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Mailing address: Drama Dept., Stanford,
CA 94305-5010
Cherríe Moraga is
a playwright, poet and essayist whose plays and publications have
received national recognition, including a Theatre Communications
Group Theatre Artist Residency Grant in 1996, the NEA's Theatre Playwrights'
Fellowship in 1993, and two Fund for New American Plays Awards (for
"Shadow of a Man" in 1990 and "Watsonville: Some Place Not Here" in
1995). A San Francisco Bay Area writer, Moraga has premiered
her work at Theatre Artaud, Theatre Rhinoceros, the Eureka Theatre,
and Brava Theater Center. Brava's production of "Heroes
and Saints" in 1992 received numerous awards for best original script,
including the Will Glickman Prize, the Drama-logue and Critic Circles
Awards and the Pen West Award. Her plays have been presented throughout
the Southwest, as well as in Chicago, Seattle and New York.
In 1995, "Heart of the Earth," Moraga's adaptation of the Popol Vuh,
the Maya creation myth, opened at the Public Theatre and INTAR Theatre
in New York City. Both "Shadow of a Man" and "Heroes and Saints"
were collected, along with Moraga's first play, "Giving Up the Ghost,"
in a volume entitled Heroes and Saints and Other Plays, published
by West End Press in 1994.
Cherríe Moraga has also published
extensively as an essayist and poet. She is the co-editor of This
Bridge Called My Back: Writings by Radical Women of Color, which won
the Before Columbus American Book Award in 1986. She is the
author of Loving in the War Years: Lo Que Nunca Pasó Por Sus
Labios (1983) and The Last Generation (1993), published by South
End Press in Boston. She has edited numerous publications including
Cuentos:
Stories by Latinas and Third Woman: the Sexuality of Latinas.
In 1997, she published a memoir on motherhood entitled Waiting in the
Wings (Ithaca, New York: Firebrand Books).
From 1991 to 1997, Moraga was the Playwright-in-Residence
at Brava Theater Center of San Francisco during which time she developed
numerous plays, including "Watsonville: Some Place Not Here" which premiered
in 1996 and "The Hungry Woman: A Mexican Medea," Moraga's most recent
work. "The Hungry Woman" was published this year by TCG Publications
in a collection of Latino/a Theater entitled, Out of the Fringe.
Presently, Moraga serves in an on-going
appointment as the Artist-in-Residence in the Department of Drama and
the Department of Spanish & Portuguese at Stanford University.
In addition to working independently with student-playwrights at Stanford,
Moraga teaches Latino Theater and Literature, Intensive Playwriting
and other Creative Writing courses, including poetry, fiction, and creative
non-fiction. Her most recent book is an expanded edition of Loving
in the War Years, published nearly twenty years after the original,
and includes essays and poetry written in the late 1990s.
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PUBLICATIONS
Books, Author
Loving in the War Years (Expanded Second
Edition). Cambridge, MA: South End Press, 2000.
Waiting in the Wings: Portrait of
a Queer Motherhood. (Non-fiction) Ithaca, NY: Firebrand
Press, 1997.
Heroes & Saints and Other Plays.
Albuquerque, NM: West End Press, 1994.
The Last Generation (poetry, fiction
and non-fiction). Boston: South End Press, 1993.
Giving Up the Ghost (play). Albuquerque,
NM: West End Press, 1986.
Loving in the War Years/Lo Que Nunca Pasó
Por Sus Labios (poetry, fiction and non-fiction). Boston: South
End Press, 1983.
Books, Co-editor
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The Bridge Called My Back: Writings
by Radical Women of Color (poetry/non-fiction anthology).
New York: Kitchen Table: Women of Color Press, 1981/3.
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Cuentos: Stories by Latinas (fiction
anthology). New York: Kitchen Table, Women of Color Press, 1983.
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Esta puente, mi espalda: Voces de mujeres
tercermundistas en los Estados Unidos (Spanish adaptation of This Bridge
Called My Back), co-editor. San Francisco: Ism Press, 1988.
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Third
Woman: The Sexuality of Latinas (poetry and non-fiction anthology).
Berkeley: Third Woman Press, 1989.
Anthologized Writings, A Selected
List
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"Watsonville: Some Place Not Here" in
Latino
Plays from South Coast Repertory Hispanic Playwrights Project Anthology.
Juliette Carrillo and José Cruz Gónzales, eds. New
York: Broadway Play Publishing, Inc., 2000.
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"Heart of the Earth: A Popol Vuh Story"
in Puro Teatro: An Anthology of Latina Theater, Performance and
Testimonios. Alberto Sandoval and Nancy Saporta, eds. University
of Arizona Press, 2000.
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"The Hungry Woman: A Mexican Medea"
in Out of the Fringe: Latino/a Theater and Performance.
Caridad Svich, et al, eds. New York: Theater Communications
Group, 2000.
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"Waiting in the Wings" (an excerpt) in The
Politics of Motherhood: Activists' Voices from Left to Right.
Jetter, Orleck and Taylor, eds. Hanover, NH and London: University
Press of New England, 1997.
