Octavio Solis is a playwright and director whose plays have been mounted at theaters across the country. Solis is a multi-award winner, including the 2019 Distinguished Achievement in the American Theater Award, the 2018 Imagen Award for his consultancy on Disney/Pixar’s Coco, and the 2015 Distinguished Achievement Award from the Texas State University Black and Latino Playwrights Conference. Solis was recently inducted into the Texas Institute of Letters. His book, Retablos: Stories From a Life Lived Along The Border, received the 2018 Silver Indies Award for Book of the Year.

Octavio Solis es un dramaturgo y director cuyas obras han sido montadas en teatros de todo el país. Solis ha recibido múltiples premios, incluido el Premio al Logro Distinguido en el Teatro Estadounidense en 2019, el Premio Imagen en 2018 por su asesoramiento en Coco de Disney/Pixar, y el Premio al Logro Distinguido en la Conferencia de Dramaturgos Negros y Latinos de la Universidad Estatal de Texas en 2015. Solis fue recientemente incluido en el Instituto de Letras de Texas. Su libro, Retablos: Stories From a Life Lived Along The Border, recibió el Premio Silver Indies al Libro del Año en 2018.

Lisa Portes (she/her/ella) is pleased to be making her Seattle Rep debut! Recent credits: Quixote Nuevo (South Coast Repertory Theatre, Denver Center Theatre Company, Round House Theatre) and the world premieres of Laughs in Spanish by Alexis Scheer (Denver Center) and Clean/Espejos by Christine Quintana (South Coast Rep). Lisa is a co-founder of the Latinx Theatre Commons, serves on the Executive Board of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Union and Chairs the Department of Theatre & Dance at UC-San Diego. She is also the proud mama of Eva and Carlitos Murillo. lisaportes.com, @olisasilo

Lisa Portes (ella) se complace en hacer su debut en Seattle Rep. Créditos recientes: Quixote Nuevo (South Coast Repertory, Denver Center for the Performing Arts, Round House Theatre) y los estrenos mundiales de Laughs in Spanish de Alexis Scheer (Denver Center) y Clean/Espejos de Christine Quintana (South Coast Repertory). Lisa es cofundadora del Latinx Theatre Commons, forma parte de la Junta Ejecutiva del Sindicato de Directores y Coreógrafos y preside el Departamento de Teatro y Danza de la UC San Diego. También es la orgullosa mamá de Eva y Carlitos Murillo. lisaportes.com, @olisasilo

Marissa is a third generation Chicana and LA native. Feature credits: Quixote Nuevo (Denver Center for the Performing Arts; Henry Award nominee), In the Heights (La Mirada Theater for the Performing Arts; Broadway World Regional Award nominee), The Composer is Dead (LA Phil at The Walt Disney Concert Hall), Selena Forever (national tour), 35th anniversary production of Zoot Suit (national tour). TV/Film: You Got Served and "Two Feet In" (Executive Producer). She is also the Co-Founder and Executive Director of 4C LAB (501c3) and CEO of De Mi Alma Productions. marissaherrera.net, @marissacreates

Marissa es una chicana de tercera generación y nativa de Los Angeles. Créditos: Quixote Nuevo (Denver Center for the Performing Arts; nominada al premio Henry), In the Heights (La Mirada Theater for the Performing Arts; nominada al Broadway World Regional Award), The Composer is Dead (LA Phil en el Walt Disney Concert Hall), Selena Forever (gira nacional), producción del 35 aniversario de Zoot Suit (gira nacional). Televisión/Cine: You Got Served y "Two Feet In" (Productora Ejecutiva). También es la cofundadora y directora ejecutiva de 4C LAB (501c3) y CEO de De Mi Alma Productions. marissaherrera.net, @marissacreates

Music Director: Broadway, Off-Broadway, and regional theater, including Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Denver Center for the Performing Arts, Hartford Stage, Huntington Theatre Company, Alley Theatre, and more. Recent collaborations as a composer-lyricist and librettist include the Jimmy Awards on Broadway, New York Theatre Barn, Cutting Ball Theater, Boston Lyric Opera, Long Beach Opera, Prospect Theater Company, 24 Hour Plays, Long Wharf, and the Johnny Mercer Writers Colony at Goodspeed Musicals. Jesse’s currently under commission with the Oregon Cabaret and Zach Theater. jessejsanchez.com

Director de Música: Broadway, Off-Broadway y teatro regional, incluyendo Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Denver Center for the Performing Arts, Hartford Stage, Huntington Theatre Company, Alley Theatre, y más. Colaboraciones recientes como compositor-letrista y libretista incluyen los Jimmy Awards en Broadway, New York Theatre Barn, Cutting Ball Theater, Boston Lyric Opera, Long Beach Opera, Prospect Theater Company, 24 Hour Plays, Long Wharf, y el Johnny Mercer Writers Colony en Goodspeed Musicals. Jesse actualmente está trabajando en comisión con el Oregon Cabaret y el Zach Theater. jessejsanchez.com

