ARTISTIC TEAM!

Artistic Director: Fernando Tesón
   
 

Fernando was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina and has lived off and on in the Phoenix area for 20 years. He has directed for Teatro Bravo in the productions of Rancho Pancho, Lloronas and Bodas de Sangre, and has appeared in several Teatro Bravo productions including Romeo y Julieta, Sexo, Pudor y Lágrimas, The Hispanick Zone, Mother Lolita. He currently heads the Theatre and Performing Arts Dept. at Metropolitan Arts Institute. His academic background resides in Spanish Literature with a focus on Latin American Theatre, and strives to create awareness and exposure to great Spanish language works, both in original and translated versions.

 

Executive Director: Trino Sandoval
   
  As a full-time professor of Phoenix College, Dr. Sandoval also maintains relationships with the Spanish-language press and the Latino community in promoting the theater. He assembled a board of community members, including Cecilia Rosales, former executive director of the Mexican Cultural Center. Teatro Bravo is an extension of his work in community advocacy to promote Latino visibility in the arts. Dr. Sandoval was appointed as Chair of the Department of Foreign Languages in 2003.

 

Artistic Associate: Guillermo Reyes

Managing Director: José Zárate

BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2007-2010

* Dr. Heidi García, North High School
* Rosa Elena Amavisca, Washington Elementary School District, Retired
* Marcos Najera, News Reporter, KJZZ radio 91.5
* Monica Castañeda, (Secretary/Treasurer) Project Director-Nina Mason Pulliam Legacy Scholars Program, Maricopa Community Colleges
* Dr. Trino Sandoval; (President) Professor Phoenix College
* Dr. Cecilia Rosales-Torres, Latino Perspectives Magazine
* Jose Antonio (Tony) Colon, Esq. Attorney at Law, Maricopa County Public Defender's Office
* Dr. Carmen de Urioste, Associate Professor, Letras femeninas, Editor
* Sylvia Russell, M. Ed. World Language Instructional Leader, North High School
* Dr. Anthony Chambers, Professor of Japanese, Arizona State University
* Tommy Medina, Chicanos Por la Causa
* Allen Kimbrough, Executive Director, Maricopa Bar Association


BOARD OF ADVISORS

* David W. Foster; Ph.D. Arizona State University
* Jorge Huerta; Ph.D. University of California, San Diego
* Juana Suarez; Ph.D. University of Kentucy, Lexington
* Pam Sterling; Ph.D. Arizona State University