photo by Joe Mazza at Brave Lux, Inc.
Regina is a Chicago-based scenic designer from Puerto Rico. She has long standing relationships with the St. Louis Black Rep, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, and the renowned Teatros including Repertorio Español, the Puerto Rican Traveling Theater, Teatro Vista, INTAR, and Pregones Theater. Regina is a Fellow of the NEA/TCG Career Development Program for Designers and the Princess Grace Awards, USA; a Regional Associate member of the League of Professional Theatre Women; and company member with both Rivendell Theatre Ensemble, Chicago, and Boundless Theatre Company, San Juan/New York. She is the Head of the Scenic Design program at The Theatre School, DePaul University.
Recent completed projects: Indiana Rep, American Players Theatre, Cincinatti Playhouse in the Park, Guthrie Theater; with upcoming productions at the Children’s Theatre of Minneapolis, First Stage (Milwaukee, WI), the McCarter (New Jersey) and Steppenwolf.
Regina is a founding organizational member of La Gente: The Latinx Theatre Design Network, an active member of the No More 10 Out of 12s Working Group, and a new Committee member of the Michael Merritt Endowment Fund in Chicago. While serving on the Latinx Theatre Commons’ advisory board, Regina co-championed Café Onda’s La Esquinita; the production notebook for Latinx designers and technicians via HowlRound.
Awards, Noms & Exhibitions
Association of Latin American Entertainment Critics of New York Awards (ACE)
Kevin Kline Awards, St. Louis, Missouri
Joseph Jefferson Awards, Chicago, Illinois
Helen Hayes Award, Washington, DC
2013 World Stage Design Exhibit. Cardiff, Wales. Finalist invited to display designs for The Last days of Judas Iscariot, produced by Theatre @ Illinois, UIUC. WSD is an international performance design exhibit and conference, and includes the world congress for OISTAT.
Recent Articles:
https://www.americantheatre.org/2018/11/05/6-theatre-workers-you-should-know-28/
https://www.osfashland.org/en/prologue/prologue-spring-2016/prologue-sp16-designers.aspx
http://stage-directions.com/illuminations/8995-designing-and-community-engagement.html