Dr. Gina Sandi-Diaz is an Associate Professor of Theatre at California State University, Fresno where she teaches Latinx Theatre, Devised Theatre, Acting and Directing, among other classes. She is an actor, director, deviser and an applied theatre facilitator with an emphasis on representation of people of the global majority.
She earned her PhD. and MA. in Theatre from the University of Kansas and has a BA. and MFA. (equivalent) in Acting from the National University Costa Rica, where she was born and raised.
Her most recent productions at Fresno State include Sanctuary City by Martyna Mayok, Men on Boats by Jaclyn Backhaus, and Electricidad by Luis Alfaro.
She mentors the ArteVism Fellowship in California’s Central Valley, a program she cofounded with the Pan Valley Institute to train young community leaders of color in the intersections of Art and Civic Engagement. She also serves as the National Chair of Representation, Equity and Diversity for the Kennedy Center’s American College Theatre Festival and is an active member of the Latinx Theatre Commons.
Her areas of expertise and interest are Latinx and Latin American Theatre and Performance, Devised Theatre, Directing, Social Justice and Applied Theatre. She is currently researching and co-writing a book on Intersectionality and feminist theatre directing practices.