Mexican-American Scenic Designer born and raised in East Los Angeles. Recipient of Henry Awards for Denver Center for the Performing Arts productions of In The Upper Room and Quixote Nuevo. Recipient of a LA Weekly Theater Award for both Production Design and Lighting Design for Poor Dog Group’s Brewsie and Willie. Nominated for an Ovation Award in Best Scenic Design for Culture Clash’s Bordertown Now as well as a Barrymore Award in Outstanding Scenic Design for Bienvenidos Blancos with Team Sunshine Corporation and Mushroom at People's Light. Head of Scenic Design at UC Irvine. 

Diseñador de escenografía mexicano-americano, nacido y criado en East Los Angeles. Ganador de Premios Henry por las producciones de In The Upper Room y Quixote Nuevo en el Denver Center for the Performing Arts. Ganador de un Premio de Teatro LA Weekly tanto por Diseño de Producción como por Diseño de Iluminación en Brewsie and Willie de Poor Dog Group. Nominado a un Premio Ovation al Mejor Diseño Escenográfico por Bordertown Now de Culture Clash, así como a un Premio Barrymore al Mejor Diseño Escenográfico por Bienvenidos Blancos con Team Sunshine Corporation y Mushroom en People's Light. Jefe de Diseño Escenográfico en UC Irvine

Helen Q. Huang is an award-winning costume designer whose credits include Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Denver Center for the Performing Arts, Alley Theatre, South Coast Repertory, Guthrie Theater, Arena Stage, Ford’s Theatre, Round House Theatre, Utah Shakespeare Festival, Children’s Theatre Company, Classic Stage Company, Disney Entertainment, and The Washington Ballet. Awards: Helen Hayes Award, Henry Award, Anderson, Hopkins Award, and Ivey Award. Helen is a professor of Costume Design at University of Maryland, College Park. helenqhuang.com

Helen Q. Huang es una diseñadora de vestuario galardonada cuyos créditos incluyen el Oregon Shakespeare Festival, el Denver Center for the Performing Arts, el Alley Theatre, el South Coast Repertory, el Guthrie Theater, el Arena Stage, el Ford's Theatre, el Round House Theatre, el Utah Shakespeare Festival, el Children's Theatre Company, el Classic Stage Company, Disney Entertainment y The Washington Ballet. Premios: Helen Hayes Award, Henry Award, Anderson Hopkins Award y Ivey Award. Helen es profesora de Diseño de Vestuario en la Universidad de Maryland, College Park. helenqhuang.com

Pablo Santiago (he/him) is a multi-award winning and nominated live performance and digital film lighting designer. His designs aim to find evocative images that embody the emotional moment of the show and create images that can spark the imagination of audiences to worlds beyond the stage. Santiago has worked at performance venues across the country and world, including The Kennedy Center, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Goodman Theater, Denver Center for rathe Performing Arts, South Coast Repertory, and Teatro Municipal São Paulo Brazil.

Pablo Santiago (él) es un diseñador de iluminación para espectáculos en vivo y cine digital, galardonado y nominado en varias ocasiones. Sus diseños buscan encontrar imágenes evocadoras que encarnen el momento emocional del espectáculo y crear imágenes que puedan estimular la imaginación de la audiencia hacia mundos más allá del escenario. Santiago ha trabajado en recintos de actuación en todo el país y el mundo, incluyendo The Kennedy Center, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Goodman Theater, Denver Center for the Performing Arts, South Coast Repertory y Theatro Municipal de São Paulo, Brasil.

David returns to Seattle Rep, where he worked on Two Trains Running (2018). He’s been with Quixote Nuevo since its inception in 2018. Recent credits: The XIXTH (The Old Globe), Hotter Than Egypt (Denver Center for the Performing Arts), Twelfth Night (St. Louis Shakespeare Festival), and touring with La Mezcla. Awards: LA Ovation, Creative Capital, St. Louis Theater Circle, Colorado Henry Award, MAP Fund, and San Francisco Arts Commission. Multimedia collaborations: SFMOMA, The Broad, Oakland Museum of California, McLoughlin Gallery. Bands: Impuritan, Ghosts and Strings, and Transient. drmsound.com

David regresa a Seattle Rep, donde trabajó por última vez en Two Trains Running (2018). Ha estado con Quixote Nuevo desde su inicio en 2018. Créditos recientes: The XIXTH (The Old Globe), Hotter Than Egypt (Denver Center for the Performing Arts), Twelfth Night (St. Louis Shakespeare Festival) y giras con La Mezcla. Premios: LA Ovation, Creative Capital, St. Louis Theater Circle, Colorado Henry Award, MAP Fund y San Francisco Arts Commission. Colaboraciones multimedia: SFMOMA, The Broad, Oakland Museum of California, McLoughlin Gallery. Bandas: Impuritan, Ghosts and Strings y Transient. drmsound.com

