Professor, critic, promoter, and researcher, Beatriz has edited seven issues of Tramoya on Latino and Latin American theaters. Her books include: Posmodernismo y teatro en América Latina: Teorías y prácticas en el umbral del siglo XXI (2001); Teatro y diáspora. Testimonios escénicos latinoamericanos. (2002); Imaginando un Continente: Utopía, democracia y neoliberalismo en el teatro latinoamericano (2 Vols, 2010); and 25 Years Celebrating Hispanic Culture in the United States: The International Hispanic Theatre Festival of Miami (2013). She is Senior Fellow of the Smithsonian Institute, Washington, DC She directs the IHTFs Education Program and is a member of Teatro Avante.