Encuentro

Trevor Boffone is a lecturer in the Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies program at the University of Houston and the founder of the 50 Playwrights Project.Teresa Marrero is a professor of Latin American and Latinx theater at the University of North Texas.Chantal Rodriguez is the associate dean of the Yale School of Drama and a lecturer in the Dramaturgy and Dramatic Criticism Department.

• Foreword/Manifesto – José Luis ValenzuelaIntroduction: Encuentro 2014: Encountering Latina/o Theatre and Performance, Trevor Boffone, Teresa Marrero, Chantal RodriguezLa Esquinita, U.S.A. by Rubén C. GonzálezCritical Introduction by Jorge HuertaAliens, Immigrants and Other Evildoers by José Torres-TamaCritical Introduction by Tiffany Ana LópezDreamscape by Rickerby HindsCritical Introduction by Olga Sánchez SaltveitPatience, Fortitude and Other Antidepressants by Mariana Carreño KingCritical Introduction by Beatriz RizkZoetrope Part I by Javier González Critical Introduction by Irma MayorgaPremeditation by Evelina FernándezCritical Introduction by Grace López

This essential anthology features established and emerging playwrights from a diverse range of Latinx backgrounds (most of whom remain staggeringly under published) as introduced by incisive commentaries from an impressive array of contemporary Latinx theatre scholars and critics. An artfully-edited volume that aptly captures both the excitement and the far-reaching impact of the 2014 Encuentro."" - Brian Eugenio Herrera, Princeton University, author of Latin Numbers: Playing Latino in Twentieth Century Popular Performance