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