Oscar Franco is a teacher, theatre maker, and advocate for Latinx arts based in Austin, TX. As a theatre maker, he has done work as a director, stage manager, actor, designer, and producer with various organizations in and around Austin, including Teatro Vivo where he has worked as a director and dramaturg for new Latinx work. Oscar is currently a board member with Teatro Vivo. As an educator, Oscar has worked as an arts instructor and programming director with the Indigenous Cultures Institute's summer arts camp in San Marcos since 2013. He graduate from The University of Texas at Austin where he received a BFA in Theatre Education. Oscar has taught the arts in schools in Texas and New York City. Currently he works as a middle school college and career readiness teacher in Austin, TX.