"…There are assumptions made about the kind of work Latinos make. I think that remains a challenge because when people are looking for Latino plays, they’re looking for plays of that “type.” Some of that gets defined by your ethnicity…"
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Film directors from the United StatesPlaywrights from the United StatesPeople from MiamiHispanic AmericansCuban Americans
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On Latinos and the theater world in “Michael John Garces: Making Work in Context of Community” in SDC Journal (Fall 2015)
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