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SUMMARY:Archiving Project Workshop - Los Angeles
DESCRIPTION:In-person workshops for theatre artists on the practice of creating a personal archive. All artists are welcome – playwrights\, directors\, actors\, designers\, vocal coaches\, artistic leaders\, and more. Participants will learn about the process of creating a personal archive\, tips and helpful hints for what can be included\, and possibilities for creating your own process. \nDrinks and refreshments will be provided. \nClick to RSVP
URL:https://dev.ltcommons.org/event/archiving-project-workshop-los-angeles/
LOCATION:Latino Theater Company\, 514 S Spring St\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90013\, United States
CATEGORIES:Latinx Archiving Project
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SUMMARY:Archiving Project Workshop - Houston
DESCRIPTION:In-person workshop for theatre artists on the practice of creating a personal archive. All artists are welcome – playwrights\, directors\, actors\, designers\, vocal coaches\, artistic leaders\, and more. Participants will learn about the process of creating a personal archive\, tips and helpful hints for what can be included\, and possibilities for creating your own process. \nDrinks and refreshments will be provided.
URL:https://dev.ltcommons.org/event/archiving-project-workshop-houston/
LOCATION:Alley Theatre\, 615 Texas Ave\, Houston\, TX\, 77002\, United States
CATEGORIES:Latinx Archiving Project
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SUMMARY:Archiving Project Workshop - Chicago
DESCRIPTION:In-person workshop for theatre artists on the practice of creating a personal archive. All artists are welcome – playwrights\, directors\, actors\, designers\, vocal coaches\, artistic leaders\, and more. Participants will learn about the process of creating a personal archive\, tips and helpful hints for what can be included\, and possibilities for creating your own process. \nDrinks and refreshments will be provided.
URL:https://dev.ltcommons.org/event/archiving-project-workshop-chicago/
LOCATION:UrbanTheater Company\, 2620 W Division St\, Chicago\, IL\, 60622\, United States
CATEGORIES:Latinx Archiving Project
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SUMMARY:Archiving Project Workshop - New York City
DESCRIPTION:In-person workshop for theatre artists on the practice of creating a personal archive. All artists are welcome – playwrights\, directors\, actors\, designers\, vocal coaches\, artistic leaders\, and more. Participants will learn about the process of creating a personal archive\, tips and helpful hints for what can be included\, and possibilities for creating your own process. \nDrinks and refreshments will be provided.
URL:https://dev.ltcommons.org/event/archiving-project-workshop-new-york-city/
LOCATION:INTAR Theatre\, 500 W 52nd St\, New York\, NY\, 10019\, United States
CATEGORIES:Latinx Archiving Project
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SUMMARY:2025 Fornés Institute Symposium
DESCRIPTION:The Latinx Theatre Commons\, in partnership with the Lewis Arts Center at Princeton University hosted the 2025 Fornés Institute Symposium.\nWatch the archive recordings from the symposium here. \nThe Latinx Theatre Commons (LTC) will hosted 2025 María Irene Fornés Institute Symposium at the Lewis Arts Complex at Princeton University on Saturday\, 22 March 2025. This was a one-day convening of scholars\, artists\, students\, advocates\, and others invested in the life\, work\, and legacy of playwright\, director and educator\, María Irene Fornés (1930-2018). \nThe 2025 Symposium gathered over 60 attendees to celebrate the pathbreaking publication of Fornés in Context (Cambridge University Press\, 2025)\, a volume featuring the work of more than thirty artists\, advocates\, and scholars\, which is slated for digital and print publication in July 2025. \nThe Symposium offered series of plenary readings from Fornés in Context in tandem with a constellation of hosted breakout conversations engaging questions of context\, legacy\, and engagement around Fornés’s work. \nThe schedule is below and the digital program can be found here. \n10:15 AM: Welcome Remarks \n11:00 AM: Harriet and Irene: Infinite Muses by Elaine Romero\, directed by Juliana Frey-Méndez\, explores Fornés and Harriet Sohmers Zwerling in Paris 1954. \n11:40 AM: In Person and Zoom Breakout Sessions* \n2:00 PM: Truffle Pigs by Michael Breslin & Catherine María “Cat” Rodríguez\, directed by Rodríguez\, delves into Fornés as feminist while three students study for a feminist theater oral exam. \n2:40 PM: In Person and Zoom Breakout Sessions* \n4:00 PM: The House at 27 Rue de Fleurus by María Irene Fornés\, directed by Katie Pearl\, considers the intersections of art\, friendship and joy in the lives of Gertrude Stein\, Alice B. Toklas and Pablo Picasso in Paris 1932. \n4:30pm: Roundtable discussion: A lively conversation among contributors to the Fornés Institute as they think toward the next wave of Fornés-instigated artistry\, scholarship\, advocacy\, and community-engagement. \n*Mirroring the informal conversational style of the in-person breakout sessions\, the virtual zoom breakout sessions will be an open forum shaped by the folks in the virtual room. We imagine these conversations as drop in/hop out spaces to hear more about the work of the Fornés Institute along with conversations about the Fornésian aesthetics. They will be led by Mariló Nuñez and Javier Hurtado. \nThe Fornés Symposium is made possible by the Ford Foundation\, the Mellon Foundation\, and Princeton University’s Lewis Center for the Arts\, Effron Center for the Study of America\, Program in Gender and Sexuality Studies\, Program in Latino Studies\, Program in Latin American Studies\, Department of Comparative Literature\, and Humanities Council.
URL:https://dev.ltcommons.org/event/2025-fornes-institute-symposium/
LOCATION:Lewis Center for the Arts\, 185 Nassau St\, Princeton\, NJ\, 08544\, United States
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241030
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241103
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SUMMARY:LTC National Convening at Encuentro 2024
DESCRIPTION:Watch the archive recordings from the convening here. \nLos Angeles\, CA 30 October-2 November 2024\nThe Latinx Theatre Commons (LTC) hosted a National Convening during Encuentro 2024: We Are Here – Presente!\nThe LTC partnered with the Latino Theatre Company to create programming specifically for the Commons during the second weekend of the festival\, 30 October – 2 November\, 2024. \nOver 100 participants attended festival productions\, talkbacks with artists\, and had dedicated time to wrestle with theatrical forms\, themes\, and conventions.
