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#REDIRECT [[Leo García]] |
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{{Infobox person <!-- See [[Template:Infobox person]] for more --> |
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| name = Leo Garcia |
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| image = [[File:LeoGarcia MariaIreneFornes.jpg|thumb]] |
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| birth_place = [[Alamosa, Colorado]] |
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| occupation = Executive Director of [[Highways Performance Space]], Performance Curator, Producer, Filmmaker, Actor, Visual Artist, Playwright |
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'''Leo Garcia''' is a playwright, producer, filmmaker, actor, and visual artist. Garcia was one of the original writers in [[Maria Irene Fornes]]' playwright residency at the [[INTAR Theatre]] in [[New York City]]; Fornes became a long-time mentor to Garcia. In his contribution to a biographical piece on Fornes, Garcia wrote: |
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:I acted in her adaptation of Virgilio Piñera's ''Cold Air'' at INTAR Hispanic American Arts Center, was directed by her in her play ''Terra Incognita'' at the Dionysia World Festival in Siena, Italy, and again at the Padua Playwrights Festival in Los Angeles, and have had the disctinct honor of having my play, ''Dogs'' directed by her at the West Coast Ensemble Theater in Los Angeles. Beyond our work together, I've come to respect and love my friend Irene.<ref>{{cite book| last1=Delgado and Svich| first1=Maria M., and Caridad| title=Conducting a Life: Reflections on the Theatre of Maria Irene Fornes| date=December 1999| publisher=Smith and Kraus, Inc.| location=Lyme, NH| isbn=1-57525-204-X| page=xxxiv| edition=First}}</ref> |
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He also received the [[New York Foundation for the Arts]] Fellowship in Playwriting/Screenwriting<ref>[https://s3.amazonaws.com/NYFA_WebAssets/Pictures/6b2ad3f7-2970-4032-9d75-d886c72943cd.pdf "NYFA Directory of Artists' Fellows 1985-2013"], ''New York Foundation for the Arts''</ref> in 1986. His play series ''The Abduction of Hernan Cortes: The New Mexico Cycle'', chronicles his New Mexican family history from 1598 to present. The series eventually became ''My Alien Abduction'', a visual arts exhibition that earned high praise from [[Artillery Magazine|''Artillery Magazine'']].<ref>[https://artillerymag.com/leo-garcia-alien-abduction/ "Leo Garcia: My Alien Abduction"], ''Artillery Magazine'', February 24, 2017</ref> Garcia has remained a playwright over the course of his multidimensional career, both in personal practice and in workshops<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Garcia's workshop encourages inner voice |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/211021894/ |work=The Santa Fe New Mexican |agency=Associated Press |date=2000-02-18 |access-date=2018-08-02}} |
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</ref>. In 1999, Garcia was awarded by the [[National Endowment for the Arts]] with a place in their ''Theatre Residency Program for Playwrights''<ref>{{cite magazine |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Playwrights Find New Homes |url=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Playwrights+Find+New+Homes.-a058929169 |magazine=American Theater |date=January 1 2000}}</ref>. Garcia has also worked as a film, television, and stage actor in both [[New York City|New York]] and [[Los Angeles]], originating a role in John Jesurun's "Dog's Eye View" at [[La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club]]<ref>[https://sites.google.com/site/johnjesurun/home "Dog's Eye View"], ''John Jesurun Site''</ref> and guest-starring in episodic television, including ''Star Trek the Next Generation''. In 2003, Garcia became the Artistic Director of [[Highways Performance Space]].<ref>[http://articles.latimes.com/2003/dec/02/entertainment/et-quick2.1 "Garcia picked to head Highways"], ''Los Angeles Times'', December 2, 2003</ref> Here he has developed over 700 projects, and has been recognized with a spot on [[Out Magazine]]'s ''Out 100'' list in 2004<ref>{{cite magazine |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=OUT 100 Tenth Anniversary |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZWIEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA123&lpg=PA123&dq=national+endowment+for+the+arts+Leo+Garcia&source=bl&ots=jKDihRa3vd&sig=aZc_jafzbsFq2KmzAkKUBjWnVOo&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjux6rhz-3cAhWQG3wKHa-6CBQ4ChDoATACegQICBAB#v=onepage&q&f=false |magazine=Out Magazine |publisher=Joe Landry |date=December 2004}}</ref>, the HARC Foundation's Trumpet Award<ref>[http://www.harcfoundation.org/Trumpet_previous.html "Previous Trumpet Award Recipients"], ''The HARC Foundation''</ref>, and Stage Raw's Queen of the Angels Award<ref>[https://www.broadwayworld.com/thousand-oaks/article/2nd-Annual-Stage-Raw-Awards-Winners-Announced-20160426 "2nd Annual 'Stage Raw' Awards Winners Announced"], ''Broadway World'', April 26, 2016</ref> for establishing Highways as a space for collaboration, support, and opportunity in the world of new and experimental art in Los Angeles. |
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==External links== |
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* [https://www.leogarcia.com/ Website] |
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* [https://www.myalienabduction.net/ My Alien Abduction] |
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* [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0305321/ Leo Garcia IMDb] |
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==References== |
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