Latinx New Play Festival 2025 Program

Arturo Luíz Soria, Playwright
Arturo Luíz Soria is an Obie Award winning actor and playwright. His one-(wo)man show, Ni Mi Madre, premiered at Rattlestick Theater in the summer of 2021. It was a NY Times Critic’s Pick and was nominated for a Drama Desk Award, Outer Circle Critics Award, a Drama League Award, and won an Obie Award for Best Performance. It recently had its European premiere at the 2024 Edinburgh Fringe Festival. He currently has three projects in the works: a new solo show, Sin Padre, commissioned by Rattlestick Theatre through a NYSCA grant; a screen adaptation of the novel Bodega Dreams for Black Bar Mitzvah Productions and Votiv Films, slated to be directed by Ángel Manuel Soto; and a new play, La Kasa Mita’echo, commissioned by the Lucille Lortel Theatre’s Alcove New Play Development Program. As an actor, Arturo’s work in the theatre has been extensive. He made his Broadway debut in The Inheritance, which won the Tony Award for Best Play. He was also in the World Premiere of Hit the Wall at Barrow Street Theatre, and most recently, the World Premiere of Wet Brain at Playwrights Horizons. He has worked regionally at The Guthrie Theatre, Yale Rep, St. Louis Rep, Milwaukee Rep, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, The Dallas Center, Steppenwolf Theatre, Victory Gardens Theatre, and many more. Arturo holds an MFA from Yale School of Drama; a BFA from The Theatre School at DePaul University; and was part of the inaugural class at Lena Waithe’s Hillman Grad TV Writing Mentorship Program.

Danilo Gambini, Director
Danilo Gambini is a director and producer originally from São Paulo. Recent: A Case for the Existence of God by Samuel D. Hunter at Mosaic Theater, Wipeout by Aurora Real de Asua and The Heart Sellers by Lloyd Suh at Studio Theatre; Agreste at Spooky Action Theater; and the world premiere of Ni Mi Madre at Rattlestick Playwrights Theater (OBIE Award Winner, NYT Critic’s Pick); and The Rake’s Progress and Iolanta at Yale Opera. He has held the positions of Associate Artistic Director at Studio Theatre, Associate Artistic Director at Rattlestick Playwrights Theater. MFA: Yale School of Drama. danilogambini.com

Dr. Nahuel Telleria, Dramaturg
Dr. Nahuel Telleria is Assistant Professor of Dramaturgy at The University of Oklahoma; he teaches coursework in dramaturgy, playwriting, and dramatic theory, and conducts research on Latinx American theater. Dramaturgy Credits: Off-Broadway: Ni Mi Madre, Rattlestick Theater; Happy Days, Theatre for a New Audience; Seph, Araca Project. Regional: The Brothers Size, Oklahoma City Repertory Theater; Translator, Blood Wedding, The Wilma Theatre; Happy Days, Yale Repertory Theatre. Awards—ASTR Collaborative Research Award (2024); LMDA Field Grant (2022); Fulbright (2019). Training—DFA/MFA, Yale School of Drama; MA, University of Chicago; BA, Columbia University.

Haley Quynh Baugher, Stage Manager
Haley Quynh Baugher (she/her) is a Stage Manager from San Jose. La Jolla Playhouse: Working Girl (PA), Goldilocks Screentime at The WOW Festival (PSM Swing). North Coast Repertory Theatre: A Gentleman’s Guide To Love And Murder (PA), A View From The Bridge (PA). Contemporary Asian Theatre: AAPI Playwright Festival (PSM). South Bay Musical Theatre: Mary Poppins (PSM). San Jose Stage: The Play That Goes Wrong, People Where They Are (PA) Bald Sisters (SM Intern). UCSD Credits: Hells Canyon (ASM/Script PA), Napoli (PA).

