Jan 13, 2020
As a long time fan of Diane Rodriquez's work, grace, tenacity, generosity and passion driven service/I am thrilled to share our conversation. During our conversation Diane shares some of her experiences growing up in San Jose - during which she learned early on/from her parents how to serve in community...she talks about her history with Teatro Campesino, her experiences as a Chicana actress in Hollywood, her more than twenty years of work on artistic staff at Center Theatre Group, and much more! Be sure and listen to the end, so you can receive the gold that drops throughout our conversation.
Diane Rodriguez is an anthologized writer, regional theatre director, and Off-Broadway Obie Award winning performer. For over twenty years, she was on artistic staff of one of the largest regional theatres in the country, Center Theatre Group, where most recently she served as Associate Artistic Director. Under her tenure, she commissioned and developed over one hundred theatre artists to create new work for the theatre. Currently, she helms her own company, Rodriguez Projects, in which she directs, writes and produces artistic endeavors and projects for and with other companies. In 2016 President Obama appointed her to the National Council on the Arts, a body to which she still serves. This season she directs productions in Los Angeles, Provincetown, R.I. and San Francisco.
Special thanks to Alex Meda and Teatro Luna West (in Boyle Heights) who was kind enough to open their space to us. And shout outs to Minerva Jazmin Zapata for connecting me to Tatiana Gutierrez who edited out some of the background happenings that lovingly surrounded us during our talk (thanks Tatiana).
More about Diane Rodriguez at:
https://www.diane-rodriguez.com
More about Diane and all dem Guests at:
https://www.whoyopeopleis.com/season-2
More about Alex Meda & Teatro Luna West at:
https://www.teatrolunawest.org/about
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