HOME BIOGRAPHY TIMELINE PLAYS BIBLIOGRAPHY LINKS LETTER CHRISTINA
November 8, 1958
Migdalia Cruz was born in the Bronx, New York
1974 Graduated from high school at 16
1975-1976 Attended Queens College as math major
1980 Received bachelor's degree
1984 Received master's degree in fine arts in playwrighting from Colombia University
1985-1988 Playwright in residence at Latino Chicago Theatre
1988 McKnight Fellowship recipient
1991 NEA Plawrighting Fellowship recipient
1994 Became PEW/TCG National Artist in Residency at Classic Stage Company
1995 Received NEA Playwrighting Fellowship for the second time
February 1995 Fur was produced at Latino Chicago Theatre Company
1996 Became a member of Steppenwolf's New Playlab (Chicago)
1996 Recipient of Kennedy Center's Fund for New American Plays for Another Part of the House
1996-Present Writer-in-residence at Latino Chicago Theatre
March 1998 Salt was produced by Actors' Studio/ Raw Space (New York City)
April 1998 Mariluz's Thanksgiving (part of the series "Mujer Positiva"/Latinas with Aids project for the Latino Experimental Fantastic Theatre) at La Mama (NYC)

Oct-Nov 1998

Danger (part of the series "Pieces of the Quilt III"), Solo Mio Festival, La Peña

May 1998 Vishnu's Song/ Featherless Angels , ACT/Hedgebrook Women Playwrights Festival
June 1998, March 1999 Vishnu's Song/ Featherless Angels, University of Conneticut/Storrs
November 16, 2000 Miriam's Flowers opened at Playwright's Theatre in Sacramento