Danny Lovelle, Stage Directions
Danny Lovelle is grateful for working with LJP for the first time. San Diego: Eric in Unnecessary Farce (Scripps Ranch Theatre). Dallas/Fort Worth: Francis in Poor Clare (Stage West), Touchstone in As You Like It (Fair Assembly), Elmar in The 22+ Weddings of Hugo Multiple, Raymond in The Merit System (Teatro Dallas), Justice in The Persians (Undermain Theatre), Diego in …Juan Garcia (Amphibian Stage), and Marcus in Feeding the Cat… (Echo Theatre Dallas). He graduated from SMU in 2020 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre with a specialization in Acting. dannylovelle.com

Nayib Felix, Dominicano
Theatre Includes: Ensemble in Shakespeare in the Park’s Coriolanus, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde at Hartford Stage. Joseph Asagai in A Raisin in the Sun at People’s Light. Understudied Belize in Angels in America Parts I & II. TV and Film includes: Marvel’s Jessica Jones and Hulu’s Not Okay. Training: MFA from Juilliard and BA in Psychology from Penn State University.

Julián Ortega Flores, Luiz
Julián Flores, making his LJP Latinx New Play Festival debut, is an actor from Tijuana with a BA in theatre arts from the University of San Diego where he performed in shows such as Anon(ymous) and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime portraying Anon and Ed in them respectively. His latest performance was in The Old Globe’s CoLAB piece Los Alebrijes for Day of the Dead. Other recent credits include La Llorona On The Blue Line (Tuyo Theatre), Masa (OnStage Playhouse), Barbecue (Coronado Playhouse). IG: @julianoverflores

Israel Erron Ford, Antoine
Israel Erron Ford is a stage and screen actor, singer, and songwriter, overjoyed to be a small part in bringing NOVIOS to life alongside longtime collaborator, trailblazer, and honored friend Arturo Luíz Soria. Previous work includes HBO’s Rap Sh!t, Phoenix (WatchFree+), Choir Boy, The Brother’s Size (The Shed), the world premiere of Memnon with Classical Theatre of Harlem, and the West Coast premiere of The Inheritance. A graduate of Yale School of Drama and Carnegie Mellon University, Israel is honored to share space at La Jolla Playhouse; celebrating community, love, and new Latinx stories in bloom.

Zuleyma Guevara, Gallo/Xi
2024 Obie Recipient. Stage credits: Anna in the Tropics (Asolo Rep) Another Shot (Signature Theater), Cebollas (Denver Center), Sancocho (WP Theater), Somewhere (Geva Theater), Grand Horizons (People’s Theater), NYTimes pick of the week, Bruise and Thorn (Pipeline Theatre), A Doll’s House P2 (Actors Theatre Louisville), Quail (Clubbed Thumb), Seven Spots On the Sun (Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park) and La Ruta (Working Theatre). Television: The Chair Company, Law and Order, Law and Order SVU, FBI Most Wanted, Designated Survivor, Gotham, Limitless. Film: The Meal, Tumba Del Mar, Opt Out. Upcoming: Mexican Delight, Mary When You Follow Her.

Steve Mallers, Vlad
THEATER: Gremlin Theatre, Boxcar Theatre Inc., Left Coast Theatre Co., Six Points Theater, PianoFight, Jungle Theater. READINGS: Playwrights’ Center Playlabs, McKnight Fellowship Works in Progress, San Francisco Olympians Festival, Altarena Playhouse. TV/FILM: Jane’s Not Here, Fatal Photo, Awesomest Christmas Ever, Bobby’s Intermission, Hostage Rescue, Ruby Red Handed, I Was There. TRAINING: Guthrie Actors Lab (2025 Cohort), BGB Studio, Stella Adler Academy of Acting (LA). IG: @stevemallers

Salomón Maya, Micki
Salomón Maya: Regional: El Henry (La Jolla Playhouse); Manifest Destinitis, Beachtown, Bad Hombres/Good Wives (San Diego Repertory Theatre); A Kind of Weather (Diversionary Theatre); A Bright New Boise, Coyote on a Fence, Turning Off the Morning News, Lonely Planet, Masa (OnStage Playhouse). Playwriting: Mugre, Masa, anomaly.exe, Gridlock. Salomón proudly serves on the boards of the Arts District at Liberty Station and OnStage Playhouse.

