About Ismael

• Ismael Lara, Jr. (he/him) is a Mexican director, educator, and producer. In recent years, his focus has been on bridging the gap between institutions and the Latiné community. Ismael has developed plays in collaboration with The Story, Cleveland Play House, Goodman, Paramount, A Red Orchid, National Museum of Mexican Art, Cleveland Public Theatre, Playwrights Local, Kane Rep, Rec Room Arts, Creede Repertory Theater, Lake Forest College, Northwestern University, The Lark and National Queer Theatre. Selected credits include: Blood Wedding, In His Hands, The Displaced, Tomas & The Library Lady (Northwestern), Last Hermanos (A Red Orchid, world premiere), El Guayabo, La Casa Alfonsa (Creede Repertory Theatre, world premiere), The Thing I Hold (Hangar, Regional Premiere), And All the Dead Lie Down (Convergence-Continuum). Chicago Assistant credits include: Rust (Goodman, New Stages), American Mariachi (Goodman), I'm Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter (Steppenwolf, world premiere), The Leopard Play, or sad songs for lost boys (Steep, world premiere). Ismael is a recipient of the Hangar Drama League Fellowship and holds an MFA in Directing from Northwestern.

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