Ali ViterbiLecturer in Playwriting

Ali Viterbi is a playwright, television writer, and educator. Her play The World to Come premiered at Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company and Theater J in 2026. Her play In Every Generation was produced at Victory Gardens Theater and TheatreWorks Silicon Valley. Ali’s work has been developed and/or commissioned by Geffen Playhouse, The Kennedy Center, La Jolla Playhouse, Round House Theatre, National New Play Network, San Diego REP, Carthage College, HERE Arts Center, The Barrow Group, and North Coast Repertory Theatre, among others. Ali won the 2019 National Jewish Playwriting Contest and has developed projects in television with AMC, ViacomCBS, and Anonymous Content. She is a recipient of a MacDowell Residency and was a member of the Geffen Playhouse Writers' Room. She currently serves as the co-artistic director of the San Diego Jewish Arts Festival. Ali received her B.A. from Yale University and her M.F.A. in Playwriting from UC San Diego.