URL:https://dev.ltcommons.org/event/ltc-national-convening-at-encuentro-2024/
LOCATION:Latino Theater Co.\, 514 S Spring Street\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90013\, United States
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240314
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240317
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SUMMARY:LTC Tenth Anniversary Convening
DESCRIPTION:Watch the archive recordings from the convening here \nBoston\, MA 14-16 March 2024\nOctober 2023 marked ten years since the Latinx Theatre Commons (LTC)’s first national convening in 2013. To celebrate this anniversary\, we gathered over 100 theatre makers for our Tenth Anniversary Convening! \nThe LTC Tenth Anniversary Convening was a celebration of the last ten years\, a reflection on our learnings and successes thus far\, and an opportunity to discuss the future of the LTC and have field-wide discussions. \nThis convening brought together current LTC Steering and Advisory Committee and Latinx theatremakers and allies as we returned to the location of the first LTC Convening\, ten years later. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhat’s Next\nDuring the convening\, we announced our next cycle of programming. You can watch or read the full announcement here. \nHere’s what’s coming up: \nLTC National Convening at the 2024 Encuentro \nOctober/November 2024 \nLos Angeles\, CA \nFornés Institute Symposium \n22 March 2025 \nPrinceton\, New Jersey \nCarnaval of New Musical Theatre \nSummer 2025 \nSan Diego\, CA \nActor Training Laboratorio \nSpring 2026 \nTempe\, AZ \nA Forum on the Future: Language\, Technology\, and Provocations in Multilingual Theatermaking \nSummer 2027 \nWashington\, DC
URL:https://dev.ltcommons.org/event/ltc-tenth-anniversary-convening/
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SUMMARY:2023 LTC Designer and Director Colaboratorio
DESCRIPTION:The Latinx Theatre Commons (LTC)’s 2023 LTC Designer and Director Colaboratorio took place from 28 June – 2 July 2023 in Portland\, OR. The event was hosted by Northwest Children’s Theater\, Portland State University\, and World Stage Theatre. \nColaboratorio was a five-day series of learning opportunities designed to encourage authentic creative expressions and collaboration between Latinx designers and directors. The event fostered alternative communication models for production teams\, challenging the typical director-driven model. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nColaboratorio was documented by a group of participants who were designated scholars/documentarians. \n\nRead their essays\n\n\n\n\n\nThe event was co-championed by four theatre practitioners: Tara Houston (Ashland\, OR)\, Daniel Jáquez (San Diego\, CA)\, Dámaso Rodriguez (Portland\, OR)\, and Pamela Rodríguez-Montero (Santa Cruz\, CA). In the original event announcement\, the co-champions shared\, “The planning process has been a warm collaboration\, pairing designers and directors in the decision-making process. While energizing and experimental\, the team has also been able to hold the project to constraints which center its purpose and audience\, showing the rewarding possibilities of working in decentralized spaces.” \nLearn More:\n\nColaboratorio welcome packet and full schedule\nMeet the participants\nListen to LTC Producer Jacqueline Flores and Portland-based Colaboratorio participant Francisco Garcia discuss the event on OPB’s Think Out Loud\nView event photos\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhat the Colaboratorio illuminated is that play—a necessary component of collaboration—is more important than ever. The false premise of a weekend to focus on process without the obligation to solidify a plan for a show…generated possibilities we cannot imagine within the constraints of our production-oriented realities.—Carla Della Gatta
URL:https://dev.ltcommons.org/event/2023-ltc-designer-and-director-colaboratorio/
LOCATION:Northwest Children’s Theater\, 1000 SW Broadway T-100\, Portland\, OR\, 97205\, United States
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220609
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SUMMARY:2022 LTC Comedy Carnaval
DESCRIPTION:Watch the full video from the convening here \nDenver\, Colorado 9-11 June 2022\nThe 2022 Latinx Theatre Commons (LTC) Comedy Carnaval\, hosted by Su Teatro Cultural & Performing Arts Center\, highlighted some of the best Latinx comedic talent in the country in a myriad of formats\, including three full-length play readings\, a late night of stand-up and solo performances\, and three sketch comedy performances. The event had two goals: to introduce national theatre decision-makers to new comedy Latinx plays and talent\, and to connect the local and national Latinx theatremaking communities. Read the original convening announcement and see the full list of attendees\, agenda\, and program. \nThe 2022 LTC Comedy Carnaval Selection Committee included: Amelia Acosta Powell\, Dr. Patrice Amon\, Michele Apriña Leavy\, Jacqueline Flores\, Mica Garcia de Benavidez\, Tony Garcia\, Norma Medina\, Richard Perez\, Dr. Gina Sandi-Diaz\, Dr. Daphnie Sicre\, Eric Swartz\, Andrew Valdez\, and Lori Vega. \n“Yes\, our communities are facing injustice and tragedy. Yes\, we should address those problems. But one of the most powerful and versatile tools that our communities use to tackle oppression is the power of humor.” — Amelia Acosta Powell\, Comedy Carnaval Champion \n\n\n\n\n\n\nRead More About the Convening:\n\nBest Medicine: Why We Need the 2022 LTC Comedy Carnaval by Amelia Acosta Powell\, HowlRound Theatre Commons\nWhy Comedy? Why Now?: On the 2022 Latinx Theatre Commons Comedy Carnaval by Trevor Boffone\, HowlRound Theatre Commons\nThe hero and his squire ride again in the Denver Center’s vibrant production of “Quixote Nuevo” by Lisa Kennedy\, The Denver Post\nPor que Comédia? Por que agora?: No Carnaval 2022 Latinx Theatre Commons Comedy\, Dial News\n\n\n\n\nPhotos by Montour Photography.