Dámaso Rodríguez
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Dámaso Rodríguez, a Cuban American theatre director, currently serves as the Artistic Director of the Tony-Award winning Seattle Repertory Theatre (Seattle Rep) after being appointed to the role in 2023.[1] Prior to that he was the Artistic Director of Artists Repertory Theatre, the longest-running professional theatre in Portland, OR for 9 seasons. Rodriguez was a co-founder of the acclaimed Furious Theatre Company in Los Angeles, CA, where he served as Co-Artistic Director for 11 years.[2] He also served as the Associate Artistic Director under Sheldon Epps at the Pasadena Playhouse.[3]
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| Born | October 26, 1974 |
| Education | Texas A&M University (BA) |
Career
Rodríguez has directed plays at Oregon Shakespeare Festival, The Actors Theatre of Louisville,[4] Pasadena Playhouse,[5] Intiman Theatre, Portland Center Stage, GabelStage,[6] Furious Theatre, A Noise Within[7] and developed plays at South Coast Repertory Theatre, Playwrights' Center Minneapolis, The Old Globe, New Dramatists, New Harmony Project and American Conservatory Theater.
He is a recipient of the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award, the Back Stage Garland Award, the NAACP Theatre Award, and the Pasadena Arts Council’s Gold Crown Award. He was honored as a Finalist for the Zelda Fichandler Award by the SDC Foundation and was named a Knowledge Universe Rising Star by Portland Monthly.[8]
He is a member of the Stage Directors and Choreographer's Society (SDC).
Under Rodríguez's leadership, Artists Repertory Theatre received a $7 million anonymous donation in January 2018.[9]