Eduardo Robledo began his musical theater career at El Teatro Campesino (ETC) in 1969 as a teenage actor-musician and songwriter. In a lifelong association with ETC, he has written music for many of its shows. In 1987, he had the honor of accepting the Tony Award for Excellence in Regional Theatre on behalf of the San Francisco Mime Troupe. From 2015-2017, he wrote the music and lyrics to a new Pastorela by Joan Holden. Robledo currently performs in and composes for several bands in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Eduardo Robledo inició su carrera en el teatro musical en El Teatro Campesino (ETC) en 1969 como actor-músico y compositor adolescente. En una asociación de toda la vida con ETC, ha escrito música para muchas de sus obras. En 1987, tuvo el honor de aceptar el Premio Tony a la Excelencia en Teatro Regional en nombre del San Francisco Mime Troupe. De 2015 a 2017, escribió la música y las letras para una nueva Pastorela de Joan Holden. Actualmente, Robledo se presenta y compone para varias bandas en el área de la Bahía de San Francisco.

Jean Carlo Yunén Aróstegui is a theater and XR director originally from the Dominican Republic. Directing credits include Arkansas New Play Festival, Williamstown Theater Festival, San Diego Rep, and The Los Angeles Theater Center. Associate/Assistant Directing: Laughs in Spanish (Denver Center for the Performing Arts), The Most Happy in Concert (Williamstown), Destiny of Desire (Cincinnati Playhouse), and Macbeth (Oregon Shakespeare Festival). SDC Observership with the 2023 Broadway Revival of Sweeney Todd. M.F.A in Directing, UCLA. jeancarloyunen.com

Jean Carlo Yunén Aróstegui es un director de teatro y XR originario de la República Dominicana. Entre sus créditos de dirección se encuentran el Arkansas New Play Festival, el Williamstown Theater Festival, el San Diego Rep y el Los Angeles Theater Center. Director Asociado/Asistente: Laughs in Spanish (Denver Center for the Performing Arts), The Most Happy in Concert (Williamstown), Destiny of Desire (Cincinnati Playhouse) y Macbeth (Oregon Shakespeare Festival). Observación con SDC en el renacimiento de Broadway de Sweeney Todd en 2023. M.F.A en Dirección de UCLA. jeancarloyunen.com

Michael has choreographed stage violence for South Coast Repertory, La Mirada Theatre, North Coast Repertory, New Swan Shakespeare Festival, and others. As an actor, he has appeared at Mint Theatre Company, Pioneer Theatre Company, Ensemble Theatre Company, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Playmakers Repertory Company, among others. His film and television credits include Mid-Century, 86 Melrose Avenue, “Bel-Air,” and numerous soaps, web series, and shorts. Polak received his M.F.A. from Pennsylvania State University and his B.A. from California State University, Fullerton. michaelpolakactorfd.com

Michael ha coreografiado violencia escénica para South Coast Repertory, La Mirada Theatre, North Coast Repertory, New Swan Shakespeare Festival, y otros. Como actor, ha aparecido en Mint Theatre Company, Pioneer Theatre Company, Ensemble Theatre Company, Chicago Shakespeare Theater y Playmakers Repertory Company, entre otros. Sus créditos cinematográficos y televisivos incluyen Mid-Century, 86 Melrose Avenue, "Bel-Air" y numerosas telenovelas, series web y cortometrajes. Polak obtuvo su M.F.A. de Pennsylvania State University y su B.A. de California State University, Fullerton. michaelpolakactorfd.com

Bernardo Mazón Daher (he/him/his) is a border brat from the San Diego South Bay. He has been teaching and working in the arts around the country for premier, prestigious companies as well as on grassroots, community-based projects. Bernardo has also organized for public health causes and voting campaigns in Hispanic communities throughout California. Bernardo is an all-around story-focused advocate and seeks to create spaces where different peoples intersect to listen, learn, labor, love, and play together.

Bernardo Mazón Daher (él) es un "border brat" de South Bay de San Diego. Ha enseñado y trabajado en las artes en todo el país para empresas de prestigio y proyectos comunitarios de base. Bernardo también ha organizado campañas de salud pública y votación en comunidades hispanas en California. Es un defensor centrado en narrativa y busca crear espacios donde diferentes personas se crucen para escuchar, aprender, trabajar, amar y jugar juntas.