\nFeatured Projects:\nExhaustion | Arroyo by Fran Astorga\nThree friends escape into the Santa Cruz mountains in search of a place to swim and BBQ. They packed for the beach without realizing they had a treacherous hike down a ravine. Once at a waterhole\, the consumption of some shrooms sets the stage for a heartfelt adventure between friends too tired to know how to rest. \nLa Carpa de la Frontera by CARPA San Diego\nLa Carpa De La Frontera is a site-specific\, tent-like vaudeville touring show which can be taken into communities that are in most need of healing from the current pandemic situation. These performances address issues such as immigration\, race\, gender\, human rights\, accessibility\, and culture in comedic form using the concept of the old carpa style used in Mexico during the 1930s\, 1940s\, and 1950s. This unique touring troupe of performing artists focuses on social change\, creating a show dealing with social and political issues through a comical platform that anyone can enjoy. \nAre You There? by Cristina Fernandez\nCristina Fernandez is a performer\, writer\, and translator originally from Puerto Rico and currently living in Los Angeles. Are You There? is a stand-up comedy show that mixes video from the 2020 Los Angeles lockdown with live performance. The show pokes at modernity\, motherhood\, and existentialism. Are You There? shows us how far we’ve come and how much we’re still seeking. \nEscobar’s Hippo by Franky Gonzalez\nA Colombian town along the Magdalena River plunges into chaos after a flatulent\, destructive\, easily offended\, and sexually adventurous hippo comes to town and wreaks havoc. The crisis worsens when people begin transforming into hippos themselves\, causing not only chaos but the beginnings of a revolution where humans are put to death by these new Hipposapiens. As this shifting of civilization unfolds\, three friends try to figure out how to deal with the transforming population and solve the connection between the hippos and a notorious drug lord. \nMarimacha by Darrel Alejandro Holnes\nWhen an illicit pic outs the daughter of two conservative Afro-Panamanians on their way to a family wedding\, the family must finally confront the elephant in the room and decide who gets to define love in and outside the family. \nStand-Up Comedy by Jess Martínez\nShe’s single\, bilingual\, and ready to mingle… Well\, she’s single. Jess Martínez is a Chicago-based stand-up comedian who enjoys making audiences laugh as she genuinely tries to make sense of the world around her. She is the associate producer of Las Locas Comedy and assistant producer at the Moth StorySLAM Chicago. \nThe Invocation of Selena by Marilet Martinez & Jessi Realzola\nThe Invocation of Selena (TIOS) is a sketch comedy and cabaret-style show that explores how cultural icon Selena Quintanilla Pérez continues to inspire and motivate Latine people\, particularly women and the LGBTQIA community. Through character monologues\, drag\, choreographed dance numbers\, audience participation\, moments of song\, and more\, TIOScelebrates cultural duality while examining when\, why\, and how we call on Santa Selena in our everyday lives. At the top of the show\, Selena is literally invoked and\, in this case\, she is a larger-than-life drag queen who guides the cast on this journey to help them find their way in a society that desires to put them in a box. The show also uses biographical information about the artist as well as the 1997 Gregory Nava film Selena as source material to create characters and scenes that tease out our diaspora as Mexicans\, Americans\, Mexican Americans\, pochos\, Latines\, queers… “and it’s exhausting!” \nLa Egoista by Erlina Ortiz\nLa Egoista explores the story of Josefina\, a rising stand-up comic who takes nothing seriously\, and her conservative sister Betsaida\, who is suddenly diagnosed with a chronic illness. This surreal one-act follows Josefina through her comedic sets as they unfold in conjunction with the deterioration of her sister’s health. La Egoista uses comedy\, puppets\, magic\, and memory to explore the cost of caregiving\, the different ways we process grief\, and how to find the balance between selfless and selfish. La Egoista was commissioned and developed at Live & In Color. \nWhat Are You? by Milta Ortiz\nIn the ten-minute solo piece What Are You?\, a young muxer finds herself in 1990s Oakland hip-hop culture. People assume she’s mixed: Black and Latina\, and she begins to question what it means to be 100 percent Salvadoreña. Is the drum beat an ancestral call? But Mamigrew up in El Salvador and has different ideas. \nA Little Bit of Gay by Réal Vargas Alanis\nDive into the queer world with R. Réal Vargas Alanis. A Little Bit of Gay: A Standup Piece by a Homo leaves censorship and code-switching behind to tap into your inner chola and takes you on a journey to a barrio in Central California. Get a glimpse of the life of a homo navigating sugar daddies\, queer hookup culture\, and religion. Careful though—you might catch “the gay” after experiencing this piece… we can’t blame you though. Gay is cool. A Little Bit of Gay is slated to open during Pride Month. It would be homophobic of you not to support. #🌈 [Warning: This stand-up piece is not for the prudes—you will hear about the time they went to urgent care because they damaged their throat glock glockn’ on turkey necks.] \nHOLY KIT KAT by Katie Ventura\nHOLY KIT KAT is an emotional dramedy following a first-gen Chicana YouTuber coming to grips with Catholicism and generational curses of her Mexican lineage while being queer. Told in vignettes\, we follow her as a teen and young adult trying to define who she is inside/out. \nClick here to see the cast lists.