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"Giving Up the Ghost" in Literatura chicana
1965-1995. Manuel de Jesús Hernández-Gutiérrez
and David William Foster, eds. New York: Garland, 1997.
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"El Mito Azteca" and "Our Lady of the Cannery
Workers" in Goddess of the Americas: Writings on the Virgin of
Guadalupe. Ana Castillo, ed. New York: Riverhead
Books, 1996.
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"Heroes and Saints" in Contemporary Plays
by Women of Color: An Anthology. Kathy A. Perkins and Roberta
Uno, eds. New York: Routledge, 1996.
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"The Breakdown of the Bicultural Mind" in
Names
We Call Home: Autobiogaphy on Racial Identity. Becky Thompson
and Sangeeta Tyagi, eds. New York & London: Routledge,
1996.
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"Where Beauty Resides" in The Art of Love:
An Anthology of Lesbian Love Poems. Clare Coss, ed.
New York: Scribner, 1996.
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"New Mexican Confession" in Daughters of
the Fifth Sun: A Collection of Latina Fiction and Poetry.
B. Milligan, M.G. Milligan, and A. de Hoyos, eds. New York:
Riverhead Books, 1995.
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"Giving Up the Ghost" in The Actor's Book
of Gay and Lesbian Plays. Eric Lane and Nina Shengold, eds.
New York: Penguin Books, 1995.
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"La Güera" in The Woman That I Am:
The Literature and Culture of Contemporary Women of Color. D.
Soyini Madison, ed. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1994.
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"Art in América con Acento" in Negotiating
Performances: Gender, Sexuality and Theatricality in Latino/o America.
Diana Taylor and Juan Villegas, eds. Durham, N.C. and London:
Duke University Press, 1994.
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"Shadow of a Man" in Shattering the Myth:
Plays by Hispanic Women. Linda Feyder, ed. Houston:
Arte Público Press, 1992.
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"Poema como Valentín" in An Ear
to the Ground: An Anthology of Contemporary American Poetry.
Athens: University of Georgia Press, 1989.
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"Feed the Mexican Back into Her:" and "For
you, Mamá" in Gay and Lesbian Poetry in Our Time. Carl
Morse and Joan Larkin, eds. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1988.
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"A Long Line of Vendidas" in Feminist Studies/Critical
Studies. Teresa de Lauretis, ed. Bloomington: University
of Indiana Press, 1986.
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"La Dulce Culpa" (and other poems) in
Pleasure
and Danger: Exploring Female Sexuality. Carole S. Vance,
ed. Boston: Routledge and Kegan Paul Press, 1984.
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"What We're Rolling Around in Bed With"
(with Amber Hollibaugh) in Powers of Desire: The Politics of Sexuality.
New York: Monthly Review Press, 1983.
THEATER PRODUCTIONS/STAGED
READINGS
"Who Killed Yolanda Saldívar?"
Staged Reading. "Lesbian Playwrights'
Festival" at The Magic Theatre, San Francisco. January 13 and 23,
2000. Directed by Irma Mayorga.
"The Hungry Woman: A Mexican Medea,"
Commissioned by Berkeley Repertory Theater.
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Staged Reading. A Contemporary
Theater, Seattle. May 21, 1999. Directed by Richard E.T. White.
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Staged Reading. Brava Theater Center
in San Francisco. June 10, 1997. Directed by the author.
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Staged Reading. New Work Festival at
the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles. December 3, 1995. Directed by
Lisa Wolpe.
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Reading. Berkeley Repertory Theater.
April 10, 1995. Directed by Tony Kelly.
Watsonville: Some Place Not Here,
Winner of the 1995 Fund for New American Plays Award.
Commissioned by Brava Theater Center,
with support from the Rockefeller Foundation.
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World premiere at Brava Theater Center of
San Francisco. May 25, 1996. Directed by Amy Mueller.
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Staged Reading at The John F. Kennedy Center
for the Performing Arts. February 19, 1996. Directed by Amy
Mueller.
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Staged Concert Readings at The Traveling Jewish
Theater. June 5-6, 1995. Directed by Amy Mueller.
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Staged Reading at South Coast Repertory Theater
of Costa Mesa, CA. August 6, 1995. Directed by José
Luis Valenzuela.
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Opened at Frontera @ Hyde Park Theater of
Austin, Texas. June 18, 1998. Directed by Rodney
Garza.
A Circle in the Dirt
Commissioned by The Committee for Black
Performing Arts, Stanford University.
World Premiere at Stanford University.
November 29 - December 3, 1995. Directed by Roberto Gutiérrez
Varea.
Heart of the Earth: A Popol Vuh
Story
Commissioned by INTAR Theater, New York.
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Premiered at the Public Theater in New York,
September 14, 1994. Directed by Ralph Lee. A collaboration
with composer, Glen Velez and visuals by Ralph Lee.
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Opened at INTAR Theater of New York, January
10, 1995. Directed by Ralph Lee.
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Opened at The John F. Kennedy Center for the
Performing Arts in January 1997. Directed by Ralph Lee.
Heroes and Saints
Commissioned by the Los Angeles Theater
Center. Winner of the Pen West Drama Award and the Will Glickman
Prize.
