Director
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Creating new work and re-imagining the canon is an essential aspect of my artistry. In a world where Latina voices are ignored (or talked over), it is essential to direct and create my own work. If you need a smart, compassionate director, you want me on your team.
In 2018 I directed 'Bride of the Gulf,' a transnational collaboration between artists in Basra, Iraq, and an international ensemble based in NYC. We performed the play at Hudson Guild Theatre in NYC, and then transferred to the 2018 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, where the play received four-star reviews from The Scotsman and The List.
In 2018 I also directed 'Autumn Ever After,' a new play that reimagines the characters from Shakespeare's 'Midsummer Night's Dream,' and I assistant directed Shakespeare's 'Much Ado About Nothing.'
In 2019 I cowrote, produced and co-directed 'Thou Shalt Not' , a theatrical exploration of the Hall-Mills Double Homicide of 1922.
In 2019 I was commissioned by The Austin Veteran Arts Festival to write and direct world premiere play 'AFTERSHOCK/La Replica' The production was recently awarded a grant to transform the play content into a new Podcast, also produced by myself which will be available March 2021.
Creating new work and re-imagining the canon is an essential aspect of my artistry. In a world where Latina voices are ignored (or talked over), it is essential to direct and create my own work. If you need a smart, compassionate director, you want me on your team.
In 2018 I directed 'Bride of the Gulf,' a transnational collaboration between artists in Basra, Iraq, and an international ensemble based in NYC. We performed the play at Hudson Guild Theatre in NYC, and then transferred to the 2018 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, where the play received four-star reviews from The Scotsman and The List.
In 2018 I also directed 'Autumn Ever After,' a new play that reimagines the characters from Shakespeare's 'Midsummer Night's Dream,' and I assistant directed Shakespeare's 'Much Ado About Nothing.'
In 2019 I cowrote, produced and co-directed 'Thou Shalt Not' , a theatrical exploration of the Hall-Mills Double Homicide of 1922.
In 2019 I was commissioned by The Austin Veteran Arts Festival to write and direct world premiere play 'AFTERSHOCK/La Replica' The production was recently awarded a grant to transform the play content into a new Podcast, also produced by myself which will be available March 2021.