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Sayda Trujillo explores voice through a three-part framework: the voice in the body; the voice in community; and the voice in the world. She is a Guatemalan Canadian American theatremaker, voice practitioner, and assistant professor of voice and acting at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. Madeline Sayet is a Mohegan director, playwright, performer, and scholar….

At the Tenth Anniversary Convening, the Latinx Theatre Commons (LTC) announced its next cycle of programming, which will span from October 2024 to June 2027. The LTC received a wide range of applications from the community that all centered the needs of the Latine theatre field. Consistent with their commons-based approach, all applications were reviewed by…

We are thrilled to announce the participants selected for the 2023 Latinx Theatre Commons (LTC) Designer and Director Colaboratorio, which takes place from 28 June through 2 July 2023 in Portland, Oregon, hosted by Northwest Children’s Theatre, Portland State University, and World Stage Theatre. Colaboratorio is a five-day series of learning opportunities designed to encourage authentic creative expressions and…

The Latinx Theatre Commons (LTC) announces the 2023 LTC Designer and Director Colaboratorio, happening from 28 June – 2 July 2023 in Portland, OR. The event will be hosted by Northwest Children’s Theater, Portland State University, and World Stage Theatre. Colaboratorio is a five-day series of learning opportunities designed to encourage authentic creative expressions and…

The Latinx Theatre Commons (LTC) announces the 2022 LTC Comedy Carnaval, 9-11 June 2022 in Denver, Colorado. The convening is hosted by Su Teatro Cultural & Performing Arts Center… because the past two years have been so rough that we gotta ducking laugh 🦆 The 2022 LTC Comedy Carnaval will highlight some of the best Latinx comedic talent…

On behalf of the Latinx Theatre Commons (LTC) hiring committee and the entire LTC steering and advisory committees, we are proud to announce the hiring of our new LTC producer, Jacqueline Flores! In this role, Jacqueline will be responsible for producing the efforts of the LTC steering committee to amplify the visibility of Latinx performance-making…

The Latinx Theatre Commons Announces Four Years of Programming From 2013 to 2019, the Latinx Theatre Commons (LTC), co-led by a volunteer steering committee of forty to sixty theatre practitioners, produced twelve regional, national, and international convenings and new play festivals that aimed to amplify the visibility of Latinx performance-making and champion equity in the field. We…

The Latinx Theatre Commons (LTC) is thrilled to announce the publication of Encuentro: Latinx Performance for the New American Theater with Northwestern University Press. As a project supported by the LTC, Encuentro is co-edited by LTC Steering Committee and Advisory Committee members Trevor Boffone, Teresa Marrero, and Chantal Rodriguez. In line with scholarship, one of the core tenets of the LTC, this…

On behalf of the Latinx Theatre Commons (LTC) Hiring Committee and the entire LTC Steering and Advisory Committees, we are proud to announce the hiring of our new LTC Producer, Armando Huipe! As the new LTC Producer, Armando will be responsible for administering the LTC Steering Committee and forwarding the mission and actions of the…

The Steering Committee of the Latinx Theatre Commons (LTC) is excited to announce our search for the next LTC Producer. Are you passionate about Latinx theatre, artists, and companies? Do you have experience leading through a consensus-based model? Are you excited about organizing and growing the Latinx Theatre Commons, and interested in implementing the LTC mission, vision,…