2013-awarded the Sony Pictures Diversity Fellowship through Film Independent
2012-13-selected as a Film Independent Project Involve Fellow in Screenwriting
2012-selected to participate in FUSION Access LA
2011-listed as Best Director(s) and Best Actress for Digging up the Dirt
2010-nominated and co-awarded the Sandra Cisnero's Del Moral Foundation Award
2010-awarded a National Performance Network Creation Fund Award for the development and premiere of a new work: The Beast of Times.
2010-nominated by the L.A. Weekly for Best Solo Performance in Bruising for Besos
2009-selected as a Campus Pride LGBT Top 25 Hot List
2009-recipient of The Los Angeles Gay & Lesbian Center's L.A.C.E. Award in the Arts & Entertainment category
2009-nominated in Theatre for The Alpert Award in the Arts
2008-awarded an Artist-in-Residence grant by the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs
2008-nominated and selected as Mejor Unipersonal de Premios Sin Limite Award-NY for Best Solo Performance (Mastering Sex & Tortillas!)
2008-honored by the CSULA Women's Center for community contributions during International Women's Day
2007-nominated by the L.A. Weekly for Best Solo Performance in Mastering Sex & Tortillas! (2006)
2007-awarded an Artist-in-Residence grant by the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs
2007-awarded the C.O.L.A Fellowship in Solo Performance by the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs
2005-selected for the Hijas de Coyolxauqui National Queer Arts exhibit
2003-selected as a PEN USA Emerging Voices Rosenthal Fellow
2002-honored as one of the national queer activists of the year by Tentaciones Magazine
2002-selected as a writer for the Best American Erotica Series
2001-named Best Theater Director by the Dallas Observer
2001-nominated for a Leon Rabin Award (Best Actress Category)
2000-selected as a Backstage West Honorable Mention for the co-adaptation of Blood Wedding
1999-nominated for a Jeffrey Award (Best Actress Category)
