Tlaloc Rivas is a director, writer, and activist who creates, develops and directs new plays focusing on the complexity, diversity and history of Latina/os in the United States and abroad. He also directs bilingual plays, classical and contemporary pieces, and new work by some of America's most exciting writers.
Tlaloc is a co-founder of the Latinx Theatre Commons and serves on the Editorial Board of its online platform, Café Onda. He is an Associate Artist with Boundless Theatre Company (NYC) and Merrimack Repertory Theatre's Patriot Program, as well
as a Usual Suspect with New York Theatre Workshop. He is a member of the Dramatists Guild and an Associate Member of Stage Directors and Choreographers.
Recent productions: Abigail/1702 (Merrimack Rep, Boston); Peribañez (Quantum Theatre, Pittsburgh) [co-directed with Megan Monaghan Rivas]; Johanna: Facing Forward (Cleveland Public Theatre); Wit [2016 Suzi Bass Nomination for Outstanding Production] and Mariela in the Desert (Aurora Theatre, Atlanta) ... amongst others.
Tlaloc’s playwriting debut, Johanna: Facing Forward, was awarded 2nd prize in Repertorio Español MetLife Nuestras Voces National Playwriting Competition for 2016. His next play, Anthem to Aztlán, received a Creation Fund Award from National Performance Network and will premiere at Su Teatro (Denver), Cara Mia Theatre Company (Dallas) and Borderlands Theatre (Tucson) during the 2017-18 season.
His commitment to playwrights and new play development is exemplified by his work with companies such as New Harmony Project, New Dramatists, Chicago Dramatists, Salt Lake Acting Company, Theatre Emory, The Public Theater (NYC), INTAR, Repertorio Español, Puerto Rican Traveling Theatre, Iowa New Play Festival, Arkansas New Play Festival, Cherry Lane Theater, Lark Play Development Center, 52nd Street Project, LAByrinth Theater Company, Primary Stages, Amphibian Stage Productions, South Coast Repertory, and Oregon Shakespeare Festival.
Tlaloc is a graduate of The University of Washington’s School of Drama, The University of California Santa Cruz, and Cabrillo College. Since 2012, he has been Assistant Professor of Theatre and teaches within the Latina/o Studies minor at The University of Iowa.
Tlaloc is a co-founder of the Latinx Theatre Commons and serves on the Editorial Board of its online platform, Café Onda. He is an Associate Artist with Boundless Theatre Company (NYC) and Merrimack Repertory Theatre's Patriot Program, as well
as a Usual Suspect with New York Theatre Workshop. He is a member of the Dramatists Guild and an Associate Member of Stage Directors and Choreographers.
Recent productions: Abigail/1702 (Merrimack Rep, Boston); Peribañez (Quantum Theatre, Pittsburgh) [co-directed with Megan Monaghan Rivas]; Johanna: Facing Forward (Cleveland Public Theatre); Wit [2016 Suzi Bass Nomination for Outstanding Production] and Mariela in the Desert (Aurora Theatre, Atlanta) ... amongst others.
Tlaloc’s playwriting debut, Johanna: Facing Forward, was awarded 2nd prize in Repertorio Español MetLife Nuestras Voces National Playwriting Competition for 2016. His next play, Anthem to Aztlán, received a Creation Fund Award from National Performance Network and will premiere at Su Teatro (Denver), Cara Mia Theatre Company (Dallas) and Borderlands Theatre (Tucson) during the 2017-18 season.
His commitment to playwrights and new play development is exemplified by his work with companies such as New Harmony Project, New Dramatists, Chicago Dramatists, Salt Lake Acting Company, Theatre Emory, The Public Theater (NYC), INTAR, Repertorio Español, Puerto Rican Traveling Theatre, Iowa New Play Festival, Arkansas New Play Festival, Cherry Lane Theater, Lark Play Development Center, 52nd Street Project, LAByrinth Theater Company, Primary Stages, Amphibian Stage Productions, South Coast Repertory, and Oregon Shakespeare Festival.
Tlaloc is a graduate of The University of Washington’s School of Drama, The University of California Santa Cruz, and Cabrillo College. Since 2012, he has been Assistant Professor of Theatre and teaches within the Latina/o Studies minor at The University of Iowa.
