MICHAEL RONCA (he/they) is an actor, writer, director and teaching artist based in NYC and the Greater Philadelphia area. Voted “Biggest Day Brightener” in high school, Michael is an extrovert always looking to meet new collaborators. His first form of live theatre was going to local professional-wrestling at a in the back of a farmer’s market. When it comes to writing, Michael is especially intrigued by stories that reveal how seemingly benign interactions can give rise to more profound cultural issues.

As an actor: Off-Broadway: Ode to the Wasp Woman (Swing), Amélie (Dufayel), Sprawl (Ricky/Swing),  Off-Off Broadway: Assassins (John Wilkes Booth), Matilda (Miss Trunchbull). Regional: Assassins (Arden Theatre Company). As a writer: Sprawl (National Playwrights Conference Semi-Finalist, SoHo Playhouse Lighthouse Series Finalist 2022), Live The Fourth (SoHo Playhouse Lighthouse Series 2025), Poser (Nashville Film Festival Finalist), Jobber (Blacklist Top List 2024, Nashville Film Festival Finalist). As a director: 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Facetime Theatre), Something Rotten (TSSYT), The Wolves (Site Unseen Theatre Co.) Nine Muses Lab Fellow. Member of the Dramatist Guild. Founder of Site Unseen Theatre Company (@siteunseentheatre) BFA Drama and Dramatic Writing, NYU Tisch. MFA Playwriting Columbia University. @roncasaurus