Israel Jiménez is a playwright, director, and actor focused on creating community-driven theatre. His play Yo Soy Frida won the Dorothy Webb Playwright Award at the Write Now symposium and will be included in Palabras del Cielo: An Exploration of Latina/o Theatre for Young Audiences (Volume II).

His directing work includes American Idiot, The Addams Family, and She Kills Monsters at Arizona Theatre Company's Summer On Stage, as well as AriZoni-awarded productions of Pinocchio for Valley Youth Theatre and Frida for Teatro Bravo.

As an actor, Israel has performed with Seattle Children’s Theatre, Childsplay, Southwest Shakespeare Company, and Pacific Conservatory Theatre, with roles including Usnavi in In the Heights, Angel in RENT, and Tomás in the national tour of Tomás and the Library Lady.

He has served as Director of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, Accessibility & Community Engagement at Round House Theatre and Director of Community Engagement for Theatre Under the Stars. He is committed to using theatre as a platform for meaningful storytelling and community empowerment.