Andrew Rincón, Playwright
Andrew Rincón (he/she/they) is a Queer Colombian-American playwright, screenwriter, and world builder. Their work blends fantasy, modern Latine mythology and Queer fabulation.
Their plays have been developed with The Latinx Playwrights Circle, The Austin Latino New Play Festival, The Amoralists Theatre Company, Pork Filled Productions (Seattle), Out Front Productions (Atlanta). Andrew was a member of INKtank Lab for Playwrights of Color (2017), 2017 Fornés Playwriting Workshop (Chicago). He is winner of the 2018 Chesley/Bumbalo Grant for writers of Gay and Lesbian Theatre and New Light Theatre Project’s New Light New Voices Award (2019). Dramatist Guild Foundation Fellow (19-20), MacDowell Fellow (Winter 2020). Skidmore College’s Visiting Playwright in Residence (21-22). Finalist in LGBTQ Drama for the 36th Lambda Literary Awards 2024. Select Plays include The Lonely, El Mito or The Myth of my Pain. The Leopard Women. Their play I Wanna Fuck like Romeo and Juliet had its world premiere in NYC at 59e59 Theatres (Fall 2022) and is published by Concord Theatricals. They are currently pursuing an MFA in playwriting at Yale School of Drama.

Danniel Ureña, Director
Danniel Ureña (he/him) is a San Diego-based director, choreographer, and producer whose work explores the intersection of queerness, first-generation identity, and Latinidad in America. Raised at the crossroads of tradition and creating individuality, he celebrates his history while defining the future. He has worked in theaters across San Diego including San Diego REP (Latinx New Play Festival Intern), La Jolla Playhouse (Artistic Intern, Latinx New Play Festival Associate Producer, Learning and Engagement Coordinator), and Diversionary (Artistic Fellow). He received his BA from UC San Diego double majoring in Theater and Dance with a Chicanx and Latinx minor. dannielurena.godaddysites.com.

Adrian Trujillo Centeno, Dramaturg
Adrian Trujillo Centeno is a Los Angeles-based dramaturg. He’s developed new works at South Coast Repertory, San Diego Repertory Theatre, Cleveland Play House, and New York Stage & Film, among others. He’s served on grant panels and selection committees for the National Endowment for the Arts, The Public Theatre, Signature Theatre, The Playwrights’ Center, and the Latinx New Play Festival. Adrian is currently an affiliate dramaturg at Beehive Dramaturgy Studio (NYC), and holds dual roles as Assistant Professor of Theatre Studies at Cal State Long Beach and Artistic Director of Seven Devils New Play Foundry. Website: Luchaturgy.com

Ali Flores, Stage Manager
Ali Flores (she/her) is so excited to be making her La Jolla Playhouse debut! She has been stage managing in San Diego since 2018 and also creates stage manager content on her social media platforms. Credits: Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812 (Cygnet Theatre – ASM), What The Constitution Means To Me (North Coast Rep – PA), Oklahoma! (Cygnet Theatre – ASM), Stranger Sings (Oceanside Theatre Company – SM), Follies (Cygnet Theatre – ASM), In Pieces (Teatro San Diego – SM), The Ferryman (New Village Arts – ASM), Sesame Street shows (SeaWorld San Diego – SM). Huge thank you to everyone at LJP, the Tempt Me team, and her family and friends for the love and support. @stagemanager1618

Lula Britos, Stage Directions
Lula Britos is a theatre director from Buenos Aires, Argentina. Recent directing credits include Goldilocks Screentime and Letters to Home at La Jolla Playhouse’s WOW Festival. She has assisted on productions at La Jolla Playhouse and UC San Diego, including Jaja’s African Hair Braiding, Vinegar Tom, and blu. She holds a BA in Theater from UC San Diego.

Andréa Agosto, Eve/God
Andréa Agosto is a multi-hyphenate artist. An award winning filmmaker (Kansas City Film Fest) and actor (International Model & Talent Association). They’ve written Codeswitchin’ is Conscious (Powers New Voices Festival) and QuickChange (Black Lady Showcase). Recently, they were a participant for 2024 Classical Directing Fellowship and The Old Globe. Their stage credits include: High Table, A Kind of Weather, Bull in a China Shop, Cardboard Piano, Homos, or Everyone in America (Diversionary), Mud Row (Cygnet), Pleasure Trials, Dance Nation (MOXIE), You Can’t Take it With You (Lamb’s Players), Christmas Carol (Kansas City Repertory Theatre). Follow them on Instagram and TikTok: @andreariquena

Marlon Alexander Vargas, Animal/Snake
Marlon is a Dominican born, New York City raised actor and artist. Recently he starred in the world premier of Littleboy/Littleman at Geffen Playhouse and is a recent graduate from the Yale School of Drama.

