Latinx 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. 

Luis Alfaro reports on the third day of Carnaval, and shares the note the community ended on—commitment and movement. 

Olga Sanchez reports on Carnaval 2015, Day 2, sharing summaries of conversations and the three readings of the day.

The third installment of the Café Onda series on Regional Alliances focuses on Colectivo Teatral Nuevo México.

Georgina Escobar reflects on Day 1 of Carnaval 2015.

Kevin Becerra explores becoming comfortable in his identity as a Latino who speaks more Yiddish than Spanish. 

The second installment of the Café Onda series on Regional Alliances focuses on Teatro In Austin.

The first installment of the Café Onda series on Latina/o Theatre Regional Alliances focuses on La Cooperativa of NYC Latino/a Theatre Artists.

In the fourth installment of our series on Latina/o theatre in Texas, Teresa Marrero highlights the increasing amount of work happening in Dallas, and the artists making it.