Tlaloc Rivas

Tlaloc Rivas is a Chicano (Mexican-American) playwright, director, and educator. He is one of the co-founders of the Latinx Theatre Commons, which works side by side with HowlRound to revolutionize American theater and to highlight and promote the contributions and presence of Latinx/e in theatre. Central to Tlaloc's work is the Latine experience, but also exploring the American experience through the lens' of underrepresented voices. He primarily focuses on writing and directing plays that significantly explore Latine social and political histories and identities. Additionally, Tlaloc has also translated and adapted plays from the Spanish language and directed Spanish-language and bilingual plays such as Mariela en el Desierto by Karen Zacarias and classical works such as Peribáñez y el Comendador de Ocaña.