URL:https://dev.ltcommons.org/event/2022-ltc-comedy-carnaval/
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SUMMARY:2019 LTC Miami Regional Convening
DESCRIPTION:Watch the full video from the convening here \nMiami\, Florida 12-14 July 2019\nThe 2019 Latinx Theatre Commons (LTC) Miami Regional Convening (Miami in Motion!) brought together over sixty artists\, scholars\, administrators\, and advocates from the Miami Latinx Theater community and beyond to share work and methodologies and to experience the vibrant and varied forms of storytelling illuminating the abundant creative talent of this rapidly growing “Magic City.” The Convening also provided space for networking and interdisciplinary collaborative opportunities\, and engaged in dialogue aimed at advancing career sustainability and engendering an ecosystem for artists to thrive in all stages of life. See the full list of attendees and check out the agenda here. \n“Sometimes what we’re really talking about is seeking a bigger piece of the pie\, when the pie is already predicated on a lot of historical systemic oppression. Is this conversation exclusively about how we represent ourselves\, or is there an additional extension of political work that we’re talking about as artists that goes beyond just getting ourselves in there?”—Alicia Cruz \n\n\n\n\n\n\nRead reflections on the convening \n\nHOWLROUND ARTICLE\n\n\n\n\n\n“The thickening of our stories is not just about representation\, but how we do our work and why.”—Carl(os) Roa \n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Convening coincided with the opening weekend of Teatro Avante’s 34th International Hispanic Theatre Festival of Miami. Centered in the only major American city founded by a woman and known as a gateway to Latin America and the Caribbean\, Miami in Motion! sought to bring the Miami Latinx Theater community together to connect and reflect upon their histories. The goal of the convening was to look forward toward the future as active participants in the creative economy\, as a recognized incubator of talent\, and as a community who continues to push the boundaries of innovation and creativity. The convening dialogues spotlighted: \nHistory\, Environment\, & Advancement of the Art Form:\nContinuing to build on the successes of prior convenings throughout the country\, this was the LTC’s first venture to the southeastern region of the United States. Conveners explored questions such as: How do we identify\, embrace and celebrate our uniqueness? How does education about our histories in Latin America\, the Caribbean\, and the United States help us to thoroughly understand why colorism continues to exist\, and how can we individually contribute to end colorism? What future do we envision for our local theatrical landscape? How can we advance the art form through interdisciplinary and intercultural collaborations? How can we use new media and technologies to develop new forms of theater? \nWork-Life Balance & Career Sustainability:\nConversations around identifying the needs and concerns of Latinx artists who are caregivers and/or parent artists also took center stage at this Convening. Work-life balance\, advocacy\, resources for caregiver and parent artists\, entrepreneurship\, support for the mid-career artist\, and more were topics of interest that were present for the first time at an LTC Convening. Conveners explored questions such as: What are the barriers to employment at different stages of life? What are the intersectional realities that impact career progression and a stable career trajectory? How do we take care of our aging artists? With an ever-growing retiree population\, what intergenerational collaborations and conversations should be taking place? How do we retain talent in our city? What kind of artistic home are we aiming to provide our artists?
URL:https://dev.ltcommons.org/event/2019-ltc-miami-regional-convening/
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190127
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SUMMARY:2019 LTC Theatre for Young Audiences Sin Fronteras Festival and Convening
DESCRIPTION:Watch the full video from the convening here \nAustin\, Texas 24-26 January 2019\nTeatro Vivo\, the University of Texas at Austin Department of Theatre and Dance\, and the Latinx Theatre Commons (LTC) co-produced the 2019 LTC Theatre for Young Audiences (TYA) Sin Fronteras Festival and Convening\, which gathered artists\, scholars\, and educators from across the Americas to experience theatre with young people and consider the needs and incredible capacities of Latinx audiences of the future. The festival featured productions of 5 TYA plays from the United States and Latin America\, and the convening brought 150 adult participants from across the Americas to experience these 5 shows with young people in the audience\, and learn more about TYA through workshops\, panels\, discussions\, and artmaking events. See the full list of attendees and check out the convening program. \n“This weekend\, we are all here to learn from the young people around us. This weekend is about them; to see them\, to hear them. They will be creating the theatre of the future.” – Mario Ramirez \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRead reflections on the convening \n\nHOWLROUND ARTICLE\n\n\n\n\n\n  \nThe 2019 LTC TYA Sin Fronteras Festival and Convening was made possible by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation. Further support was provided by HowlRound Theatre Commons\, Emerson College\, Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies (LLILAS)\, Texas Performing Arts (TPA)\, Children’s Theatre Foundation of America\, the Center for Mexican American Studies (CMAS)\, and Tito’s Handmade Vodka\, ZACH Theatre\, City of Austin Cultural Arts Division\, Texas Commission on the Arts\, and the National Endowment for the Arts. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n“It truly is a dream come true to watch you\, with intention\, observing young people seeing this incredible work.” –Roxanne Schroeder-Arce
URL:https://dev.ltcommons.org/event/2019-ltc-theatre-for-young-audiences-sin-fronteras-festival-and-convening/
LOCATION:Austin\, TX\, Austin\, TX\, United States
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180719
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180722
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SUMMARY:2018 LTC Carnaval of New Latinx Work
