Resume
Silvia Gonzalez S.
- MACHO AND BIG MOUTH in Unusual Theater Series, HMTC August 2022
- THE MUSSEL SLOUGH CHRONICLES – A CALIFORNIA TRAGEDY May, 7, 2022 (Public Staged-Reading with discussion) Kings County Historical Society Commission and HMTC
- BOXCAR/ El Vagon, Telatulsa Theater, Tulsa, OK, October – November 7, 2021
- DEATH OF A SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFIT, Hanford, CA, Hanford Multicultural Theater Company, workshop and presentation, July 23-August 1. 2021
- BOXCAR, Teatro Latino de San Francisco, SF City Theater (Postponed to 2022)
- PEDRO THE PUPPETEER, Hanford Multicultural Theater Company (Postponed to 2022 or 2023)
- PEDRO THE PUPPETEER, Hollywood Fringe Festival 2020 (Postponed to 2022)
- MUSSEL SLOUGH TRAGEDY – A CALIFORNIA TRAGEDY, May 2020 (Postponed to 2021 or 2022) Kings County Historical Society and HMTC
- WAITING WOMEN, Hanford Multicultural Theater, March, April 2019
- BOXCAR, Rouge Festival Fresno, March 2019
- BOXCAR, Hanford Multicultural Theater Company, November 2018
- BOXCAR, Paper Wing Theatre (Monterey, CA), April 2018
- ALICIA IN WONDER TIERRA, California State University San Bernardino, directed by Johanna Smith, November 2016
- BOXCAR/EL VAGON, National Hispanic Cultural Center/Teatro Nueva Mexico, Siembra Festival, New Mexico, directed by Salome Martinez Lutz, 2014
- BOXCAR/EL VAGON, National Hispanic Cultural Center/Teatro Nueva Mexico, New Mexico, directed by Salome Martinez Lutz, 2013
- THE MIGRANT FARMWORKER’S SON, Teatro Unidos, San Francisco, directed by David Acevedo, 2013
- BOXCAR/EL VAGON, Teatro Vagon, San Francisco, directed by David Acevedo, 2011
- BOXCAR/EL VAGON, Pacifica Spindrift Theater, San Francisco, directed by David Acevedo, 2011
- BOXCAR/EL VAGON, Repertorio Espanol, Directed by Rene Buch, 2007
- SAMUAL AND DANIELA, Wizard Oil Productions, NYC 2007
- ALICIA IN WONDER TIERRA, Cara Mia Theater Company and Dallas Children’s Theater, 2007
- ALICIA IN WONDER TIERRA, Utah State Theater, directed by Lanny Langston 2007
- BOXCAR/EL VAGON, Teatro de Piel, NV, directed by Guillermo Reyes, April 2006
- BOXCAR/EL VAGON, Teatro Brava, AZ, directed by Guillermo Reyes, 2006
- THE MIGRANT FARMWORKER’S SON, University of Texas, Chicano Theater, directed by Becky Elias, 2005
- THE MIGRANT FARMWORKER’S SON, The Empty Space, directed by Maria Morales-Mercado, 2004
- BOXCAR/EL VAGON, Teatro Vision 2004, English and Spanish Version; Directed by Elisa Marina Alvarado; translator, Rubi Orozco.
