alinca (pronounced uh-link-uh) hamilton – a trained actor, a self-taught writer, and a necessity-driven producer. my work on stage or screen uses comedy to examine the nuances of black culture, focusing on the intense dynamics of families, both chosen and blood. 

my perspective as the child of jamaican immigrants informs the characters i write – people working through the unpredictability of everyday life. for me, the personal is not only political, but also universal.

i am a founding member of squeaky wheelz productions, whose interdisciplinary work has been seen on stage at the tank, ars nova, edinburgh fringe festival, and the brooklyn public library. 

my writing work has been supported by the puffin foundation and recognized as a semi-finalist for the nysca/nysfa artist fellowship program and fresh voices competition.

a hoarder of hypens, i directed and edited the award-winning short film black girl narrative, which screened at venice shorts, lift-off film festivals in new york and amsterdam, twin cities film festival, international black theater festival, and berlin indie film festival, where it won best artist short. 

a new yorker to my core…please don’t ask me to drive.

m.f.a. – acting, columbia university.