DESCRIPTION:Chicago\, Illinois 19-21 July 2018\nThe Latinx Theatre Commons (LTC)’s 2018 Carnaval of New Latinx Work was produced in association with Teatro Vista and the Alliance of Latinx Theatre Artists of Chicago (ALTA)\, and hosted by The Theatre School at DePaul University in Chicago\, Illinois and brought together over 200 Latinx and allied theatremakers from across the country and the globe. Carnaval 2018 built upon the success of the 2015 LTC Carnaval of New Latinx Work by featuring readings of six new plays by Latinx writers. Each featured play—selected from a nationwide call—received development with a Latinx creative team including a director\, dramaturg\, actors\, and four designers. Carnaval participants also had the chance to visit local Chicago theatres for workshops\, tours\, and sessions with the aim of introducing national participants to the rich variety of Latinx companies and artists working in the city. \n“Together\, we witnessed the power of Latinx theatre in its various forms.”—Regan Postma-Montaño \nCheck out the full list of featured artists in our press release from 11 June 2018\, learn more about the thirty artists by reading the Featured Artist Bios\, read about our Featured Designers and their innovative work at Carnaval. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nRead reflections on the convening \n\nHowlRound article\n\n\n\n\n\nThe 2018 LTC Carnaval Advisory Committee\nThe Advisory Committee for the 2018 LTC Carnaval was made up of an amazing array of theatremakers representing the country and the Chicago area. We were and are honored by their support for our convening: \nWill Davis\, Artistic Director\, American Theater Company\nSandra Delgado\, Playwright/Performer\nJoseph Haj\, Artistic Director\, Guthrie Theater\nNaomi Iizuka\, Playwright\nMaria López de León\, President & CEO\, NALAC\nRichard Montoya\, Co-Founder and Ensemble Member\, Culture Clash\nMildred Ruiz\, Co-Founder and Ensemble Member\, Universes\nAnna D. Shapiro\, Artistic Director\, Steppenwolf Theatre\nLiesl Tommy\, Director\nLuis Valdez\, Founder\, El Teatro Campesino\nChay Yew\, Artistic Director\, Victory Gardens Theater
URL:https://dev.ltcommons.org/event/2018-ltc-carnaval-of-new-latinx-work/
LOCATION:The Theatre School at DePaul University\, 2350 N Racine Ave\, Chicago\, IL\, 60614\, United States
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180414
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180415
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SUMMARY:2018 LTC María Irene Fornés Institute Symposium
DESCRIPTION:Watch the full video of the convening here \nPrinceton\, New Jersey\, 14 April 2018\nThe 2018 Latinx Theatre Commons Maria Irene Fornés Institute Symposium\, part of an entire weekend of Fornés-related events\, convened an intergenerational community of over one hundred artists\, students\, and academics for a day of rigorous Fornés-inspired creativity\, conversation\, and conviviality. See the full list of attendees and check out the agenda here. In the spirit of a family reunion\, this event gathered Irene’s students and collaborators\, as well as artists and scholars who have been inspired by her\, to celebrate her living legacy and collaboratively document her enduring impact. This event was proudly produced in partnership with Princeton University’s Lewis Center for the Arts\, along with other events happening 12-15 April 2018. \n“María Irene Fornés first presented Fefu and Her Friends in 1977. She set the piece in 1935. Yet its depiction of a mind coping with trauma feels as if it could’ve been written yesterday.”—Lauren Villegas \nMaría Irene Fornés was a luminary of the 1960s Off-Off Broadway scene\, as both a playwright and a director. Her works included Fefu and Her Friends\, Mud\, and The Conduct of Life. She was a nine-time Obie winner\, including an Obie for Sustained Achievement\, and a Pulitzer Prize finalist for her play\, And What of the Night. She was a beloved and highly influential teacher\, whose pedagogy with the INTAR Hispanic Playwrights-in-Residence Lab transformed contemporary theatre. María Irene Fornés passed away on 30 October 2018\, but the Fornés Institute continues their work to preserve and to amplify her legacy as a teacher\, mentor\, and artist\, through workshops\, convenings\, and advocacy. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nRead reflections on the convening \n\nHOWLROUND ARTICLE\n\n\n\n\n\n“I’m committing to writing more courageously\, I’m committing to wherever my path takes me because I am on a transition\, I’m committing to bringing something of the Fornés Institute to my next institution.” —Olga Sanchez Saltveit \nOn Sunday 15 April 2018\, New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts presented a Colloquium on María Irene Fornés—see the video of the event here. The NYU Fornés Colloquium featured a panel of experts on Fornés\, a roundtable of women directors discussing the influence of Fornés’ directorial work\, and a concert reading of Fornés’s musical Promenade. This constellation of events gathered Fornés’s students and collaborators—as well as those who have been inspired by her—to deepen understanding of her work and her methods\, to document her enduring impact\, and to extend her living legacy into the twenty-first century. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis convening also featured interludes—performances or readings of plays by Fornés or inspired by her incredible teaching legacy including: \n\nActors’ Studio production of The Danube\, directed by Estelle Parsons\nCafecito/Hosted Conversation: Translating Fornés\, led by Rose Cano\, with Monica Cortes Viharo\nPrinceton Program in Theater’s Fefu and Her Friends\, directed by Bob Sandberg\nSneak peek screening of the film The Rest I Make Up\, directed by Michelle Memran\nI Am in Fifth Grade\, You Are in Kindergarten\, two short plays in honor of María Irene Fornés\n\n“[When] Irene began to write plays…she didn’t know what she was doing\, which allowed her to experiment\, and gave her this freedom.” —Michelle Memran \nThe 2018 LTC Fornés Institute Symposium was the first formal gathering of the Fornés Institute\, an initiative of the LTC which works to preserve and archive Maria Irene Fornés’s legacy as a teacher\, mentor and artist through workshops\, convenings\, and advocacy. This symposium served as both an opportunity for scholarship about the work and legacy of Maria Irene Fornés to be highlighted\, as well as a place for scholars\, teachers\, and practitioners to gather and learn more about this seminal Cuban American playwright and teacher. \nThose who comprise the Fornés Institute Committee believe that Maria Irene Fornés’ impact on Latinx Theatre\, and the American Theatre at large\, to be as great as other giants of our field\, and refuse to allow her legacy to be passed over by selective history and normative gatekeepers. The committee hopes that by promoting her long list of achievements\, advocating for her work to be taught in the university setting\, and enlightening the field of her numerous students and their successes\, they will be doing their part to ensure that her legacy is remembered for generations to come.