- BOXCAR/EL VAGON (excerpt) Second Stage Theater’s ‘Immigrant Project’ Directed by Isis Misary 2003
- THE MIGRANT FARMWORKER’S SON, META California State University Long Beach, directed by Emiliano Torres, 2003
- THE NARCISSISTIC PERSONALITY DISORDER RADIO SHOW, Stockyard Theater, Chicago, directed by Jill Elaine Hughes, 2002
- ALICIA IN WONDER TIERRA (OR I CAN’T EAT GOAT HEAD), Teatro Humanidad, Houston, Texas directed by Roxanne Schroeder, 2000
- DON’T PROMISE (A Story of Women, Mormonism, and Survival), Stockyard Theater Project, Chicago, directed by Jill Elaine Hughes, 2000
- ALICIA IN WONDER TIERRA, Arizona State Univeristy: Theater for Young Folk, directed by Pam Sterling 2000
- BORDER, American Playwrights of Color II, San Francisco Community College Sept. 1999
- ALICIA IN WONDER TIERRA, Berkeley Rep, Bay Area School Tour, directed, Miko Lee, 1998
- LOS MATADORES, (workshop) Paula Productions, September 1997
- WAITING WOMEN (Pearl Hart’s Famous Stage Coach Robbery), Mutt Rep NYC, directed by Liz Ortiz-Mackes, 1997
- ALICIA IN WONDER TIERRA, The Coterie, 1995; Director, Jose Cruz Gonzalez
- ¡FIESTA! John F. Kennedy Center, Washington DC, 1995
- LA LLORONA LLORA, Whole Art Theater 1994
- THE MIGRANT FARMWORKER’S SON, University of El Paso, directed by Katie Simmons, 1994
- U GOT THE LOOK, The Original Theater Works, development reading 1994
- LA LLORONA LLORA, The Whole Art Theater, Michigan, October 1993
- I CAN’T EAT GOAT HEAD, SouthCoast Repertory Theater, Hispanic Playwrights Project, Workshop, 1993
- I CAN’T EAT GOAT HEAD, Kennedy Center, New Voices/New Vision, workshop 1993
- WAITING WOMEN, Chicago Dramatists, theatrical workshop 1993
- LOS MATADORES, The Body Politic Theater, theatrical workshop 1992
- T for Torture, Aguijon II Theater Company, (bilingual production in rep) 1992
*Community theater, college and high school production list available from Dramatic Publishing
Additional experiences:
~Upright Citizens Brigade Training Center, Los Angeles, CA Improv director Toni Charline, Brandon Gardner, Donald Chung,
~Groundlings: ‘Sketch Writing,’ and ‘Continued Sketch Writing’ with Guy Stevenson; ‘Sketch Writing with Tom Blank, ‘Improv’ with Phyllis Katz (special arrangement), Los Angeles
~Moment Improv Theater with Marcus Sams, San Francisco
~Second City Training, various, Chicago
~ImprovOlympia, Del Close, Chicago
~New Dramatists Playwright Residency, New York City
~INTAR Lab Latino Playwright Residency, Maria Irene Fornes, New York City
~Lafftrax Improv, Phoenix, Arizona
Grants, Awards, Commissions, Playwright Exchange, Theater Fests
- AN EVENING WITH JOAQUIN MURRIETA – ‘My Quest for Justice’, Bay Area Playwrights Foundation Festival, Semi-Finalist, 2018
- AN EVENING WITH JOAQUIN MURRIETA – ‘My Quest for Justice’, Blue Ink Play Competition, American Blues Theater Chicago, Featured Finalist, 2018
- U GOT THE LOOK, METLIFE ‘Voces’ Repetorio Español, Finalist, 2016
- Women’s Theatre Festival of Memphis, staged reading, WAITNG WOMEN, 2014
- Arizona Theater Company, Hispanic Playwright Award runner up LOS MATADORES, 2012
- METLIFE Latino Playwright winner, Repetorio Espanol, New York, BOXCAR/EL VAGON award presentation and recognition, 2007 BOXCAR/EL VAGON, Puente Theatre Wordplay Festival, Canada, directed by Lina de Guevara, 2005
- Repertorio Espanol “Voces” National Winner, BOXCAR/EL VAGON 2004
- Codices Project Grant Teatro Vision, BOXCAR/EL VAGON, 2003
- Starfish Theatreworks Commission, SE HABLA, 2000
- Commission for Feature Film, Critical Mass Productions, 2000
- Barebones Film Festival Screenwriters Competition, Finalist 2000
- Chesterfield Award, Semi-finalist 2000
- Literary Arts Fellowship in Theater, Portland, Oregon, LOS MATADORES, 2000
