Noa Gardner is a Native Hawaiian playwright born and raised in Kaimuki on the island of O’ahu. He recently graduated from an MFA Dramatic Writing program at the University of Southern California (2020).

He was a national finalist for the Gary Garrison Ten Minute play award (2016) and has had his one act and full-length plays read in collaboration with the Adam Mickiewicz Institute, the Son of Semele Ensemble, the Los Angeles Theatre Company, as well as the Pasadena Playhouse.

His play "The Staircase" will premiere in May 2025 at South Coast Rep.