Emily Rodríguez

Theatre Director Playwright Actor Dialect Coach (Gen Am, Texas, New York, Gen Latin Am) Facilitator

My name is Emily Rodríguez (she/her), and I am a 21-year-old theatre artist from Los Angeles. I recently completed a master's in Theatre for Community and Education at Mountview. My dissertation examined the power of theatre for political transformation and how a trauma-informed approach can take shape as a rehearsal methodology. I currently serve as an acting instructor and dialect coach to industry represented youth.

In May of 2024, my original full-length play, This Good Island, was read to the public in Mountview's black box theatre. The play spans the 1920s-50 and depicts the events of Puerto Rico's independence movement and its ultimate defeat by the USA. Actors participating in the reading included the brilliant Ronke Adekoluejo, Ariana Pérez, and Cecilia Alfonso-Eaton.

I am interested in developing my directing, acting, and playwriting practice and am drawn to work that seeks to challenge the status quo.

Credits

- Writer/Director, "This Good Island," Mountview, One Night, 2024
- Facilitator/Director, "Peckham Youth Showcase," Mountview, One Night, 2023
- Writer/Actor, "Out of The City," Harris Academy, One Day, 2023
- Actor/Facilitator, "The Flores Exhibits," Waterwell NYC x LACHSA, One Night 2020
- Director, "Red Hood(ie)", Lime Arts Productions, 1 Week, 2021
- Assistant Director, "Extreme Home Makeover," Teatro Espejo, 1 Week, 2021

Training

- MA Theatre for Community and Education @ Mountview (Sep 2022 Jun 2024)
- BA (Hons) Drama, Applied Theatre, and Education @ Royal Central School of Speech and Drama (Sep 2021 - June 2022)
- Los Angeles County High School for the Arts - Theatre Conservatory
California State Summer School for the Arts - Theatre Conservatory, Los Angeles
- Yonda Davis Studio - Acting for Camera, Los Angeles (6 Years)

Short Courses and Intensives:
- Acting for Camera w/ Gemma Yates & Hamza Jeetoa @ Royal Central School of Speech and Drama
- Comedy Improv at Groundlings Theatre & School
- Shakespeare w/ Jason O'Mara
- Comedy Scene Study w/ Allen Hooper
- Comedy Improv w/ Groundlings Theatre & School
- Theatrical Combat w/ Academy of Theatrical Combat
- Commercial Intensive w/ Scott Wissner
- Commercial Auditions w/ Terry Berland

Location

London

Experience

5-10 years

Art forms / Disciplines

  • Theatre / Live perfomance
  • TV - drama

What I do

  • Devising
  • Dialect / Voice Direction
  • Directing
  • Dramaturgy
  • Facilitating
  • Movement Direction
  • Performing
  • Producing
  • Teaching / Coaching
  • Theatre making
  • Verbatim theatre
  • Working with young people
  • Working with young people with special educational needs
  • Working within a Community / with community participants
  • Workshopping & Development
  • Writing

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