Dramaturg: Roy Conboy

Roy Conboy is a Chicano playwright, director, and teacher. His plays have been produced extensively throughout California and the West, mostly in Latino theatres. His children’s play Hot Tamale/Tamale Caliente just finished an extended tour of Central California schools in an outreach production mounted by PCPA Theaterfest. Other recent plays include The Journeys of the Angels, Tailor From Chihuahua, and his solo show Drive My Coche, all of which were originally produced by Teatro Esperanza in San Francisco. His older plays When El Cucui Walks, and Dancing With the Missing have also been produced extensively. As a teacher he is the head of the Playwrighting Program at San Francisco State University, teaching in both Theatre Arts and Creative Writing. Among his former students are Marcus Gardley, Peter Nachtrieb, Brian Thorstenson, Prince Gomolvilas, Garret Groenveld, Lale Shafagi, Elizabeth Gjelten, and Claire Rice. At State he also directs on a regular basis, concentrating on original plays by students, Opera, and off-campus professional/educational collaborations with alumni and current students.