Routledge Companion to Latine Theatre and Performance

Noe Montez is Associate Professor and Chair of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies at Tufts University, USA.Olga Sanchez Saltveit is Assistant Professor of Theatre, Middlebury College, USA; the Co-Artistic and Producing Director, Dogteam Theatre Project; and Artistic Director Emerita, Milagro.

The Routledge Companion to Latine Theatre and Performance received the 2025 Edited Works Award from the Association for Theatre in Higher Education (ATHE)."The Routledge Companion to Latine Theatre and Performance is essential reading for those who desire to delve into the breadth and depth of Latine theatre and performance. This remarkable volume offers an abundant array of aesthetically and culturally diverse contributions from foundational, established and emerging voices in the field. May the global theatre community engage this significant archive and resource for years to come!"Anne García-Romero, University of Notre Dame, USA"Montez and Sanchez Saltveit’s masterfully-edited volume is a treasury of insights into contemporary Latine theatre. This collection of essays by scholars and artists is an intergenerational conversation about Latine theatrical practices that reflect on and refract contemporary debates about identity, politics and culture."Patricia A. Ybarra, Brown University, USA"This dynamic collection brings together the revelatory work of a wide array of Latine artists coupled by the historical, theoretical, and academic analysis of our best scholars. By celebrating the voice and of Latine artists and the insight of our best contemporary scholars, Dr. Sanchez Saltveit and Dr. Montez have created a vital gift for our field." Karen Zacarías, Playwright and Core Founder, Latinx Theatre Commons, USA

• Part 1: Latine Identities1. Make Your Heart Your FaceJuliette Carrillo2. Translating the Literal and Metaphorical Languages of Theatrical Make-believeGuillermo Reyes3. Down the Yellow Brick Road to Querencia: Brian Quijada’s Somewhere Over the BorderKristin Leahey4. Laughter for Liberation: Latine Comedy in the U.S. American TheatreAmelia Acosta Powell5. Luisa Capetillo: A Beautiful AnarchyMagdalena Gómez6. A Good Light: Making the Most of Our SpotlightsAmparo Garcia-Crow7. Ode to IdentityDaniel Jáquez8. The Struggles and Successes of Building an Inclusive Arts/Activist Community on the BorderSamuel Valdez9. Discussing Intersectionality of AfroLatinidad in Entertainment and PerformanceDaphnie Sicre10. PermissionElaine RomeroPart 2: History/Presence11. Latinx Presence in New York’s Downtown Arts Scenes 1963-1975Eric Meyer García12. “Quinto Festival de Teatro Chicano- Primer Encuentro Latinoamericano: Un Continente, Una Cultura Por Un Teatro Libre y Para la Liberacion:” The Vision, the Plan, the EventAlma Martinez13. From Latin Cigar Factory Workers/Actors to Latine Pulitzers: Latine Theatre in FloridaLillian Manzor14. Latine Theatre in FloridaLillian Manzor15. La Rose: Broadway, 1906 and San Juan Bautista, 1981Ricardo Ernesto Rocha16. Fornésian Dreamscapes: Navigating Queer World-MakingMelody Contreras17. Su Teatro: Original Sinners and Institution BuildersAnthony J. Garcia18. Pregones/PRTT: Lighting the Spark — For the Love of TheatreRosalba Rolón19. He Is the Man that I Am: Nightlife and Legacy in Marga Gomez’s Latin StandardsJavier Luis Hurtado20. “Why do we exist?” Theatre and Placemaking within Southern Arizona’s Sonoran HeritageMarc David PinatePart 3: Communities/ Next Generation21. Creating a Path in Higher Education When There is NoneElizabeth C. Ramírez22. Considering Diasporican DramaJon D. Rossini23. Our Ritual, Our Process: A Conversation with Migdalia CruzMarissa Chibás24. Topology and the Dramatic WriterGeorgina Escobar25. Resisting Relapse: Positive Identity and Empowerment for Youth on the FronteraAdriana Dominguez26. The New Old Sound: A worksheet manifestoBeto O’Byrne27. Yana Wana: A Dramatic Call to Action for Indigenous Latinx Youth in TexasRoxanne Schroeder-Arce and María F. Rocha28. The Stranger and the City: Theatre, Democracy, InclusionAna Candida Carneiro29. Articulating A Complete Life: The Queer Pastorelas of Teatro AlebrijesJavier Luis HurtadoPart 4: World Making30. Mi CuentaKrysta Gonzales31. Jornaleros: Art, Labor and DramaGuillermo Avilés-Rodríguez32. Material Bodies and Object Vitality: Octavio Solis’s Don Quixote and Quixote NuevoCarla Della Gatta33. Racial Masquerade and Black Latinidades in Rachel Lynett’s Black MexicanJade Power-Sotomayor34. Tú eres mi otro yo: The Ecodramaturgy of José Cruz GonzálezTheresa J. May35. Dancing Migration: Trespassing, Borders, and Precarious Crossings in Silvana Cardell’s Supper, People on the MoveAmelia Rose Estrada36. Testimonio: Exploring the Latinx Weave in TheatreRose Cano37. El Silencio: A Chicana Perspective on Contemporary Latinx Theatre and Performance as TestimonioElisa Gonzales38. Erased or Stereotyped: Latine Bisexual Representation in the American TheatreMaria-Tania Bandes B. Weingarden39. Sonic Resistance and Resilience in Teatro Luna’s Talking While Female and Other ActsMelissa HuertaPart 5: Structures40. The Orange and the Brick: A story about US Latine playwritingCaridad Svich41. Creating Opportunities: A Latinx Playwright’s JourneyDiana Burbano42. San Diego Rep Latinx New Play FestivalMaria Patrice Amon43. Circles Rising: Latina Directors in CommunityEstefanía Fadul44. South Texas PlaywrightsJerry Ruiz45. Latinx Theatre: The New FrontierHenry Godinez46. Crafting Culture on Chicago’s StagesPriscilla Maria Page47. Familism at Work in Latine TheatesOlga Sanchez Saltveit48. Latinx TikTok: Rasquache Theatre Goes DigitialTrevor Boffone49. The Graying of the Field: How I Survived the Transition from ‘New Dramatist’ to one Who Is No Longer NewMigdalia Cruz50. A Play is a Poem Standing UpMarisela Treviño Orta