URL:https://dev.ltcommons.org/event/2018-ltc-maria-irene-fornes-institute-symposium/
LOCATION:Lewis Center for the Arts\, 185 Nassau St\, Princeton\, NJ\, 08544\, United States
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171108
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171113
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SUMMARY:2017 LTC International Convening
DESCRIPTION:Los Angeles\, California 8-12 November 2017\nThe 2017 LTC International Convening at the 2017 Encuentro de las Américas International Theatre Festival was a gathering of US\, Latin American\, and Canadian theatremakers\, scholars\, and administrators interested in cross-cultural collaboration and lifting up and strengthening Latinx and Latin American theatre that was held November 8-12\, 2017 in Los Angeles\, California. See a full list of participants and the international convening schedule. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nRead the convening report! \n\nHOWLROUND ESSAY\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n“We do not call this gathering a festival\, but an “Encuentro\,” because it is an encounter of thoughts and ideas\, of creativity and discussion.” — José Luis Valenzuela \nOn the second weekend of this groundbreaking festival\, the LTC gathered in Los Angeles for the 2017 LTC International Convening to attend the performances at the festival\, engage in discussions about art-making and aesthetics\, and meet Latinx and Latin American practitioners and scholars from across the hemisphere. The productions were in English and Spanish\, and the entire convening was bilingual—a first for the LTC. The goal of the convening was to create a space where theatremakers could talk about the work at the festival in either English or Spanish while being understood and celebrated by theatremakers in the other language. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nRead and view content from this convening.
URL:https://dev.ltcommons.org/event/2017-ltc-international-convening/
LOCATION:Latino Theater Co.\, 514 S Spring Street\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90013\, United States
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20161201
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20161205
DTSTAMP:20260901T211005Z
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SUMMARY:2016 LTC NYC Regional Convening
DESCRIPTION:New York City\, New York 1-4 December 2016\nImmediately following the 2016 US election\, the Latinx Theatre Commons (LTC) brought together over 175 Latinx theatre artists\, scholars\, administrators\, and advocates from the tristate area and across the United States to engage in a dialogue on the growing Latinx Theatre movement in New York City. See the full list of attendees\, the agenda\, and the convening program. \n“We’re here today to acknowledge the bounty that we’ve created and the joy that we’ve shared\, and now it’s also time to move beyond assessment\, beyond waiting our turn\, and beyond the inequities and limitations placed on us\, and sometimes\, even by us.” –David Mendizábal \n\n\n\n\n\n\nRead reflections on the convening breakout sessions \n\nHowlRound article\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis four-day gathering included conversations\, networking\, panels\, performances\, and parties\, and artists gathered from across the city to discuss aesthetics\, identity\, scholarship\, and intergenerational leadership–all through a lens of abundance\, rather than scarcity. This convening was co-hosted by The Clemente\, Repertorio Español\, INTAR Theatre\, Teatro SEA\, Teatro Círculo\, Pregones/Puerto Rican Traveling Theater\, the LARK\, and the Public Theater. \n“Years from now\, we will remember these four days together as having fueled some of the great moments of New York Latino theatre yet to be experienced.”—Rosalba Rolón
URL:https://dev.ltcommons.org/event/2016-ltc-nyc-regional-convening/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20160415
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20160418
DTSTAMP:20260901T212435Z
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SUMMARY:2016 Latinx Theatre Commons Pacific Northwest Regional
DESCRIPTION:Watch the livestreamed opening ceremonies here \nSeattle\, Washington\, 15-17 April 2016\nThe 2016 Latinx Theatre Commons Pacific Northwest Regional convening brought together over eighty Latinx and allied theatremakers to the Glenn Hughes Penthouse Theatre\, University of Washington School of Drama in Seattle\, Washington to engage in a national dialogue on the building a Latinx Theatre movement in the Pacific Northwest. See the full list of attendees and check out the agenda here. This convening was the second in a series of regional convenings produced by the LTC Steering Committee and hosted by local partners\, for local artists\, closely following the regional convening in Dallas\, Texas in 2015. \n“LTC participants are founding initiatives\, reaching out\, launching books—all activities they might have done anyway—but it all has this espírito. They aren’t doing these activities solely for themselves. They are part of a larger history; they are buoyed by each other.”—Elaine Ávila \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOn the left\, theatre artists mingle in a black box theater. On the right\, a person takes notes on a large sheet of paper on a wall.\nThe 2016 Latinx Theatre Commons Pacific Northwest Regional began with a session reflecting on the history of Latinx theatre in the Pacific Northwest and celebrating the legacy of Maria Irene Fornés with selected readings of scenes from her works performed and directed by local artists. Following this\, we heard from Todd London\, Executive Director of the UW School of Drama\, and the Office of the Mayor of Seattle\, as they proclaimed April 15 as Latina/o Theatre Day. The convening continued for two more days\, building and growing relationships among theatremakers in the Pacific Northwest and connecting them with a national movement of Latinx theatremakers organizing together. The convening ended with a closed session for theatremakers from the Pacific Northwest where they charted a path forward\, with an emphasis on maintaining connections and furthering artistic partnerships. \n“While we had the opportunity to express the many challenges faced by Latina/o artists in this region\, the conversation ended on acknowledging the power of our shared history and creating opportunities to move the work forward.”—Arlene Martínez-Vázquez \n\n\n\n\n\n\nRead Related HowlRound Content \n\nWRITINGS FROM THE CONVENING
URL:https://dev.ltcommons.org/event/2016-latinx-theatre-commons-pacific-northwest-regional/
LOCATION:Glenn Hughes Penthouse Theatre\, Hughes Penthouse Theatre\, Seattle\, WA\, 98105\, United States
