Jimmy Noriega
I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Theatre and Dance at the College of Wooster, where I am also affiliate faculty in the Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program and Latin American Studies Program. My research and teaching areas are Latina/o and Latin American Theatre and Performance; Theatre as Social Change; Directing; Acting; and Dramaturgy. I am a native of the U.S.-Mexico border and have directed over 30 productions in English and Spanish, including invited performances at theatres and festivals in Mexico, Ecuador, Peru, Israel, Romania, and New York City. I am the recipient of the 2013 Elliott Hayes Award for Outstanding Achievement in Dramaturgy from the Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas and the 2013-2014 ATHE/KCACTF Prize for Innovative Teaching.
