EDUCATION
Ph.D. in Drama and Theatre 2008-2014, University of California, Irvine and University of California, San Diego
Emphases: Critical Theory, Chicana/o and Latina/o Studies, Dramaturgy
UC President's Postdoctoral Fellow, 2016
Juris Doctorate, cum laude, 2006-2008, California Western School of Law, San Diego, CA
Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, 2001- 2005, University of San Diego, San Diego, CA
DIRECTING |
PRODUCTIONS
Junie B Jones
Marcy Heisler
San Diego Junior Theatre
San Diego Ca
2027
In the Heights
Quiara Alegria Hudes,
Lin-Manuel Miranda
New Village Arts
Carlsbad CA
2027
Our Lady of the San Diego
Convention Center
Mario Vega
TuYo Theatree
San Diego Ca
2026
Matt & Ben
Mindy Kaling
Brenda Whiters
New Village Arts
2026
Everything You Need to Know about Abortion in One
Hour or Less
the wish collective
TuYo Theatre
San Diego Ca
2026
La Llorona on the Blue Line
Mabelle Reynoso
TuYo Theatre
San Diego CA
2025
As You Like It
William Shakespeare
Shaina Taub
CSUSM
San Marcos Ca
2025
The Hispanic/Latino/Latina/
Latinx/Latine Vote
Bernardo Cubria
TuYo Theatre
San Diego CA
2025
Pásale Pásale
Mario Vega and Eliza Vedar
TuYo Theatre
San Diego Ca
2024
Hoops
Eliana Pipes
Milwaukee Chamber Theatre
Milwaukee, WI
2023
The Revolutionists
Lauren Gunderson
CSU San Marcos
San Marcos, CA
2022
Group! A Musical
Julia Rosenblatt, Eloise Govedare, Aleksandra Weil
Passage Theatre
Trenton, NJ
2022
A Skeptic and A Bruja
Rosa Fernandez
Urbanite Theatre
Sarasota FL
2022
On Her Shoulders We Stand
Maria Patrice Amon
TuYo Theatre
La Jolla Playhouse WOW Festival
San Diego, CA
2022
Azul
C Quintana
Diversionary Theatre
San Diego, CA
2022
Nana's Theatre Spectacular
Maria Patrice Amon
Moxie Theatre, Zoom Fest
San Diego, CA
Su Teatro
Denver, CO
2020
Mojada
Luis Alfaro
UCSD
San Diego, CA
2020
DREAM HOU$E
Eliana Pipes
CSU San Marcos
San Marcos, CA
2020
A Play About Eye Contact
Daria Miyeko Marinelli
La Jolla Playhouse WOW Festival
San Diego, CA
2019
Fade
Tanya Saracho
Moxie Theatre
San Diego, CA
2018
The Madres
Stephanie Allison Walker
Moxie Theatre
San Diego, CA
2018
Lydia
Octavio Solis
Brown Bag Theatre Company
Irvine, CA
2016
DIRECTING |
WORKSHOPS & READINGS
Twelfth Night
William Shakespeare
cut by Maria Patrice Amon
Oregon Shakespeare Festival
Ashland OR
2026
Man in the Maze
Oliver Mayer
Oregon Shakespeare Festival
Midnight Project
Ashland OR
2026
The Jersey Devil is a Papi Chulo
Iraisa Ann Reily
Oregon Shakespeare Festival
Midnight Project
Ashland OR
2026
A Skeptic and a Bruja
Rosa Fernandez
Oregon Shakespeare Festival
Midnight Project
Ashland OR
2026
Man in the Maze
Oliver Mayer
LA LGBT Center
Los Angeles, CA
2026
Our Lady of the San Diego
Convention Center
Mario Vega
Latinx New Play Festival
San Diego Ca
2025
Our Lady of the San Diego
Convention Center
Mario Vega
TuYo Theatre, Old Globe 360
San Diego CA
2025
Un Hombre: A Golem Story
Stephen Kaplan
The Whole Megillah, Jewish Arts Festival
San Diego CA
2024
Soul Sparks
Jose Cruz Gonzalez
Eco-Jewish New Play Festival San Diego CA
2024
PÁSALE PÁSALE
Mario Vega, Eliza Vedar, Maria Patrice Amon
La Jolla Playhouse WOW Festival
San Diego CA
2024
The Jersey Devil is a Papi Chulo
Iraisa Ann Reily
Latinx New Play Festival
San Diego CA
2023
Refuge
Andrew Rosendorf, Satya Chavez
Playwrights Center
Minneapolis, MN
Extreme Home Makeover
Makasha Copeland
Capital Repertory Theatre
Albany, NY
2021
2021
A Skeptic and A Bruja
2021
Rosa Fernandez
San Diego REP Latinx New Play Festival
San Diego, CA
Hoopla!
Cheryl West
La Jolla Playhouse POP Tour
San Diego, CA
2021
Fucked Up Pen Pal Poet
Ruben Carrazana
Kitchen Dog Theatre
Dallas TX
2021
A Skeptic and A Bruja
Rosa Fernandez
Urbanite Theatre New Works Festival
Sarasota, FL
2021
Ich Bin Ein Berliner
Vanessa Garcia
Theatre Lab
Boca Raton, FL
2020
Saints Go Marching
Matthew Barbot
Milagro Theatre Ingenio Festival
Portland, OR
2020
The Cucuy Will Find You
Jaymes Sanchez
San Diego REP Latinx New Play Festival
San Diego, CA
2020
Mojada
Luis Alfaro
San Diego REP
San Diego, CA
2019
DREAM HOU$E
Eliana Pipes
San Diego REP Latinx New Play Festival
San Diego, CA
2019
Jets, Sharks, and Beckys
Nancy Garcia Loza
Breath of Fire Latina Theatre Ensemble
Santa Ana, CA
2018
FELLOWSHIPS & AWARDS
Oregon Shakespeare Festival Phil Killian Directing Fellowship | 2026
Craig Noel Award | Outstanding Small Theatre | TuYo Theatre | 2026
Dea Hurston Fellowship | New Village Arts | 2025
Far South Border North Grant | 2023
Poder Arte | TuYo Theatre | 2023
Old Globe Theatre Classical Directing Fellowship | 2023
National Endowment for the Arts, Grants for Arts Projects | TuYo Theatre | 2021
National Directing Fellowship | 2019-2020
Eugene O’Neill Theatre Center,
National New Play Network,
The Kennedy Center,
Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation