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,

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, Arizona Theater Company, and the

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. For seven years, she served as an Artistic Associate of

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and led their Hispanic Playwright's Project. She is also a member of

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, where she writes and directs community-centered new plays. Carrillo primarily develops new plays and has directed workshops at

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,

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, INTAR, and The Women's Project. She has received the

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and the National Endowment of the Arts/Theatre Communications Group Directing Fellowship.

Early life

Carrillo was born in a multicultural household in Los Angeles, CA. She grew up in La Paz, Baja California Sur in Mexico and in Northern California. She has Mexican-American and Jewish heritage, and her father is the Chicano painter

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. She is currently a board member of the Museo Eduardo Carrillo. She currently resides in Los Angeles.

Education

Carrillo received her BA in Theatre Arts from the

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before obtaining her MFA in directing from the

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.

Career

Carrillo has directed several premieres of new plays and often collaborates with Hispanic playwrights. She directed the world premiere of “

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” by

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at the Denver Theater Center, and its subsequent productions at

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and Yale Repertory Theater. The New York Times said of the play, “Seductive and strong. Juliette Carrillo has directed with enormous skill and knowing compassion.” Other World and West Coast premieres include

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’ “

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,” Jose Rivera’s “

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”; and

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’ “Jane of the Jungle” at South Coast Repertory;

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’s “The Cook” and Isaac Gomez’ adaptation of “ I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter” at Seattle Repertory Theater;

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’s “Eyes for Consuela” at the Magic Theatre;

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’ “Oliverio” at the

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;

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’ “Lethe” at Cornerstone Theater;

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's “Anywhere But Here” at The Electric Company; Melinda Lopez’ “Sonia Flew” at

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; and Benjamin Benne's “Alma” at

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. Her other American regional theater productions include “

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” by

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at Arena Stage, and “ The Sign on Sidney Brustein’s Window” by

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and “Mojada” by

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at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. As an ensemble member of Cornerstone Theater, Carrillo has directed numerous productions and collaborated with communities in creating original work. She has worked with communities such as the Los Angeles River community, the addiction and recovery community, the senior community, and the Hindu community. Productions she directed at Cornerstone include “The Cardinal” by Cusi Cram, “Bliss Point” by Shishir Kurup, “It’s All Bueno” by Sigrid Gilmer, “Touch The Water” by Julie Hébert, “Warriors Don’t Cry” adapted by Eisa Davis, “As Vishnu Dreams” by Shishir Kurup, and “ House on Mango Street” by Sandra Cisnersos. Carrillo was an Artistic Associate at South Coast Repertory for seven years, directing in their season and running the Hispanic Playwright's Project, which collaborated with Latino playwrights such as Jose Rivera and

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. Carrillo has also ventured into film directing and screenwriting. She participated in the

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Directing Workshop for Women, where she wrote and directed the short film “Spiral”. It was screened at film festivals in the United States and Europe. Carrillo wrote the screenplay “SuperChicas”, which was selected for the National Association of Latino Independent Producer’s Latino Producer’s Lab in Santa Fe. The screenplay was then selected for the Emerging Narratives pitchfest at Independent Film Week, and endorsed by

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. Carrillo also participated in the Honolulu 48 Hour Film Project, where her short film a-litter-a-tion won Best Overall, Best Writing, and Best Acting. Carrillo is currently the Head of Directing program at the

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.

Playwriting

Carrillo has written four plays that were commissioned by Cornerstone Theater Company. These include “Plumas Negras”, produced with artists and audience members from the East Salinas farmworker community, “Little Voice”, a play about eating habits for teen audiences, “Ghost Town”, produced for and with the Venice, CA community, and “Pedro Play” performed by and for the San Pedro, CA community. “Plumas Negras” was later produced at UC Irvine Drama in 2018. Additionally, a reading of her play “Tailbone” was done at Chautauqua Theater Company in 2021, and was selected by Milagro and Teatros Unidos as a finalist for the Ingenio Virtual Theatre Festival.

Awards and recognition

Awards and honors

* Princess Grace Award * NEA/ TCG Directing Fellowship * Gypsy Rose Lee Awards in Seattle in the Excellence in Production, Direction, and Ensemble for “

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” at Seattle Repertory. *

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for Outstanding Los Angeles Theater, “Lydia” at the Mark Taper Forum * Selected to participate in the

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Theater Director's Retreat in Arles, France. * "Mojada" at Mark Taper Forum selected to represent USA for the Prague Quadrennial * Selected to participate in the Fornes Playwriting Workshop at Fornes Institute in Chicago * Award for Outstanding Advocacy for Latina/o voices in the New American Theatre, Latino Theater Commons * Examiner Awards (“Xammies”) for Best Director and Production, "The Glass Menagerie" at Arizona Theater Company * Henry Awards for Best Production, New Play and Ensemble, "Lydia" at the Denver Theater Center * Ten

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s for "Sidney Bechet Killed a Man" at South Coast Repertory

Nominations

* United States Artist Award in Theater * Finalist -

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Award for Directing, six-time nominee *

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for Best Director and Best Production, "Lydia" at the Denver Theater Center *

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, “Lydia” at the Mark Taper Forum * Finalist -

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Award * Gregory Award for Best Production, "Two Trains Running" at Seattle Repertory Theater * Runner up - Nuestras Voces Playwriting Competition, Repertorio Español, "Plumas Negras"

References

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