MONICA SANCHEZ
DRAMATISTA
RESUME/CV
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TEACHING ARTIST | COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
Summer 2019 VOCES, National Hispanic Cultural Center, ABQ., NM Teaching Artist
Designed and taught performance workshops for youth participants of this acclaimed
writing intensive.
Spring 2019 MARFA LIVE ARTS, Marfa TX Teaching Artist in Residence
Facilitated the 8th annual High School Playwriting Workshop in partnership with Marfa Public Schools.
2015 > Present ARTFUL LIFE Inc., ABQ, NM Project Manager, EL PUENTE BARELAS
Creative community engagement in the historic Barelas neighborhood.
Fall 2017 DEPARTMENT of THEATRE AND DANCE, UNM Instructor, Playwriting I (THEA 355)
Fall 2016 DEPARTMENT of THEATRE AND DANCE, UNM Instructor, Stretch and Strength (DANC 204)
Developed and taught course based on the principles and applications of “The Pilates Method” as developed by Joseph Pilates.
2013 WORKING CLASSROOM, ABQ, NM Artistic Director
2014 LITTLEGLOBE, ABQ, NM Teaching Artist, "Stories of Route 66"
2014 SOUTH VALLEY CHARTER ACADEMY, ABQ, NM Substitute Teacher
2011 VOCES, National Hispanic Cultural Center, ABQ., NM Teaching Artist
Designed and taught performance workshops for youth participants of this acclaimed
writing intensive.
2008 WILLARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Rosemead, CA Teaching Artist
Developed and implemented lessons in theatre fundamentals for grades K-5.
2006 WOMEN and CREATIVITY, NHCC, ABQ, NM Teaching Artist
Co-facilitated poetry/performance workshop for adults.
2005 VOICES UNHEARD, LA, CA Teaching Artist
Greenway Arts Alliance/Fairfax High School
Led six-week program promoting literacy through Theatre Arts for 9th and 10th grade
English classes.
2003 VIRGINIA AVENUE PROJECT, Ojai, CA Mentor/Actor/Director
This one-on-one program pairs adult professional actors and playwrights with young partners for a week of intensive rehearsal and training towards production of original one-act plays.
2003 CALIFORNIA YOUTH THEATRE, LA, CA Outreach Facilitator
1998 BRAVA for Women in the Arts, SF, CA Teaching Artist
1998 BRAVA for Women in the Arts, SF, Community Outreach & Research
1997 SAN FRANCISCO MIME TROUPE, SF, CA Teaching Artist
Co-developed and co-taught a writing and theatre workshop for Inner City Youth culminating in an original production.
1994 RED LADDER COMPANY, San Jose Rep, San Jose, CA Teaching Artist
Co-taught nine-week intensive theatre outreach program for youth ages 9-11.
1993 ASIAN AMERICAN THEATRE CENTER, SF, CA Artist in Residence
Developed and taught beginning acting workshop for adults.
1988-90 WORKING CLASSROOM INC., ABQ, NM Founding Theatre Director
Developed original theatre performances and provided bilingual theatre training for a multi-ethnic, multi-generational community in Albuquerque's South Broadway
neighborhood.
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Developed syllabus.
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Shared of dramatic writing techniques focusing on process: imagination, intentional use of language and imagery, accessing the unconscious, analysis and revision.
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Led survey examining current culture and trends in the American theatre.
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Coordinated, developed and managed on-site theatre training, and recruitment.
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Managed guest artists.
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Production manager.
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Director and devisor of theatre productions.
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Marketing and fundraising.
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As part of an interdisciplinary artistic team, I coordinated, managed, taught and assessed art activities for multi-generational, multilingual participants from Albuquerque's International District; including refugees and immigrants from Iraq, Afghanistan, Congo, Nepal and Mexico.
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Facilitated, recorded and edited over 30 oral histories.
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Devised, directed and produced multi-media live performance.
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Developed and taught 5-week curriculum for 6th grade drama: fundamentals of theatre, play analysis, scene study, improvisation, writing and movement exercises.
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Supervised independent reading.
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Mentoring.
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Facilitator of live performance component of the LA County, Office of Education's outreach Migrant Youth Theatre Program.
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Booked and coordinated artist to perform for and engage with program participants
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Developed and conducted pre-performance lessons and led post-performance discussions for high school aged participants.
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Designed and taught summer workshop for youth of San Francisco’s Mission District culminating in the original production, Mission Possible.
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Coordinated and facilitated artistic team progress and production meetings.
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Community outreach to residents of San Francisco's culturally diverse Mission District.
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Recruited participants and coordinated interviews for development of
MISSION MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR, by the performance ensemble Culture Clash.
FILM
THE GLORIAS: A LIFE ON THE ROAD Supporting June Productions
POZOLE Lead Viscera
WHISKEY TANGO FOXTROT Co-Star Paramount
FRONTERA Co-Star Frontera
PROSPECT Lead Perros Diabolicos
ST. SIMON Lead Girls Are Bigger Than Boys
LOLA'S LOVE SHACK Co-Star Migrant Filmworks
THE BURNING Lead Rival
FUTBAAL: THE PRICE OF DREAMS Co-Star Traveling Films
LA PASTORELA Co-Star PBS Playhouse
TELEVISION
HOUSE OF CARDS Recurring NETFLIX
THE NIGHT SHIFT Co-Star NBC
DEXTER Recurring SHOWTIME
NAKED FEARS Recurring WEB SERIES
DARK BLUE Co-Star TNT
THE CLOSER Co-Star TNT
GREY'S ANATOMY Co-Star ABC
WINDFALL Co-Star NBC
FAMILY LAW Co-Star CBS
NASH BRIDGES Co-Star CBS
THEATRE
OEDIPUS EL REY SAN DIEGO REPERTORY Sam Woodhouse
26 MILES CAMINO REAL PRODUCTIONS Valli Rivera
SCAR TISSUE COMPANY OF ANGELS Nathan Singh
THE ROSALILA EAST L.A. REP Luis Alfaro
CHASING MONSTERS COMPANY OF ANGELS Armando Molina
MELANCHOLIA LATINO THEATRE CO. Jose Luis Valenzuela
CONJUNTO PLAYWRIGHTS ARENA Jon Lawrence Rivera
LOS MUERTOS ELEPHANT THEATRE David Fofi
EARTHQUAKE SUN SAN DIEGO REPERTORY Luis Valdez
FROM THE CHRONICLES OF ODISIA SANCHEZ Rubén Gonzales
MISS LEBRON & HER ESCORTS STRASBERG CTR/MARK TAPER Diane Rodriguez
MARY SHELLY'S SANTA CLAUS CORNERSTONE Mark Valdez
CALIFORNIA SCENARIOS SOUTH COAST REPERTORY Juliette Carrillo
THE LOWER DEPTHS DAEDELUS PRODUCTIONS Dennis Moyer
EL OTRO THICK DESCRIPTION Tony Kelly
INDEPENDENT FEMALE SAN FRANCISCO MIME TROUPE Dan Chumley
HURRICANE CAMPO SANTO Delia MacDougal
MARISOL EUREKA THEATRE CO. Ken Watt
PROSPECT MAGIC THEATRE Octavio Solis
EL PASO BLUE INTERSECTION FOR THE ARTS Octavio Solis
ETTA JENKS SIGNAL THEATRE CO. Val Hendrickson
THE RUBBERBAND WORKING CLASSROOM INC. Moises Kaufman
SANTOS & SANTOS THICK DESCRIPTION Tony Kelly
TROJAN WOMEN ASIAN AMERICAN THEATRE CENTER Dennis Lowry
LA DAMA DUENDE LA COMPANIA Rene Buch
TRAINING: Tim Phillips ~John Swanbeck~ Scott Sedita CAMERA Natsuko Ohama: LINKLETTER
Ken Watt: VIEWPOINTS Debby Jay: ALEXANDER TECHNIQUE Lou Criss: SCENE STUDY
Dan Chumley: COMEDIA DELL ARTE James Donlon: STAGE COMBAT/MOVEMENT
Eva Encinias ~ Mercedes Molina: FLAMENCO Joe Vincent ~ Dick Butterfield: SHAKESPEARE
Agusto Boal: 'THEATRE OF THE OPPRESSED' Micha Espinosa: FRITZMAURICE
SKILLS/INTERESTS:
Spanish; Certified Pilates Instructor; Painting; Astrology; Salsa/Cuban Son; Flute; Reiki; MFA Dramatic Writing
ACTOR
PLAYWRIGHT
Select Productions
LOS DREAMERS
2018 University of New Mexico-Thesis ABQ, NM
NO SWAMP LIKE HOME
2015 Working Classroom ABQ, NM
1999 Working Classroom (commissioned premiere) ABQ, NM
FROM THE CHRONICLES OF ODISIA SANCHEZ
2015 Radio adaptation, Camino Real Productions PRX RADIO
2006 Inside the Ford Los Angeles, CA
2005 Journal Center, National Hispanic Cultural Ctr. ABQ, NM
2004 Los Angeles Women’s Theatre Festival Los Angeles, CA
2003 Teada Solo Festival (commissioned) Santa Monica, CA
PRIVATE PRIVATES & Yertle the Turtle and Other Despots
2005 Highways Performance Space Santa Monica, CA
LAST STOP RANCHERA (co-writer with The Latina Theatre Lab)
2000 Yerba Buena Center San Francisco, CA
WE ARE GAME
1991 El Teatro Campesino San Juan Bautista, CA
YOU SAY CHAQUEGUE AND I SAY SHAQUEGUE
1987 La Compañía de Alburqueque ABQ, NM
Select Readings / Development
BLESS ME PRIMERA (BARELAS TRILOGY)
