Monet Hurst-Mendoza is a playwright and television writer from Los Angeles based in New York City. Her plays have been developed with The Alley Theater, Rising Circle Theater Collective, The Flea, Astoria Performing Arts Center, WP Theater, The Public Theater, the Institute of Contemporary Art Boston, Westport Country Playhouse, and Long Wharf Theatre. She is an alumna of the Emerging Writers Group at The Public Theater, the R&D Group at The Civilians, Fresh Ground Pepper's Playground Playgroup, WP Theater Playwrights Lab, and the Van Lier Fellowship at New Dramatists. She has been in residency at MacDowell, Ucross, Stillwright, La Mama Umbria, Millay Arts, The MITTEN Lab, SPACE on Ryder Farm, and The Watermill Center. Monet was a writer/producer for seasons 21 to 24 of "Law and Order: SVU", is a 2025 NYSCA Artist Grantee, and a proud member of The Kilroys, The Dramatists Guild, and WGAE.