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20151030
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20151102
DTSTAMP:20260901T212726Z
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SUMMARY:2015 LTC Texas Regional Convening
DESCRIPTION:Dallas\, Texas\, 30 October – 1 November 2015\nIn the fall of 2015\, exactly two years after their historic first gathering in Boston\, MA\, the steering committee of the LTC met in Dallas\, TX for the 2015 LTC Texas Regional Convening. This convening was co-sponsored by Southern Methodist University\, University of North Texas\, Dallas Theater Center\, Cara Mía Theatre Co.\, Teatro Dallas\, the Latino Cultural Center\, and the Dallas Office of Cultural Affairs. While this convening primarily served as an in-person meeting of the LTC steering committee\, it also allowed the committee to meet with\, learn from\, and help gather Latinx teatristas\, artists\, scholars\, board members\, administrators\, and advocates from Texas to build relationships and start dialogues about the growing national Latinx theatre movement. Check out the agenda for the convening. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nRead reflections on the convening \n\nHOWLROUND ARTICLE
URL:https://dev.ltcommons.org/event/2015-ltc-texas-regional-convening/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20150723
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20150726
DTSTAMP:20260901T211147Z
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SUMMARY:2015 Carnaval of New Latina/o Work
DESCRIPTION:Watch video from the convening here \nChicago\, Illinois 23-25 July 2015\nThe Latinx Theatre Commons (LTC)’s 2015 Carnaval of New Latinx Work was produced in association with Teatro Vista and the Alliance of Latinx Theatre Artists of Chicago (ALTA)\, and hosted by The Theatre School at DePaul University in Chicago\, Illinois and brought together over 200 Latinx and allied theatremakers from across the country and the globe and featured readings of twelve new plays by Latinx writers directed by Latinx directors. \n“I want to write plays that are in a constant state of motion: music playing\, voices overlapping\, and bodies that can’t stop dancing\, which to me is the same as dreaming.”—Virginia Grise \nCheck out the full list of featured artists in our press release from 13 April 2015\, and see the full program here. The 2015 Carnaval featured the following plays: \n\nParachute Men by Mando Alvarado\nSatyricoño by Migdalia Cruz\nSweep by Georgina Escobar\nAPPEAL – A New American Musical of Mexican Descent by Amparo Garcia Crow\nPerfectamente Loca/Perfectly Insane by Magdalena Gómez\nSiempre Norteada: Always Late\, Always Lost by Virginia Grise\nthe living’life of the daughter mira by Matthew Paul Olmos\nWolf at the Door by Marisela Treviño Orta\nMás by Milta Ortiz\nThe Sweetheart Deal by Diane Rodriguez\nSwimming While Drowning by Emilio Rodriguez\nMother Road by Octavio Solis\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRead reflections on the convening \n\nCollected articles on 2015 Carnaval\n\n\n\n\n\nDuring preparations for Carnaval 2015\, the LTC put out a call to Latinx theatres across the nation to secure productions for the 12 Carnaval selected Playwrights\, and in less than 13 hours\, 18 responded! This enthusiasm created El Fuego Initiative\, which sought to both chronicle and critically position new Latinx theatremaking in the scholarly and public discourses of US American theatre by providing production support for these Latinx plays at Latinx theatres\, as well as attaching a scholar to each production to document the process and the impact.. You can read more about these productions in the Ignited series on HowlRound. \n“It is a reminder of the in-betweeness of it all. Cultures\, voices\, people\, stories brought together by one main unifying theme that rests on the fact that ‘between cultures’ makes a culture.”—Georgina Escobar
URL:https://dev.ltcommons.org/event/2015-carnaval-of-new-latina-o-work/
LOCATION:The Theatre School at DePaul University\, 2350 N Racine Ave\, Chicago\, IL\, 60614\, United States
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20141012
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20141111
DTSTAMP:20260901T211352Z
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SUMMARY:2014 LTC National Convening at Encuentro 2014
DESCRIPTION:Los Angeles\, California 6-10 November 2014\nThe Latino Theater Company\, in association with the Latina/o (later renamed Latinx) Theatre Commons\, presented the 2014 LATC Encuentro: A National Latina/o Theatre Festival\, from October 12 to November 10\, 2014. Encuentro translates to “an encounter\,” a theme that was a core component of this groundbreaking festival\, which was also the largest national Latinx theatre festival in over twenty-five years. The Encuentro explored the multi-faceted Latinx experience on stage by featuring Pulitzer Prize-winning plays\, English- and Spanish-language productions\, devised theatre\, experimental work\, ensemble-based performances\, and solo shows. In addition to presenting their work to the public\, artists worked together during the month-long residency by sharing creative methodologies in artistic workshops that culminated in a public performance of the co-created new works. See the full list of participants\, the convening viewing schedule (including performances conveners saw)\, and the convening event schedule. \n“As practitioners that tell culturally specific narratives\, and as producers that create space for culturally specific work\, do we work to tell our stories from within regional theater or do we work to support and create more culturally specific institutions to present our work?” — Arielle Julia Brown \n\n\n\n\n\n\nRead reports from the convening and NewCrit reviews of the festival performances. \n\nHOWLROUND ARTICLE\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n“We are here to cherish our accomplishments and to consider our missteps. We are here to converge and to communicate our thoughts and ideas for the future. We are here full of optimism\, full of rage\, full of pain\, full of love\, and joy. We are here to look forward\, to move forward\, we are here to encounter ourselves\, our audiences\, and each other.” — José Luis Valenzuela \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOn the final weekend of the festival\, the LTC Steering Committee gathered in Los Angeles for the 2014 LTC Second National Convening to attend the performances\, engage in discussions about art-making and aesthetics\, and attend an in-person LTC Steering Committee meeting. Through these five days of convening\, the LTC Steering Committee sought an answer to the core question of the Encuentro itself: What is the state of Latina/o Theatre today?