2019 National Hispanic Cultural Center ABQ, NM
LOS DREAMERS
2017 Inaugural INGENIO Milagro Play Festival Portland, OR
2016 Linnell Festival of New Works, UNM ABQ, NM
RUBI X: #Her Too
2017 Latinx Selectee
“Black and Latino Playwrights Festival” San Marcos, TX
2017 Kennedy Ctr. American College Theatre Festival San Angelo, TX
2016 Linnell Festival of New Works, UNM ABQ, NM
CROSSTOWN 88
2016 Linnell Festival of New Works, UNM ABQ, NM
Education and Masterclasses in Playwriting
2018 Migdalia Cruz Fornes Workshop –Chicago,Ill.
2018 MFA in Dramatic Writing University of New Mexico
2017 Erik Ehn Hillsboro, NM
2006 Ricardo Bracho Casa 0101 – Los Angeles, CA
1998 Octavio Solís Intersection for the Arts, SF, CA
Publications and Awards
2019 GO, GO GENTLE O'Neil Playwrights' Conference Semi-Finalist
2018 DeCure, Cynthia and Espinosa, Micha. Scenes for Latinx Actors: Voices of the New American Theatre. Smith and Kraus.
2018 LOS DREAMERS Bay Area Playwrights Festival Semi-Finalist
2018 LOS DREAMERS The Rosa Parks Playwriting Award Distinguished Achievement
2018 LOS DREAMERS The Kennedy Center Latinx Playwriting Award Distinguished Achievement
2017 THE GENTRY: Ten Minutes for Alex Nieto
Label Me Latina/o. N.p., n.d. Web. http://labelmelatin.com SPRING 2017 VOL. VII
2017 RUBI X Leah Ryan Emerging Women Writers Finalist
2016 THE CAPTIVE Bay Area Playwrights Festival Semi-Finalist
THEATRE DIRECTOR
2017 RISE: An Offering
Devised with Las Hembras de Pluma at National Hispanic Cultural Center, (ABQ, NM)
2015 STORIES OF ROUTE 66
Veterans’ Memorial Park, Littleglobe, (ABQ, NM)
2014 CARNAVAL: Streets of Love
NHCC, (ABQ, NM)
2013 DREAMLANDIA
Working Classroom, (ABQ, NM)
2013 ROUNDHOUSE COMEDY REVIEW
Working Classroom, (Santa Fe, NM)
2004 ALL ABOARD
Highways Performance Space (Santa Monica, CA)
1999 NO SWAMP LIKE HOME
Working Classroom Inc. (ABQ, NM)
FILM and TELEVISION PRODUCTION
WHERE I STAND - Documentary Film Associate Producer
MAS & MORE ENTERTAINMENT Script Translation
SPARKHILL PRODUCTIONS Researcher
JOJAZZ - Documentary Translator/Transcriber
TAXI - Feature Film Assistant Location Manager
CONFIDENCE -Feature Film Production Assist., Art Department
LA PASTORELA (PBS Great Performances) Film Production Assist., Office and Art Department
EDDIE SAETA-Commercial Interpreter
SO I MARRIED AN AXE MURDERER - Feature Casting Assistant
DOING IT -Television Pilot Casting Assistant
MAKING TUTTI - Documentary Production Assist., Art Department
EDUCATION
MFA in Dramatic Writing (with Distinction) University of New Mexico, ABQ, NM 2018
Bachelor of University Studies, University of New Mexico, ABQ, NM 1987
Internship El Teatro Campesino, San Juan Bautista, CA 1990
SCHOLARSHIPS
GRADUATE STUDIES EXCELLENCE Assistantship - Fine Arts (Theatre & Dance) 2018
GRADUATE ASSISTANTSHIPS, Department of Theatre and Dance, UNM 2015 – 2016; 2017
Recipient HISPANIC WOMEN’S COUNCIL Scholarship 2015 – 2016; 2016 – 2017; 2017 - 2018
SUMA ACADEMIA SCHOLARSHIP – 2016-2017
GRADUATE SUCCESS SCHOLARSHIP – Fall 2016; SPRING 2018
SKILLS AND INTERESTS
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Bilingual English/Spanish
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Member of SAG/AFTRA (Screen Actors Guild/Amer. Federation of Television & Radio Artists) since 1996
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Member of AEA (Actors’ Equity Association) since 1992
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Certified Pilates Instructor, (2012 Whole Body Method, LA, CA)
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Social partner dancing, Afro-Cuban dance and Flamenco
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Certificate of Completion – Carpentry Program (1981 CNM ABQ, NM)
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Drawing and Painting
INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL
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Canada
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Mexico
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Nicaragua
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Colombia
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Cuba
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Spain
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Scotland
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France
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Morocco