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Premiered at The Mission Theater in San Francisco.
Produced by Brava Theater Center. April 4 - May 17, 1992. Directed
by Albert Takazauckas.
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Opened at The Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center
in San Antonio, Texas. October 23, 1992. Directed by Susana
Tubert.
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Opened at Borderlands Theater in Tucson, Arizona.
August 18, 1993. Directed by Diane Rodríguez.
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Opened at The Latino Chicago Theater in May
1994. Directed by Juan Ramírez.
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Opened at The Miracle Theater in Portland,
Oregon. October 21, 1994.
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Opened at The Working Theater in New
York City. December 7, 1994. Directed by Albert Takazauckas.
Shadow of a Man
Winner of the Fund
for New American Plays Award.
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Premiered at The Eureka Theater in San Francisco.
A co-production with Brava! For Women in the Arts. November 10 -
December 9, 1990. Directed by María Irene Fornes.
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Opened at The Latino Chicago Theater on May
17, 1992. Directed by Carmen Aguilar.
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Opened at The Miracle Theater in Portland,
Oregon. May 1992.
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Opened at Su Teatro in Denver, Colorado.
January 1995.
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Opened at The Cara Mía Theater in Dallas,
Texas. May 23, 1996.
Coatlicue's Call/ El llamado de
Coatlicue
Premiered at Theater Artaud in San Francisco.
October 25, 1990. Conceived and performed by Guadalupe García.
Directed by the author.
Giving Up the Ghost
- Premiered at the Theater Rhinoceros
in San Francisco. February 10 - March 12, 1989. Directed
by Anita Mattos and José Guadalupe Saucedo.
- An earlier version opened at The Front
Room Theater in Seattle. March 8, 1987. Directed by Laura
Esparza.
- Opened at the Diversionary Theater
of San Diego. March 1998.
PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT
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Artist-in-Residence: Instructor in Latino
Theater, Playwriting, Creative Writing and U.S. Latino/a Literature.
Department of Drama and the Department of Spanish & Portuguese.
Stanford University. 1994 to the Present.
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Visiting Professor: Instructor in Creative
Writing. Chicano Studies Department. University of California
at Berkeley. Fall 1999 and Fall 2000.
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Guest Faculty: Instructor in Playwriting.
MFA program, Creative Writing Department. St. Mary's College,
Moraga, California. Fall 1997 & Fall 1999.
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Playwright-in-Residence. Theater Communications
Group (TCG) National Theater Artist Residency Program. Brava Theater
Center in San Francisco. 1996-7.
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Regents Professor, Instructor in Literature
and Playwriting. Department of English, The University of California
at Los Angeles. Winter 1996.
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Playwright-in-Residence & Instructor in
Latino Theater. Committee for Black Performing Arts at Stanford University.
1994-1995.
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Artist in Residence, Instructor in Creative
Writing and Theater. California Arts Council Residency Program. Brava
Theater Center in San Francisco. 1991 to 1995.
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Instructor in Writing and Theater. Chicano
Studies, The University of California at Berkeley. 1986 -1991.
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Instructor in Literature. California
State University at Hayward (1987); Stanford University (1986); San Francisco
State University (1980 & 1986).
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Instructor in Women's Studies. San Francisco
State University (1986) and University of Massachusetts (1981).
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Playwright-in-Residence. INTAR Latin
American Theater, New York City. 1984-85.
AWARDS
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David R. Kessler Award. The Center for
Lesbian and Gay Studies, City University of New York. (In honor of
contributions to the field of Queer Studies), 2000.
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The First Annual Cara Award. UCLA Chicano
Studies Research Center/ Cesar Chavez Center for Interdisciplinary Instruction
in Chicana/Chicano Studies, 1999.
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Theater Communications Group National Theater
Artist Residency Program, 1996.
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The Fund for New American Plays Award, a project
of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, 1995 and 1991.
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Lifetime Achievement Award, Ellas in Acción,
San Francisco, 1995.
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Lesbian Rights Award, Southern California
Women for Understanding ("for Outstanding Contributions in Lesbian Literature
and for Service to the Lesbian Community"), 1991.
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The National Endowment for the Arts Theater
Playwrights' Fellowship, 1993.
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The Pen West Literary Award for Drama, 1993.
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The Critics' Circle Award for Best Original
Script, 1992.
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The Will Glickman Playwriting Award, 1992.
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The Drama-logue Award for Playwriting, 1992.
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The Outlook Foundation, Literary Award, 1991.
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The California Arts Council Artists in Community
Residency Award, 1991-2 & 1993-5.
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The American Book Award, Before Columbus Foundation,
1986.
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The Creative Arts Public Service (CAPS)
Grant for Poetry, New York State, 1983.
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The Mac Dowell Colony Fellowship for Poetry,
New Hampshire, 1982.
EDUCATION
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Master of Arts in Literature (Special Major:
Feminist Studies). California State University, San Francisco, 1980.
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Bachelor of Arts in English. Immaculate
Heart College, Los Angeles, 1974.
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Community College Teaching Credential in English
and Ethnic Studies.
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