Abigail Vega (she/her) is the Director of Programming of The Jar in Boston, and the former Creative Producer of HowlRound Theatre Commons. She is a producer, director, theatremaker, one of the founding members of the Freelance Artist Resource Producing Collective, and the Creative Producer of death, me, dying tree. She was the first Producer of the Latinx Theatre Commons (LTC), an international network of Latinx and allied theatre practitioners working to grow the field by forging new connections, from 2014-2019. With the LTC she produced eleven convenings in Los Angeles, Chicago, Dallas, Seattle, Princeton, Austin, Miami, and New York. Her writing can be found in Micha Espinosa's Monologues for Latino Actors, and her directing work has been seen in Chicago, Atlanta, and Houston. Abigail was named one of Latino Leaders Magazine's “Latino Leader of the Future” in 2014 and she is a graduate of the NALAC Leadership Institute. A proud graduate of Emerson College, Abigail was a participant in the Leadership U: One-on-One Mentorship Program, funded by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and administered by Theatre Communications Group, where she worked under Dr. P. Carl and David Dower. She is an avid consumer of culture, a voracious reader, and a new tricycle rider.
Abigail Vega
Values-Led, Commons-Based Creative Producing
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Values-Led, Commons-Based Creative Producing
A Conversation with Abigail Vega
20 April 2023
Art As Medicine: Building Solidarity in and with Asian American & Pacific Islander (AAPI) Communities
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Art As Medicine: Building Solidarity in and with Asian American & Pacific Islander (AAPI) Communities
An #ArtistResource Conversation
Tuesday 12 May 2020
United States
Look for the Helpers: Learnings and Teachings for Building Resilience (ASL & Captioned)
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Look for the Helpers: Learnings and Teachings for Building Resilience (ASL & Captioned)
an #ArtistResource talk with Leslie Ishii, Lana Smithner, Aaron McKinney, David Shmidt Chapman, and B. Anderson
Tuesday 14 April 2020
United States
It Was Always Possible: Centering the Leaders Who Were Here All Along (ASL & Captioned)
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It Was Always Possible: Centering the Leaders Who Were Here All Along (ASL & Captioned)
an #ArtistResource talk with Rachel Spencer Hewitt (PAAL); Claudia Alick (CallingUP); Ashley Hanson (Department of Public Transformation); and more
Tuesday 7 April 2020
United States
Come Together: The Art of Gathering in a Time of Crisis (ASL & Captioned)
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Come Together: The Art of Gathering in a Time of Crisis (ASL & Captioned)
an #ArtistResource talk with Bryan Joseph Lee
Tuesday 31 March
United States
Financial Strategies for Freelance Artists in a Time of Crisis (ASL & Captioned)
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Financial Strategies for Freelance Artists in a Time of Crisis (ASL & Captioned)
an #ArtistResource talk with Amy Smith
Thursday 26 March 2020
New York City
Artists In a Time of Global Pandemic (ASL & Captioned)
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Artists In a Time of Global Pandemic (ASL & Captioned)
For US-Based Freelance Artists and Cultural Workers in all Disciplines
Monday 16 March 2020
United States and the World
2019 Latinx Theatre Commons Theatre for Young Audiences (TYA) Sin Fronteras Festival & Convening
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2019 Latinx Theatre Commons Theatre for Young Audiences (TYA) Sin Fronteras Festival & Convening
Join the LTC in Austin, Texas for our first convening dedicated to work for young people!
Thursday 24 January to Saturday 26 January 2019
University of Texas at Austin & the Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center
Radical Ideas Welcome
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Radical Ideas Welcome
What Should the Latinx Theatre Commons Do Next?
13 September 2018
How a Commons Becomes a Selection Committee
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How a Commons Becomes a Selection Committee
2017 Encuentro de las Américas / Cómo un 'Commons' se convierte en un comité de selección: 2017 Encuentro de las Américas
1 August 2017
The Latinx Theatre Commons' Peter Zeisler Memorial Award Acceptance Speech
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The Latinx Theatre Commons' Peter Zeisler Memorial Award Acceptance Speech
14 June 2017
Essential LTC Reading
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Essential LTC Reading
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