Instructor

Carly Polistina is thrilled to be a member of the Writopia Lab team as a creative writing and language play instructor! She is a playwright, screenwriter, stand-up comedian, and actor. Her play Annies and Kleptos premiered at 13th Street Repertory Theatre in 2019, and her play Nosebleed: a “comedy”… had its first full run at The Tank in the summer of 2024. As co-founder of the production company Learning Curve, she has written and produced multiple pilot episodes. “Please Help”, a web series she co-wrote, has gone on to be award-recognized at various film festivals. Polistina has performed stand-up comedy throughout the country and produces her own comedy show on the Upper West Side. She is currently getting her MFA in TV and Screenwriting from Columbia University.