Associate Professor of Acting at Yale Drama, certified in Knight-Thompson Speechwork and Fitzmaurice Voicework. Dialect credits: Quixote Nuevo (South Coast Rep, Denver Center for the Performing Arts, Round House Theatre); Wish You Were Here, Mojada: A Medea in Los Angeles, Today is my Birthday, El Huracán (Yale Rep); Laughs in Spanish (Denver Center); Queen of Basel (TheaterWorks Hartford); Scenes with Cranes (REDCAT); In the Heights (Phoenix Theater, Chance Theater); “Orange is the New Black.” SAG/AFTRA, AEA. Books: Latinx Actor Training and Scenes for Latinx Actors. cynthiadecure.com

Associate Professor of Acting at Yale Drama, certified in Knight-Thompson Speechwork and Fitzmaurice Voicework. Dialect credits: Quixote Nuevo (South Coast Rep, Denver Center for the Performing Arts, Round House Theatre); Wish You Were Here, Mojada: A Medea in Los Angeles, Today is my Birthday, El Huracán (Yale Rep); Laughs in Spanish (Denver Center); Queen of Basel (TheaterWorks Hartford); Scenes with Cranes (REDCAT); In the Heights (Phoenix Theater, Chance Theater); “Orange is the New Black.” SAG/AFTRA, AEA. Books: Latinx Actor Training and Scenes for Latinx Actors. cynthiadecure.com

A Los Angeles native theater artist. Garcia returned to South Coast Rep with Quixote Nuevo after serving as puppetry director for The Long Road Today. Writer/creator of Remedios Varo: La Alquimista, which was presented at the 2018 LAX Performance Festival and directed Hija de Mi Madre for the Short+Sweet Hollywood Latinx Festival, which won various awards. Garcia received an M.F.A. in ensemble-based physical theater from Dell’Arte International School of Physical Theatre, is on the faculty of CalArts, and is a resident teaching artist for Center Theatre Group. @estelag6

Artista teatral originaria de Los Angeles. Regresó a South Coast Repertory con Quixote Nuevo después de desempeñarse como directora de marionetas para The Long Road Today. Es escritora/creadora de Remedios Varo: La Alquimista, que se presentó en el LAX Performance Festival de 2018, y dirigió Hija de Mi Madre para el Short+Sweet Hollywood Latinx Festival, que ganó varios premios. García recibió un M.F.A. en teatro físico basado en ensemble de Dell'Arte International School of Physical Theatre, forma parte del cuerpo docente de CalArts y es artista docente residente en Center Theatre Group. @estelag6

(she/her) Select stage management credits include: 2:22–A Ghost Story, Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992 (Center Theatre Group); King Lear, Witness Uganda (The Wallis); Paradise Blue (Geffen Playhouse); Medusa: The Musical (Deaf West Theatre); The Window (WACO Theater Center); If I Forget, Citizen: An American Lyric, In The Red And Brown Water, The Brothers Size (Fountain Theatre); 33 Variations, A Body of Water (Actors Co-Op); Next to Normal (Triage Productions); and the acclaimed remount of Citizen: An American Lyric as part of CTG’s inaugural Block Party. Thank you for supporting live theater! 

(ella) Algunos de los créditos de dirección de escena incluyen: 2:22–A Ghost Story, Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992 (Center Theatre Group); King Lear, Witness Uganda (The Wallis); Paradise Blue (Geffen Playhouse); Medusa: The Musical (Deaf West Theatre); The Window (WACO Theater Center); If I Forget, Citizen: An American Lyric, In the Red and Brown Water, The Brothers Size (Fountain Theatre); 33 Variations, A Body of Water (Actors Co-Op); Next to Normal (Triage Productions); y la aclamada remontaje de Citizen: An American Lyric como parte del Block Party inaugural de CTG. ¡Gracias por apoyar al teatro en vivo!

Stefania Giron Zuluaga (she/her) is a freelance stage manager. Select credits include A Christmas Carol (ACT Theatre); Quixote Nuevo (South Coast Rep); I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter and The Tempest (Seattle Rep); Destiny of Desire (The Old Globe); Into the Woods: Rising Star Project (The 5th Avenue Theatre); Little Shop of Horrors, Mamma Mia!, and The Book Club Play (Village Theatre). She holds a B.A. in Theatre from Seattle University. @stefania.giron.zuluaga

Stefania Giron Zuluaga (ella) es una directora de escena independiente. Algunos de sus créditos incluyen A Christmas Carol (ACT Theatre); Quixote Nuevo (South Coast Repertory); I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter and The Tempest (Seattle Rep); Destiny of Desire (The Old Globe); Into the Woods: Rising Star Project (The 5th Avenue Theatre); Little Shop of Horrors, Mamma Mia! y The Book Club Play (Village Theatre). Tiene una licenciatura en Teatro de Seattle University. @stefania.giron.zuluaga