Artist Bio

Anne García-Romero’s plays include Provenance, Paloma, Earthquake Chica, Mary Peabody in Cuba, Juanita’s Statue and Santa Concepción. Her plays have been developed and produced at the New York Shakespeare Festival/Public Theater, The Eugene O’Neill National Playwrights Conference, the Mark Taper Forum, Hartford Stage, INTAR Theatre and South Coast Repertory. Her plays are published by Broadway Play Publishing, Playscripts and NoPassport Press. Ms. García-Romero is an assistant professor in the Department of Film, Television and Theatre at the University of Notre Dame. She is currently completing her book manuscript, Contemporary Latina Theater: Transcultural Voices, which explores the work of five award-winning Latina playwrights: Cusi Cram, Quiara Alegría Hudes, Elaine Romero, Caridad Svich and Karen Zacarías. She holds an MFA in Playwriting from the Yale School of Drama, is an alumna of New Dramatists and a resident playwright at Chicago Dramatists. annegarciaromero.com