LibGuides: Diversity in Theatre: Latino/a

Playwrights

Latino/a Playwrights

Here are just a few of many Latino/a playwrights. Click to see a list of their writings in our library.

Nilo Cruz
Ariel Dorfman
María Irene Fornés
Quiara Alegría Hudes
Matthew Lopez

Cherríe Moraga
José Rivera
Caridad Svich
Luis Valdez

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Use the resources here to find more Latino/a playwrights.
Then, search an author's name in our catalog. Change the search from Keyword to Author to find their scripts.

BIPOC Playwrights Project
Directory of BIPOC playwrights of the 20th and 21st centuries with English-language works.

Dictionary of Literary Biography This link opens in a new window
See especially the volumes for Latin American Dramatists, 21st-Century Brazilian Writers, and Chicano Writers series 1, 2, and 3.

Organizations

Latino/a Theatre Organizations (selections)

Latino Theater Company
Dedicated to serving and increasing opportunities for the Latina/o/x and other underserved communities.
Latinx Theatre Commons (HowlRound)
A national movement that champions equity and amplifies visibility of Latinx performance making.
We See You, White American Theater
A collective of BIPOC theatremakers working against racism in American theatre.

Research

Online Resources

Dictionary of Literary Biography This link opens in a new window
Search a person's name, or see especially the volumes for Latin American Dramatists, 21st-Century Brazilian Writers, and Chicano Writers series 1, 2, and 3.

Latino/a Theatre Books in the Library (selections)

Chicano Drama by Jorge Huerta
Call Number: PS153.M4 H84 2000 [Mortensen shelves]
Examines how plays and playwrights of Chicana/o theatre explore the community and its identity, caught between the U.S. and Mexico.
Encyclopedia of Latino Culture by Charles M. Tatum (Editor)
Publication Date: 2014
Accessible, in-depth information on a wide range of cultural topics.
See especially the entry on Theater and Performance.
Fifty key figures in Latinx and Latin American theatre by Paola S. Hernández, Analola Santana (Editors)
Call Number: PQ7082.D7 F54 2022 [Mortensen shelves]
A critical introduction to the most influential and innovative theatre practitioners in the Americas from the 1960s to today.
Shakespeare and Latinidad by Trevor Boffone, Carla Della Gatta (Editors)
Call Number: PR2976 .S3355 2021 [Mortensen shelves]
Essays on Latinx productions and appropriations of Shakespeare's plays.

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Search the catalog by subject, for example:

American drama > Hispanic American authors
Hispanic Americans > Drama
Latin American drama
Spanish American drama

Plays

We have many more plays than those listed here! To find more, search an author's name or play title in the catalog.

Latino/a Play Anthologies in the Library (selections)

Encuentro by Boffone, Marrero, Rodriguez (Editors)
Call Number: PS628.H57 E53 2019 [Mortensen shelves]
6 plays from the Encuentro theater festival from 2014. Includes critical introductions.
Puro Teatro by Alberto Sandoval-Sánchez, Nancy Saporta Sternbach (Editors)
Call Number: PS628.H57 P87 2000 [Mortensen shelves]
A collection of Latina plays, performance pieces, and "testimonios" focusing on race, gender, class, sexual identity, and the empowerment of an educated class of women.
Scenes for Latinx Actors by Micha Espinosa, Cynthia DeCure (Editors)
Publication Date: 2018
Available online.
Short, incisive, and compelling stories about Latinx life in the Americas in all of its complexity.
Seeking Common Ground: Latinx and Latin American Theatre and Performance by Trevor Boffone, Chantal Rodriguez, Teresa Marrero (Editors)
Call Number: PS628.H57 S44 2022 [Mortensen shelves]
Plays, monologues, interviews, and critical essays that provide an account of the intersections within U.S. Latinx and Latin American Theater.
Stages of Conflict by Diana Taylor, Sarah J. Townsend (Editors)
Call Number: PQ7087.E5 S77 2008 [Mortensen shelves]
18 Latin American works from the 16th century to the present, translated into English. Includes critical commentary.
La Voz Latina by Elizabeth C. Ramirez, Catherine Casiano (Editors)
Call Number: PS628.H57 V69 2021 [Mortensen shelves]
A collection of Latina plays and performance pieces from the 1980s to today. Includes commentary and historical information.

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Search the catalog by subject, for example:

American drama > Hispanic American authors
Hispanic Americans > Drama
Latin American drama
Spanish American drama

Tagpacker Plays (UC-Irvine)
Browse plays by genre, time period, character genders, playwright demographics, and more.
List includes plays owned by University of California Irvine. Search a title in UHart's catalog to see if we own a copy.

Monologues

Latino/a Monologue Anthologies in the Library

Monologues for Actors of Color by Roberta Uno (Editor)
2000 and 2016 editions.
PN2080 .M535 (men) and PN2080 .M536 (women)
Monologues for African-American, Native American, Latino, and Asian-American identities. Includes notes on the characters and stage directions.
Monologues for Latino/a Actors by Micha Espinosa
Call Number: PN2080 .M5365 2014 [Mortensen shelves]
A collection of contemporary monologues from 42 Latina and Latino playwrights working in the U.S.

Suggest a Resource

Know of a resource you think should be added to this guide? Let us know!

Want to suggest we purchase something new? Contact Tracey Rudnick (rudnick@hartford.edu).