Lyric Boothe, Lilith
Lyric is a New York State Native turned San Diego local. She re-entered the theatre world in 2022 after a 10 year hiatus in which she earned her Bachelor’s degree in Music Therapy and began her career as a Music Therapist, specializing in the use of music to support children with disabilities. Some of her notable roles in San Diego include Kelly in The Mad Ones, Mimi and Joanne in Rent (Wildsong Productions); Marie/Guitar in TL;DR: Thelma Louise; Dyke Remix (Diversionary Theatre); and Alyssa in The Prom (SDMT). She is an advocate for inclusivity, diversity, and access for all in theatre and the arts. She is thrilled to be a part of the LNPF team and is excited to bring these stories to life on stage. Find Lyric on social media @lyricmakesmusic on Instagram and @lyricontok and @lyricmakesmusic on TikTok.

Andresa Martinez, Lucy/Adam
Andresa is a performer, writer, and a recipient of the Miranda Family Fellowship. You can learn more about Andresa at soyandresa.com. Please consider donating to the black trans liberation organization, a community organization that empowers and celebrates TGNC people at https://donorbox.org/black-trans-liberation.

Lori Felipe-Barin, Playwright
Lori Felipe-Barkin is an English-Spanish playwright, performer and voice over artist based out of Miami and NYC. Most recently, her short play, The Peepholeman, premiered at BAM as part of the 2024 Weasel Festival. Her three-act play, Flor Underwater, was selected for the 2020 Play Penn New Play Conference, received an Honorable Mention for the 2021 Terrence McNally Award, and was a finalist for the 2023 Risk Theatre Award, the 2023 Austin Film Festival Playwriting Competition, and the 2024 Royer Award. She has had play readings at Playwrights Horizons, INTAR Theatre, and Iati Theater. She holds an MFA in playwriting from Brooklyn College.

Ludmila de Brito, Director
Ludmila de Brito is a Brazilian artist dedicated to creating theatre rooted in ritual and mischief. Her directing credits include Motherloss (Potiker Theatre), The Rogue’s Trial, The Promise, Grippy Sock Vacation, The Half-Sibling Play, and Comedy of Errors (UC San Diego). She has developed new work at The Public Theater, The Tank, Cygnet Theatre, and GESA Powerhouse Theatre. Assistant Directing credits include The Heart Sellers (South Coast Repertory) and Primary Trust (La Jolla Playhouse). Ludy is a Lin-Manuel Miranda Family Fellow, NTI, and UWC Alum. SDC Associate Member, she holds an MFA in Directing from UC San Diego. ludcabrito.com

Jazmine Simone Logan, Dramaturg
Jazmine Simone Logan is a fifth year PhD candidate in the Department of Theater and Dance with a BA in Theater Arts and Politics from University of California, Santa Cruz and a MA in Theater Arts from San Francisco State University. As a performance studies scholar and practitioner, Jazmine’s research focus deals with the intersection of dramaturgy, West African performance and cosmology, black identity, and black performance theory. She has dramaturged for several productions in the San Diego community such as La Jolla Playhouse’s POP Tour, San Diego’s Latinx New Play Festival, and UCSD’s Department of Theatre and Dance’s Wagner New Play Festival. Recent credits include: In the Red and Brown Water (UCSD), Dance Nation (UCSD), Thicker Than (UCSD’s WNPF), The Half Sibling Play (UCSD’s WNPF), Manning (LNPF), The Weather Busters of Beachcastle (LJP’s POP Tour), Abeba in the Tall Grass (LJP’s POP Tour), and The Rogues Trial (UCSD).