- Leslie Bradshaw Fellowship, LOS MATADORES, 2000
- Hispanic Playwright Award Southwest Rep, Texas, BOXCAR/EL VAGON 1999
- Berkeley Rep Commission (to write school tour) ALICIA IN WONDER TIERRA, 1998
- ‘Libros y Familias’ Grant, THE MIGRANT FARMWORKER’S SON, 1998
- Whitfield Cook Award, THE MIGRANT FARMWORKER’S SON, 1997
- Cascadia Exchange NWPG, Seattle REPEAT HERO, 1996
- Lila Wallace/ Reader’s Digest Grant, ALICIA IN WONDER TIERRA, 1995
- Oregon Arts Council Grant (To work on Reservation), 1995
- Lane Arts Council Grant, (Workshop leader for Native American tribes) 1995
- Kennedy Center Commission, FIESTA, 1995
- Portland International Theater Festival, Milagro Theater, BOXCAR/EL VAGON 1995
- Kennedy Center New Visions/New Voices, ALICIA IN WONDER TIERRA, 1993
Published plays, play, poetry or commentary inclusions
- BOXCAR/EL VAGON, included in Macmillan textbook “Foundations of Language & Literature: For Honors and Pre-AP English Courses, 1/e” written by Golden, publishing 2018
- ALICIA IN WONDER TIERRA (Or I Can’t Eat Goat Head) included in Palabras del Cielo: A Critical Anthology of Latina/o Plays & Playwrights, compiled by Jose Casas, publishing TBA
- ALICIA IN WONDER TIERRA (Or I Can’t Eat Goat head) Dramatic Publishing Company, 1996
- ALICIA IN WONDER TIERRA-ONE (One Act version), Dramatic Publishing, 1996
- THE MIGRANT FARMWORKER’S SON, Dramatic Publishing 1996
- LA LLORONA LLORA, Dramatic Publishing 1996
- Poem inclusion in Check the Rhyme: An Anthology of Female Poets & Emcees 2006 (Paperback) by DuEwa M. Frazier
- Reflections included in Conducting A Life: Reflections on the Theatre of Maria
- Irene Fornes (Paperback) by Caridad Svich and Maria Delgado
-
Borders on Stage: Plays Produced by Teatro Bravo. Paperback – January 1, 2008, El Vagon (BOXCAR) included full play
- Excerpt inclusion in THE MIGRANT FARMWORKER’S SON Sixty Seconds to Shine-221 One-Minute Monologues for Men, 2006
- BOXCAR inclusion in Best Plays by the Graduating Class 2001: New Dramatists, Smith & Kraus, 2001
- Drama for Reading and Performance, THE MIGRANT FARMWORKER’S SON, Perfection Learning Publishers, 2000
- Monologues and Short Plays for Young Adults, by Kent Brown, (Plays and monologues: X-MAN, TOLD HER, BORDER, and an excerpt of BOXCAR [We
- Always Find You]), 1999
- Multicultural Theater 2: New Hispanic, Asian, and African-American Plays for Young Audiences, anthology (entire play of THE MIGRANT FARMWORKER’S SON included) Meriwether Publishing, 1998
- Biography of Pearl Hart by Randy Ford (Excerpts of WAITING WOMEN), 1998
- Contemporary Minority Women Playwrights by Suzanne Bennett Ph.D. and Jane T. Peterson, Ph.D. Greenwood Press 1996 (work history)
- Multicultural Scenes and Monologues from the Contemporary Theater, by Dr. Roger Ellis Meriwether Publishing Company 1996 (Excerpts of BOXCAR and THE MIGRANT FARMWORKER’S SON)
- Act Like a Man by Bob Vorlicky, University of Michigan Press 1995 (Mentions work)
MISC.
- Executive Artistic Director of Hanford Multicultural Museum 2017- present
- Hanford Carnegie Museum Board President 2019- 2020
- Pistachio farmer, 2013- present
- Eugene Exotic Bird Rescue Foster Parent 2011
- Mt. Bachelor Academy, High School Spanish Teacher 2005-2008
- Substitute teacher 2004-2005
- Spanish Interpreter for Crook County Health Department 2003-2004
- Title 1-C Migrant Resource Teacher for Crook County School District 2002-2003
- Foster Parent 2000-2001
- OCHA (Oregon Commission of Hispanic Advancement) CO-directed Klamec (Aztec rituals) 1999 with grant from Actors-to-Go Artists Repertory Theater, Portland, Oregon)
- Artists in Residence at Central Oregon Schools, 1994-1996