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SIGNIFICANT COLLABORATIONS/ARTISTIC MILESTONES (an evolving record… more to come)
1993 -1995: Worked in various capacities with Cora Cardona, Founding Artistic Director of Teatro Dallas
Fall 1995 - Founding Artistic Director of Cara Mía Theatre Co. in Dallas; began assembling founding Board of Directors, which included Eliberto González
1996 - Cast by Vicky Boone and Daniel Alexander Jones’ production of Unmerciful Good Fortune by Edwin Sánchez at Frontera@Hyde Park in Austin, TX
1998 - Women In Literature & Letters in NYC organizing co-founder with Angie Cruz and Marta Lucía
2001 - Closing Performer with “La Professor Mama Chichi: How to Become a Tortillera 101” at UCLA’s Otro Corazón Conference by invitation of Prof. Alicia Gaspar de Alba
2001 - Premiered “Papi Duro” at Tongues @ Highways Performance Space
2001 - UTEP NEH Gender and Sexuality on the Border invite by Prof. Emma Pérez and Scarlet Bowen — first performance of the full show, Mastering Sex & Tortillas! (Initiates college circuit touring of this solo comedy).
2001 - Invited by Artistic Director Marisela Barrera of Cara Mía Theatre Co. to direct the World-Premiere of The Hungry Woman: A Mexican Medea in Dallas, TX; a collaboration with Soul Rep Theatre Co. (Best Director by Dallas Observer and one of the top ten productions by theatre critic, Tom Sime, in Dallas Morning News. Nominated for Leon Rabin Best Actress Award for the role of Medea.)
2005 - Co-directed The Hungry Woman: A Mexican Medea with Cherríe L. Moraga at Stanford University’s Pigott Theatre, designed by Celia Herrera Rodríguez; and performed the role of Luna
2006 - Premiered Mastering Sex & Tortillas! in Los Angeles (Critical acclaim from LAWeekly GO and Backstage)
2007 - Premiered La Angry Xicana?! solo comedy, directed by D’Lo; produced by Jon Imparato at the Renberg Theatre
2008 - Premiered La Sad Girl… solo comedy at the REDCAT via an OUTFEST invitation from Kim Yutani
2008 - Premiered Mastering Sex & Tortillas! with allgo in Austin, TX at the historic Victory Grill by invitation from Lorenzo Herrera y Lozano
2008 - Premiered Mastering Sex & Tortillas! at UTEP as a collaboration with Trinity University via invitation by Prof. Rita Urquijo-Ruíz
2008 - Begin initial collaboration with Lorenzo Herrera y Lozano and Dino Foxx with Tragic BItches performances
2009 - Premiered Bruising for Besos dramatic solo play at the Davidson/Valentini Theatre directed by Rose Marcario and produced by Jon Imparato
2009 - Continue allgo artist-in-residence by invitation of Priscilla Hale
2009 - Premiere La Chismosa!!! solo comedy directed by D’Lo at La Peña Cultural Center
2010 - Premiere Las Hociconas (solo tryptic of all three full-length comedy solos performed back to back Friday through Sunday) at the McCadden Theatre in Los Angeles