URL:https://dev.ltcommons.org/event/2014-ltc-national-convening-at-encuentro-2014/
LOCATION:Latino Theater Co.\, 514 S Spring Street\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90013\, United States
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20131031
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20131103
DTSTAMP:20260901T211628Z
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SUMMARY:2013 LTC National Convening
DESCRIPTION:Watch the full video from the convening here \nBoston\, Massachusetts 31 October—2 November 2013\nWith the support of HowlRound\, the first large-scale formal gathering of the Latinx theatre community since 1986 took place October 31-November 2\, 2013 at Emerson College in Boston\, Massachusetts. The Latina/o Theatre Commons\, or LTC\, (later renamed the Latinx Theatre Commons) hosted a historical convening of seventy-eight Latinx actors\, directors\, producers\, playwrights\, designers\, and scholars representing all regions of the United States. They gathered to explore the history\, current challenges\, opportunities\, and visions for Latina/o theatremakers in the twenty-first century. Over the course of the convening\, those gathered sought to advance the state of Latinx theatremaking through sharing artistic\, organizing\, and institutional wisdom. Strategies were identified to seed collaborations and strengthen the burgeoning network of Latinx theatre artists. See the full list of attendees and check out the convening program here. You can also download the 2013 LTC National Convening press release in English and in Spanish. \n“How do we as powerful people figure out how we live in this current reality from a powerful position?” —Diane Rodriguez \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRead the full narrative report (published in print and e-book) \n\nHowlRound store link\n\n\n\n\n\n“We need to assess where we were in relation to 1986…when we meet in thirty years\, what will we say?” —Kevin Becerra \nThe convening brought together veteranos\, emerging artists\, and independent artists\, as well as organizationally affiliated practitioners and scholars\, illuminating the diversity of the Latinx experience from across the country. Participants served as delegates of their regions and communities\, tracing their roots to many nations\, some Spanish speaking and non-Spanish speaking\, identifying on the queer spectrum\, and embracing Native/Indigenous and Afro-Latinx heritages as well.
URL:https://dev.ltcommons.org/event/2013-ltc-national-convening/
LOCATION:Emerson College\, 120 Boylston St\, Boston\, MA\, 02116\, United States
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130322
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130324
DTSTAMP:20260901T211906Z
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SUMMARY:Latinx Theatre Commons Steering Committee Convening
DESCRIPTION:Boston\, Massachusetts\, 22-23 March 2013\nThe first gathering of the newly formed Latinx Theatre Commons Steering Committee took place 22–23 March 2013. Born out of a meeting in Washington\, DC the previous year\, this committee met with the express purpose to plan a national convening of 70-90 Latinx theatre artists in the fall of 2013. That national gathering would officially launch the Latinx Theatre Commons\, a national movement that uses a commons-based approach to transform the narrative of the American theatre\, to amplify the visibility of Latinx performance making\, and to champion equity through advocacy\, art making\, convening\, and scholarship. \n“Latino/a” “highlights the globalization of the US Latino/a community and mirrors the fact that life in the US is now an intercultural reality.” —Anne Garcia-Romero \n\n\n\n\n\n\nRead about the very first gathering \n\nLATINX THEATRE COMMONS: UPDATING THE US NARRATIVE\n\n\n\n\n\n  \nThe group that gathered included: Christopher Acebo\, Kevin Becerra\, Juliette Carrillo\, Anne García-Romero\, Tlaloc Rivas\, Tanya Saracho\, Tony Sonero\, Enrique Urueta\, Kinan Valdez\, Clyde Valentín\, José Luis Valenzuela\, Patricia Ybarra\, and Karen ZacarÍas \nThis planning session started with the articulated goal of creating a concrete plan and action steps for moving forward with the Latinx Theatre Commons national gathering in the Fall of 2013\, including: confirmed dates for the event\, a list of invitees\, an outreach plan\, a fundraising action plan\, and a basic design for the event itself. The conversation was rooted in a desire to be inclusive of all efforts to advance Latinx theatre around the country\, whether or not the champions and artists are specifically tied to this steering committee. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nLearn about what happened next \n\n2013 LTC National Convening\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNotes from this meeting
URL:https://dev.ltcommons.org/event/latinx-theatre-commons-steering-committee-convening/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120512
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120513
DTSTAMP:20260901T212129Z
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SUMMARY:2012 Latinx Theatre Artists
DESCRIPTION:Washington\, DC\, 18 May 2012\nIn 2012\, eight Latinx theatremakers gathered in Washington\, DC at the invitation of Karen Zacarías\, then playwright in residence at the American Voices New Play Institute at Arena Stage (the precursor to HowlRound) with the intention of discussing the opportunities and challenges facing Latinx theatremakers and Latinx Theatre in the American theatre field\, filling a gap of lost industry-wide affinity space. The group sought an opportunity to update and expand the narrative of the American theatre. Over the course of a day and a half the group identified several shared aims and set the intention to form what would become the Latinx Theatre Commons (LTC): \n\nTo seek the recognition of a canon of Latinx plays and create an ongoing venue for conversation in person and online among Latinx theatremakers\nTo establish new incubators of multilingual and multi-ethnic environments to facilitate conversations and sharing among Latinx theatremakers\nOver the course of the next year\, establish a 15-20 person Steering Committee to plan and execute a larger convening in 2013\, to be hosted by HowlRound Theatre Commons at Emerson College.\n\n“How do we get more authentic work by a diversity of Latinos onto our stages? How can we support each other in taking risks?”—Karen Zacarías \nParticipants included (all affiliations listed are as of 2012): \n\nKristoffer Diaz (Playwright\, New York NY)\nAnne García-Romero (Playwright; Assistant Professor of Theater\, University of Notre Dame\, South Bend\, IN)\nLisa Portes (Director; Professor of Theater\, DePaul University\, Chicago\, IL)\nTlaloc Rivas (Director; Assistant Professor of Theatre\, The University of Iowa\, Iowa City\, IA)\nAntonio Sonera (Director\, Portland OR)\nEnrique Urueta (Playwright\, Minneapolis\, MN)\nJose Luis Valenzuela (Artistic Director\, Latino Theater Company\, Los Angeles\, CA)\nKaren Zacarías (Resident Playwright\, Arena Stage\, Washington\, DC)\n\nThis gathering led directly to the creation of the LTC. You can read more about the origins of the LTC in Anne García-Romero’s 2012 essay here.
URL:https://dev.ltcommons.org/event/2012-latinx-theatre-artists/
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