AWARDS & GRANTS

August 2022 |

Kenneth Rainin Foundation Arts New Program Grant “Somos Esenciales / We Are Essential” 

July 2021 |

Walter & Elise Haas Creative Work Fund “Somos Esenciales / We Are Essential”

October 2020 |

National Association of Latino Arts & Culture (NALAC) Catalyst for Change Award

July 2020 |

Kenneth Rainin Foundation New Program Grant “History Matters in The Mission” 

June 2020 |

San Francisco Arts Commission Individual Artist Grant “History Matters in The Mission” 

January 2019 |

Creative Capital Award "We Have Iré” 

November 2018 |

SFFILM-Westridge Grant Screenwriting “Placas” 

September 2018 |

The California Endowment Healing Through The Arts (FFSJ) “Pilgrim Street" 

July 2018 |

National Performance Network Creation Fund "We Have Iré” 

July 2018 |

San Francisco Arts Commission Individual Artist Grant “Pilgrim Street" 

June 2018 |

California Arts Council/Artist in Community (Fathers & Families—FFSJ) "Pilgrim Street” 

February-April 2018 |

Headlands Center for the Arts Artist in Residence 

October 2017 |

CCI Investing in Artists Award “We Have Iré” 

June 2017 |

Walter and Elise Haas Creative Work Fund “We Have Iré”

May 2017 |

MAP Fund “We Have Iré" 

June 2016 |

Kenneth Ranin Foundation Theater Arts Grant "On The Hill: I Am Alex Nieto” 

December 2015 |

Gerbode Hewlett Theater Commissioning Award “Pilgrim Street” 

November 2015 |

NALAC Fund for the Arts Individual Arts Grant “Pilgrim Street” 

2015-2020 |

Doris Duke Performing Artist Award: Theater 

2015 |

California Shakespeare Theater/Triangle Lab Artist investigator 

2014 |

KQED Latino Heritage Local Hero Award, KQED and Union Bank

2014 |

The California Endowment Advancing Health Equity Through Arts & Culture "Placas”  

2013 |

The California Arts Council Creating Places of Vitality Program “Placas” 

2013 |

Zellerbach Family Foundation “Placas" 

June 2012 |

Walter and Elise Haas Creative Work Fund “Placas” 

March 2012 |

National Performance Network Creation Fund “Placas" 

November 2011 |

Phyllis C Wattis Foundation “Placas” 

SF Weekly 2011 Best Politically Active Hip-Hop Performance Artist, "You're Gonna Cry” 

August 2011 |

National Endowment for the Arts Theater Grant “Placas” 

February 2011|

San Francisco Arts Commission Arts and Communities Grant “Placas” 

October 2010 |

Center for Cultural Innovation Investing in Artists Round VI “You’re Gonna Cry” 

October 2010 |

Theater Bay Area CA$H Grant “You’re Gonna Cry” 

February 2010 |

NALAC Fund for the Arts Individual Artist Grant “You’re Gonna Cry” 

March 2009 |

Zellerbach Family Foundation/W A Gerbode Foundation Grant “You’re Gonna Cry” 

San Francisco Arts Commission Arts and Communities Grant “Placas”  

2008 |

San Francisco Foundation Technology and Changing Demographics Commission, Center for Cultural Innovation (California) Investing in Artists Grant Round III "Representa!” 

2008 |

Network of Cultural Centers of Color (NCCC) & NPN Artist of Color Residency