Latinx Theatre

Dr. Jorge Huerta reflects on the birth, present, and enduring legacy of El Teatro Campesino on its fiftieth anniversary.

Trevor Boffone interviews playwright Josefina López about CASA 0101, the theatre company she founded fifteen years ago, and how she’s become a leader in her community.

Jennifer S. Ponce de León interviews playwright Virginia Grise about her plays, her process, and her vision for the future of Latino/a theatre.

Brian Sonia-Wallace writes about his experience at the Latino/a Play Project at Oregon Shakespeare Festival.

Abel Muñoz interviews Marisela Treviño Orta

Maria Enriquez interviews Emilio Rodriguez about his play Swimming While Drowning, incorporating spoken word poetry into his work, and the idea of being “Latino enough.”

The Latinx Theatre Commons invites theatremakers to participate in a regional convening in Dallas, Texas October 30-November 1, 2015. 

PhD candidate Daphnie Sicre writes about her experience presenting at the Black Theatre Conference.

Jamie Gahlon interviews Mando Alvarado about the inspiration for his play Parachute Men, his writing process, and the challenges facing the American theatre.

Teresa Marrero talks with Matthew Paul Olmos about his play the living’life of the daughter mira, the difference between writing for film or television and theatre, and their shared California roots.

Emily Aguilar Thomas interviews Milta Ortiz about the inspiration for her play Más and thoughts on the future of American theatre.

Christopher Goodson interviews Diane Rodriguez about her process for developing The Sweetheart Deal.

Tiffany Ana López on the LTC’s Carnaval of New Latina/o Work hosted by the Theatre School at DePaul University July 23-25, 2015 in Chicago, Illinois.

Brian Herrera interviews playwright Octavio Solis about the process of writing and developing Mother Road.

Carla Della Gatta interviews Georgina Escobar about her writing process and upcoming projects following Carnaval.

Trevor Boffone interviews playwright Magdalena Gómez about her work at Carnaval and beyond.

Lisa Portes on the power of shared leadership and collective action as embodied by the Latinx Theatre Commons.

Marisela Barrera writes about San Antonio in the sixth installment of our series about the state of Latina/o theatre in Texas. 

Playwright and poet Joann Farías calls out her community to show up at the theatre to support Latina/o theatre artists.

The final installment of the Café Onda series on Latina/o Theatre Regional Alliances focuses on San Antonio Latino/a Theatre Alliance.

Eric Mayer-García describes the work author, director, and arts educator Carlos Jesús García is doing in Houston, and its impact on the community, in the fifth installment of our series about the state of Latina/o theatre in Texas.