Who is William Hector? Who was that Dog?

William Hector is a Miami-born writer whose works cover Formula 1, the afterlife, ancient Greece, and Kipling backpacks. A playwright, novelist and the founder and Artistic Director of the Coconut Grove Theatre Festival, an annual festival of new play readings by South Florida creatives, recently awarded Miami New Times 2026 Best New Festival, William’s artistic work and community building have made him one of the leading artistic voices of Coconut Grove, Miami’s hottest neighborhood. An alumnus of Ransom Everglades (2011) and the University of Miami (degrees in playwrighting and as the inaugural da Vinci Program graduate in Politics, Philosophy & Economics,) William was chosen to participate in Miami Dade County's Playwright Development Program, and was awarded a Knight Foundation New Work Miami grant to write, produce and stage G7: 2070: An Immersive Theatrical Summit. His work has also included performances of his plays such as Sheol, Draco, Unbound, The Monster with 21 Faces, The Kipling Backpack Thief, and Turbo Hybrid in collaboration with partners including The Playwrights Center, Meetinghouse Miami, ShowOff! International Playwrighting Festival, WLRN, The Deering Estate and the MDC Department of Cultural Affairs. In 2026, William served as a panelist for Miami Dade County’s Young Arts Enrichment Program and for the Kresge Foundation’s Artist Fellowship and Gilda Awards.

That dog was and still is Lulu. In the past she has collaborated with several dogs, and currently is in a cross-cultural residency program with two cats.

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