Rodolfo Robles Cruz is a Mexican American stage director, playwright, and theatre artist from Morelia, Michoacán and Fresno, CA. 

Currently based in Austin, Texas where he is finishing his MFA in Theatre Arts with a Specialization in Directing from The University of Texas at Austin.

Recent directing credits include: CABARET, IN THE HEIGHTS, and THIS IS OUR YOUTH. 

Most recently, Robles Cruz is the recipient of the Julie Jensen Playwriting Award founded by the National Partners of the American Theatre for his play EL RAYO: or Self-Deportation Nation which you can read here: