06/29/2026
A huge THANK YOU to everyone who joined us June 10–14 for IATI Theater’s annual Staged Readings Series.
Your presence, your questions during the talkbacks, and your energy made this week unforgettable.
To the ten incredible playwrights who shared their work with us — Rogelio Orizondo, Leonardo González, Jorgelina Cerritos, Tyler Rocio Ecoña, Margot Carmody, Aly Kantor, Nina Ki, Onyekachukwu Iwuchukwu, Orlando Rodriguez, and Natalia Buyatti — thank you for trusting us with your stories. Your plays navigated questions of ancestry, identity, memory, displacement, and belonging across borders and generations
To the directors, actors, and everyone behind the scenes who brought these new works from page to stage — this festival doesn’t happen without you.
And to our audiences — thank you for being part of the creative process. The talkbacks after each reading are where the magic continues, and your feedback helps these plays grow
📸 Photo collage by Lalo Resendiz (LALO RESENDIZ).
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Cimientos (Spanish for “foundations”) has been IATI’s signature play development program for over 25 years, supporting bold new works in English and Spanish.
Rooted in IATI’s spirit of Vanguardia, it pushes beyond traditional playwriting to explore bold, interdisciplinary, and innovative theatrical forms
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🎭 **CIMIENTOS 2027 — APPLY NOW!**
Submissions are open through June 30, 2026.
Playwrights from around the world are invited to submit original, unpublished plays written in English or Spanish.
🔗 **Link in bio to apply.**
