SHELBY SOLLA

(she/her/hers) is a queer playwright and librettist based in New York City. Shelby's new musical, Salem, has been developed by Goodspeed Musicals through the Johnny Mercer Foundation's Writers Grove, Christopher Newport University's New Musicals Lab at the Ferguson Center, and Point Park University. Salem was a semi-finalist for the 2024 O’Neill Musical Theatre Conference and a finalist for the 2024 Dramatists Guild Foundation Fellowship.

Shelby's plays have been developed by Marymount Manhattan College in association with New York Live Arts, Dixon Place, Pittsburgh New Works Festival, and Primary Stages.

Shelby holds a B.A. in Writing for the Stage from Marymount Manhattan College.

Check out her profile on the New Play Exchange!