About
Cambria Herrera is a Xicanx theatre director, educator, and higher education administrator based in San Diego, California and Portland, OR. All of their work rises from their core inspiration: queer and female artists of color from the past and present. They have a passion for using theatre & community to empower young people in building empathy for themselves and the world around them. They are currently a co-director of the Allelo Ensemble and Community/Outreach Coordinator for Latin American Studies/Sociology at UCSD. Previously at UCSD they completed an MFA in directing and created The Stars Through the Smog Showcase for a collective of diverse undergraduate students to incubate original works on themes of identity and reclamation. They co-founded and facilitated The AGE Theatre Collective and mentorship program in Portland, Oregon to empower the resiliency of female and non-binary theatre artists of color.
Recent Community Gatherings Include: Allelo at Art Produce, Latinx Identity in Higher Ed Plática (UCSD Latin American Studies), Palestine Solidarity Fundraiser at UCSD (co-organized with alumni and students), The Missing Narrative: Mourning, Joy, and Anger in Dead Girl's Quinceanera (UCSD collaboration with Latin American Studies and Theatre & Dance), Celebrating LAS Undergraduate Community Panel (UCSD Latin American Studies), and Queer/BIWOC Student Artists Post-Show Discussion of Dragon Mama (Diversionary Theatre)
Recent Theatre Credits Include: i never asked for a gofundme at La Jolla Playhouse’s Latinx New Play Festival (Dramatrug), Our Dear Dead Drug Lord at Crave Theatre (Director), blu at UCSD (Director), (Un)Documents at Diversionary Theatre (Touring Production Director), Fandango for Butterflies (And Coyotes) at La Jolla Playhouse (Associate Director), Fifty Boxes of Earth at UCSD’s Wagner New Play Festival (Director), In The Red and Brown Water at UCSD (Director), a queer adaptation of Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare at UCSD (Director), and World Premiere Adaptation of King Arthur at Long Beach Opera (Assistant Director).
Cambria is available for freelance directing, teaching, dramaturgy, assistant directing, and community workshops online, in southern California, and in Portland, OR.
AWARDS
Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival Meritorious Achievement for Direction of The Balkan Women at George Fox University
Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival New Playwright Network Fellowship Winner, Region 7
Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival Directing Competition Winner, Region 7
George Fox University Ethel Ankeny Drama Scholarship