Rodolfo Robles Cruz (he/him/el) is a queer Mexican migrant living in the United States. He is a stage director, playwright, and theater artist born in Morelia, Michoacán, and raised in Fresno, California. He is a graduate for The University of Texas at Austin where he earned his MFA in Theatre with a specialization in Directing.

 

His artistic interests include new work development, Latinx theatre, Shakespeare, and musical theatre. He is the child of migrant farm workers, a student of Southeast Fresno, and an artist shaped among Chicano organizers, poets, and punk rockers. His process centers the Viewpoints methodology alongside his Meisner training.

 

Selected directing credits include CABARET (UT Austin), THIS IS OUR YOUTH (UT Austin), EXIT STRATEGY (Beyond August Productions), SANCTUARY CITY (UT Austin), ANNA IN THE TROPICS (Madera Theatre Project), and OEDIPUS EL REY (Selma Arts Center). He has also directed work with Teatro Vivo’s Austin Latinx New Play Festival, California State University, Fresno’s Workshop, UT Austin’s Latinx Theatre Initiative, and the Pan Valley Institute.

 

As a playwright, Cruz’s work has been produced by Selma Arts Center, California State University, Fresno, Teatro Espejo, the Pan Valley Institute, Lime Arts Productions, California State University, Fullerton, KCACTF Region 8 One-Act Workshops, and 2Rhythm Theatre. 

 

Most recently, he received the Julie Jensen Playwriting Award, presented by the National Partners of the American Theatre, for his play EL RAYO; OR SELF-DEPORTATION NATION.

 

For inquiries, please contact: rodolforoblescruz97@gmail.com