USA Projects

Actor, director, writer, and dramaturge Rosalba Rolón is the founder and artistic director of Pregones Theater in the South Bronx and a 2008 USA Fontanals Fellow. Since 1979 she has shared responsibility for building a distinct Latino musical theater repertory with more than 50 premier works. Pregones has taken its work around the world, with performances in Spain, Portugal, Russia, Mexico, Nicaragua, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, the Slovak Republic, and Puerto Rico. Rolón is an active mentor through her work with two national leadership programs, an advocate for young artists, has received numerous awards for her work in the Latino community and was recently named one of the 25 Most Influential Women In The Bronx. Rolón is the President of the International Theatre Institute/UNESCO – U.S. Centre, through her work with Theater Communications Group. Her next project with Pregones, The Harlem Hellfighters On A Latin Beat, is scheduled to open in November, 2010, followed by Fly Babies in 2011.

Portrait photo courtesy Erika Rojas

Medea's Last Rosary, 1996; photo courtesy Erika Rojas