Herbert SiguenzaHerbert Siguenza was Playwright in Residence for the San Diego Repertory Theatre thanks to a generous grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation from 2016-2022. Herbert is also a founding member of the legendary performance group CULTURE CLASH. Alongwith Richard Montoya and Ric Salinas, Culture Clash was the most produced Chicano theater troupe in the United States. Founded in San Francisco in 1984, Culture Clash has performed on the stages of America's top regional theaters including the Mark Taper Forum, The Kennedy Center, The Arena Stage, The Alley Theater, The Berkeley Repertory, Yale Repertory, South Coast Rep, La Jolla Playhouse, San Diego Rep, Syracuse Stage, The Huntington Stage and at countless universities and colleges. Mr. Siguenza has co-written, and or performed in the following Culture Clash plays: Bordertown Now, American Night (Commissioned by Oregon Shakespeare Festival), Palestine, New Mexico, Water and Power, Chavez Ravine (All commissioned by the Mark Taper Forum), Peace (Commissioned by The Getty Villa), Zorro in Hell! (Commissioned by the Berkeley Rep), The Birds (Commissioned by the Berkeley Rep and South Coast Rep), Bordertown (Commissioned by the San Diego Rep), Radio Mambo, Nuyorican Stories, Anthems, S.O.S., A Bowl of Beings, The Mission and others. As a solo writer and performer, Mr. Siguenza has written and produced Cantinflas!, A Weekend with Pablo Picasso, Steal Heaven, El Henry (Best New Play-San Diego Critics Circle Award 2014), Manifest Destinitis, Beachtown, Bad Hombres/Good Wives, A People's Cuban Christmas Tale, It's A Wonderful Vida, Star of Ocotillo, The Many Sins of Diego Rivera and the musical Birth Day.Siguenza teaches Chicano(a) History of Dramatic Arts at San Diego City College. He consistently teaches master classes in playwriting at different institutions and centers. He is also an accomplished visual artist and has exhibited both nationally and internationally. He has a BFA in printmaking from the California College of Arts, Oakland, California. TV and Film credits: Ben: 10 Alien Swarm for the Cartoon Network and the Larry Crowne feature film directed by Tom Hanks. His voice was prominently featured in Pixar's 2017 Oscar winning animation feature, Coco. He will be working on the upcoming Coco 2. Read More Read Less