SARA GUERRERO (she/hers) a Southern California Chicana native of Mexican, Mestizo ancestry, is a professional versatile theatre artist whose mission is to model, share, and create theatre-making opportunities for and with her community. A CalArts alum, she has been recognized as a 2020 Hispanic Lifestyle Latina of Influence Honoree, a 2020 Woman of Distinction by Sen. Umberg and California Senate District 34, one of the “People to Watch” by American Theatre Magazine, and “Best [Artistic] Director” and “Person of Interest” by OC WEEKLY. As the founding artistic director of Breath of Fire Latina Theater Ensemble, an award-winning, Santa Ana-based group, she and the ensemble are Artists-in-Residence at Grand Central Arts Center of the University of California, Fullerton. Under Guerrero’s leadership, the organization serves as an incubator for underrepresented voices in theater by providing programming and guidance in the art of storytelling.
Recently, Guerrero directed “Policarpa” by Diana Burbano for the University of California, Fullerton’s 2021 season to be streamed this May. And, Burbano’s “Essentials” for Center Theater Group. Additionally, she directed Augusto Federico Amador’s “Atacama” for Queens Theater and Abingdon Theater, both based in New York. And, Amador’s “Fresno” at The Road Theater Company (L.A.) where she also directed Jennifer Maisel’s “Bubble”, for their Under Construction Series.
Later this spring, Guerrero is excited to be returning to her writing with her new work “Have to Believe We Are Magic,” a Latinx coming of age play, based in Orange County, that will be presented at Teatro Vivo’s Austin Latinx New Play Festival May 13 thru 15, 2021.
Writer and director of "Festival of the Dead”, commissioned by Pacific Symphony, a work celebrating the Day of The Dead, a traditional Mexican Holiday and presented with a 120+ piece symphony produced by the Symphony and presented at The Segerstrom Music Concert Hall of Costa Mesa and Meng Music Hall of Cal State Fullerton.
Writer and director, in collaboration with journalist - Gustavo Arellano, and conductor - Greg Flores, the play, “Canto De Anaheim” and commissioned byPacific Symphony. A project combining story, the symphony, and new and traditional music; to highlight the Latinx histories and experiences of Anaheim, Ca.
Additionally, Guerrero is a longtime teaching artist for South Coast Repertory (SCR), and has worked, directed, taught, lectured, and or collaborated with Segerstrom Center for the Arts, Center Theatre Group, Creede Repertory of Colorado, Pacific Symphony, University of Oklahoma, California State University of Los Angeles, California State University of Long Beach, Musco Center, Brown Bag Theatre of UC Irvine, Santa Ana Unified School District (SAUSD), Orange County School of the Arts, Educational Outreach Program of Los Angeles, Fringe Benefits Upward Bound, and many more. Previously, she served as the director for SCR's Dialogue/Diálogos Project (a two -year bilingual, community theatre-making project) and was producing artistic associate to the project’s production, “El Largo Camino de Hoy / The Long Road Today”by José Cruz González. Additional directing credits: “Blood Wedding”,A. Max Weitzenhoffer Theatre; “Atacama”, Breath of Fire Live Stream Reading; “Fresno”, Latino Theater Company Summer on the Spring Reading Festival; “The Festival for the Dead”, Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall; “Canto de Anaheim”, Pearson Amphitheatre; “Policarpa”, TalkBack Theatre; “She Kills Monsters”, The Playhouse of Cal State University of Los Angeles; “Guadalupe in the Guest Room”, Creede Repertory Theatre, Co.; “The Madres”, (A National New Play Network Rolling World Premiere), Skylight Theatre, Los Angeles; “Rosado”,John Lion New Plays Festival, Cal State University Los Angeles; “Fabulous Monsters”, Latinx New Plays Festival of San Diego Repertory; “Real Women Have Curves”, Costa Mesa Playhouse; “Angel of the Desert”, South Coast Repertory; and holds an extensive list of additional credits and works with other major institutes, organizations, universities, schools, and communities.
During the pandemic Guerrero continues to direct, create & produce through her ensemble and other theaters online, while practicing safe distancing. Wear your mask! Guerrero supports herself as a teaching & theatre artist: www.teatroguerrero.com .