God, It's A Walrus" by Max Berry and directed by Em Hausmann on February 21st.
Finally, Bailey wrote the 10 minute queer psychological drama, "Alice's Restaurant" which had a staged reading with Playground-NY on February 24th.
Bailey as Wally in "My God, It's A Walrus
Jan. 30, 31, & Feb 1 2025
"In The Valley"
Bailey played Yan (lead) in a staged reading of Morris McLennan's "In The Valley".
"Brynjar is a solider; Yan is a man (and, maybe, something more). When the two collide in a temporally shifting valley, they must navigate new desires, war-mongering cults, and a library at the end of the world."
Directed by Quinn Riggs
Co-Directed/Dramaturg: Liv Garcia
Producer: Faye Strange Bascon
Produced at The Tank
Photos by Liv Garcia
January 7th 2025
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On January 7th, through Fresh Binder, Bailey co-produced a night of short plays that were written in Fresh Binder's 2024 Fall Cohort! The performance took place at The Center at West Park and had an amazing turn out!
Photos by Ian McQueen
Ongoing Projects
Purple Light Pallet Cohort
Bailey was recently accepted into Purple Light Production's Pallet Cohort alongside 5 other playwrights. There, they are working on their full length, "Mac In Cheese". The cohort will commence with a staged reading in the summer, so stay tuned for that announcement!
PlayGround-NY Commission/Residency
Bailey was commissioned by PlayGround-NY to extend their 10-minute award winning piece "@rudymocha has entered the chatroom" into a full length entitled "Clownfishing". They are currently working on the piece among selected other playwrights in PlayGround's Residency Program.
PlayGround-NY Writer's Pool '24-'25
Bailey is now in their 4th year in the Writer's Pool with PlayGround (2020-2022 PlayGround-NY, 2022-2023 PlayGround-LA, 2023-2025 PlayGround-NY) and is excited to write some more 10 minutes in such short amount of times! They are also happy to serve as PlayGround-NY's Casting Associate