José Cruz González has a long connection to SCR, dating back to 1986 with the launch of the theatre company’s Hispanic Playwrights Project to create new work by Latino playwrights. He is the recipient of many honors, including a residency for the National Endowment for the Arts/Theatre Communications Group Theatre Residency Program for Playwrights. He has written for “PAZ,” the Emmy Award-nominated television series produced by Discovery Kids for The Learning Channel. González teaches theatre at California State University, Los Angeles.