Yulin “Lisa” Fang, Stage Manager
La Jolla Playhouse: POP Tour: The Weather Busters of Beachcastle (PA), LNPF: I Never Asked for a GoFundMe (SM). Regional: Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (SM Apprentice, The Old Globe), Titus Andronicus, Henry VIII (ASM, The Old Globe/ USD Shiley M.F.A. Program), JFEST: The Whole Megillah (ASM, Jewish New Play Festival), A Weekend with Pablo Picasso (SM Swing, New Village Arts). Education: UC San Diego (Class of 2024).

Lorena Santana, Stage Directions
Lorena Santana is a multidisciplinary artist who was born in México and raised in the US. She appeared in Optika Moderna’s Immersive shows: La Lucha, Quinceneras, Optika Piñata, and Waking La Llorona. The Old Globe: El Borracho (US) and Under a Baseball Sky (US). Film: House of Dynamite (Vice-President), In the Heights (Singer), Hubie Halloween (SI/Body Double for Maya Rudolph). BA Theatre UCSD. Proud member of SAG and Dramatist Guild.

Andréa Agosto, Ama
Andréa Agosto is a multi-hyphenate artist. An award winning filmmaker (Kansas City Film Fest) and actor (International Model & Talent Association). They’ve written Codeswitchin’ is Conscious (Powers New Voices Festival) and QuickChange (Black Lady Showcase). Recently, they were a participant for 2024 Classical Directing Fellowship and The Old Globe. Their stage credits include: High Table, A Kind of Weather, Bull in a China Shop, Cardboard Piano, Homos, or Everyone in America (Diversionary), Mud Row (Cygnet), Pleasure Trials, Dance Nation (MOXIE), You Can’t Take it With You (Lamb’s Players), Christmas Carol (Kansas City Repertory Theatre). Follow them on Instagram and TikTok: @andreariquena

Lyric Boothe, Oli
Lyric is a New York State Native turned San Diego local. She re-entered the theatre world in 2022 after a 10 year hiatus in which she earned her Bachelor’s degree in Music Therapy and began her career as a Music Therapist, specializing in the use of music to support children with disabilities. Some of her notable roles in San Diego include Kelly in The Mad Ones, Mimi and Joanne in Rent (Wildsong Productions); Marie/Guitar in TL;DR: Thelma Louise; Dyke Remix (Diversionary Theatre); and Alyssa in The Prom (SDMT). She is an advocate for inclusivity, diversity, and access for all in theatre and the arts. She is thrilled to be a part of the LNPF team and is excited to bring these stories to life on stage. Find Lyric on social media @lyricmakesmusic on Instagram and @lyricontok and @lyricmakesmusic on TikTok.

Zuleyma Guevara, Yanislet
2024 Obie Recipient. Stage credits: Anna in the Tropics (Asolo Rep) Another Shot (Signature Theater), Cebollas (Denver Center), Sancocho (WP Theater), Somewhere (Geva Theater), Grand Horizons (People’s Theater), NYTimes pick of the week, Bruise and Thorn (Pipeline Theatre), A Doll’s House P2 (Actors Theatre Louisville), Quail (Clubbed Thumb), Seven Spots On the Sun (Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park) and La Ruta (Working Theatre). Television: The Chair Company, Law and Order, Law and Order SVU, FBI Most Wanted, Designated Survivor, Gotham, Limitless. Film: The Meal, Tumba Del Mar, Opt Out. Upcoming: Mexican Delight, Mary When You Follow Her.

Leonardo Romero, Go/Babalao
Leonardo Romero (he/him) is an emerging Mexican American actor from Southern California. An alumnus of the National Theatre Institute, he was honored as a recipient of the Lin-Manuel Miranda Family Fellowship. Recent stage credits include Dad, Are You There? (Eugene O’Neill Theater Center), La Havana Madrid (New Village Arts), and All The Men Who’ve Frightened Me (La Jolla Playhouse).

Mario Vega, Playwright
Mario Vega is a playwright/lyricist/digital artist from Southern California. He is a graduate from San Diego State University and is currently obtaining his MFA in playwriting at UCLA. He has written the book and lyrics to four full length musicals on top of multiple plays. His work explores Latine identity and the borderlands through the lenses of satire and fantasy.