Santiago Guzmán (he/they) is an award-winning playwright, dramaturge, performer, and director originally from Metepec, Mexico, now based in St. John’s, NL. He is the Artistic Director of TODOS Productions in St. John’s, NL, and the Artistic Associate for the pan-Atlantic organization Playwrights Atlantic Resource Centre. He is a proud member of The Quilted Collective.
Their work has been supported, developed and/or produced by theatre companies and festivals such as TODOS Productions (NL), Resource Centre for the Arts Theatre Company (NL), White Rooster Theatre (NL), Artistic Fraud of Newfoundland (NL), Poverty Cove Theatre Company (NL), Rising Tide Theatre (NL), Neighbourhood Dance Works (NL), Eastern Front Theatre (NS), PARC (pan-Atlantic), Ship's Company Theatre (NS), Theatre New Brunswick (NB), Boca Del Lupo (BC), Paprika Festival (ON), Banff Playwrights Lab (AB) and the National Theatre School of Canada’s Art Apart Program (QC).
Most recently, Santiago has been awarded the inaugural John Palmer Award 2022 through the PGC for being a change-maker in the theatre industry with their advocacy in the arts regarding equity, diversity, and anti-racism. He is a member of Playwrights Canada Press’s inaugural editorial committee.
Santiago Guzmán (il/iel) est un auteur, conseiller dramaturgique, artiste et metteur en scène primé originaire de Metepec, au Mexique. Il réside maintenant à St. John’s, à Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador, où il est directeur artistique de TODOS Productions. Il est également collaborateur artistique pour l’organisation panatlantique Playwrights Atlantic Resource Centre et est un fier membre du collectif The Quilted.
Son travail a été tour à tour financé, développé et produit par des compagnies de théâtre ou des festivals comme : TODOS Productions (T.-N.-L.), la compagnie de théâtre Resource Centre for the Arts (T.-N.-L.), White Rooster Theatre (T.-N.-L.), Artistic Fraud of Newfoundland (T.-N.-L.), la compagnie de théâtre Poverty Cove (T.-N.-L.), Rising Tide Theatre (T.-N.-L.), Neighbourhood Dance Works (T.-N.-L.), Eastern Front Theatre (N.-É.), Playwrights Atlantic Resource Centre (PARC) (panatlantique), Ship’s Company Theatre (N.-É.), Theatre New Brunswick (N.-B.), Boca del Lupo (C.-B.), Paprika Festival (ON), Banff Playwrights Lab (AB) et le programme Art à part de l’École nationale de théâtre du Canada (QC).
Récemment, Santiago s’est vu décerner le tout premier prix John Palmer 2022 de la Playwrights Guild of Canada, en reconnaissance des changements qu’il a apportés au milieu du théâtre en se mobilisant pour l’équité, la diversité et l’antiracisme dans les arts. Il est aussi membre du tout premier comité éditorial de Playwrights Canada Press.