Of all the plays available to us, none were about anyone like me. So I did the only thing I could think to do - I started writing my own plays. (pic: Regina Leon as the Couch in “Sofa Sin Casa”)

A History in Pictures:Writing for the Theatre

In 1972, at Eastern New Mexico University in Portales, I wandered into the theatre and fell in love with the art form. Making art in teams, creating whole new worlds with shared imaginations, learning construction, lighting, sound, costuming, management, performance - I knew I’d found the work I’d been searching for. But I soon discovered that of all the plays available to us, none were about anyone like me. So I did the only thing I could think to do - I started writing my own plays.

Cucuevez Production of "Buscando America." (late 80's, Santa Ana). The Toltec God Quetzalcoatl falls to earth in Los Angeles and searches for someone whose memory of him can bring him back to life. L to R: Stefane Zamorano, Laurie Woolery, Mich

Cucuevez Production of "Buscando America." (late 80's, Santa Ana). The Toltec God Quetzalcoatl falls to earth in Los Angeles and searches for someone whose memory of him can bring him back to life. L to R: Stefane Zamorano, Laurie Woolery, Michael San Ramon.

San Francisco State Production of "Camino Confusion" (early 90's) -- Dead Man, with the Maritans X9 and Q10 sails through the Land of the Dead looking for his revenge.

San Francisco State Production of "Camino Confusion" (early 90's) -- Dead Man, with the Maritans X9 and Q10 sails through the Land of the Dead looking for his revenge.

Cucucuevez Production of "Hot Tamale/Tamale Caliente" (late 80's) --- Gina's search for the hottest tamale in the world includes a trip into El Bosque de los Lobos Hambrientos (The Forest of Hungry Wolves)!

Cucucuevez Production of "Hot Tamale/Tamale Caliente" (late 80's) --- Gina's search for the hottest tamale in the world includes a trip into El Bosque de los Lobos Hambrientos (The Forest of Hungry Wolves)!

SFSU Production of "Suburban Canciones" (late 90's) -- five short plays that follow the history of the Garcia family through 5 decades of life in the U.S. in the last half of the 20th Century.

SFSU Production of "Suburban Canciones" (late 90's) -- five short plays that follow the history of the Garcia family through 5 decades of life in the U.S. in the last half of the 20th Century.

Teatro Esperanza production of "The Journeys of the Angels" (2008) -- At the urging of her two deceased Tias a young woman leaves LA to search for her long lost father.

Teatro Esperanza production of "The Journeys of the Angels" (2008) -- At the urging of her two deceased Tias a young woman leaves LA to search for her long lost father.

Teatro Esperanza production of "Drive My Coche" (2005) -- a solo show with songs telling the story of my girl, my car, and our lives on the homefront of the Vietnam War.

Teatro Esperanza production of "Drive My Coche" (2005) -- a solo show with songs telling the story of my girl, my car, and our lives on the homefront of the Vietnam War.

Teatro Vision de San Jose production of "Drive My Coche" (2004) with Luis Saguar as Bill.

Teatro Vision de San Jose production of "Drive My Coche" (2004) with Luis Saguar as Bill.

SFSU production of "In Hollow Time" (2013) -- a blues and spoken word opera. A detective searches the Mission District for a missing husband during the Great Recession.

SFSU production of "In Hollow Time" (2013) -- a blues and spoken word opera. A detective searches the Mission District for a missing husband during the Great Recession.

Guerilla Rep production of "My Tia Loca's Life of Crime" (2012) at Bindlestiff in SF. A Latina's chaotic journey through the closing decades of the 20th Century.

Guerilla Rep production of "My Tia Loca's Life of Crime" (2012) at Bindlestiff in SF. A Latina's chaotic journey through the closing decades of the 20th Century.

SFSU production of "Sofa Sin Casa" (2016), a crowd sourced play with music on the housing crisis, with music and songs written by me.

SFSU production of "Sofa Sin Casa" (2016), a crowd sourced play with music on the housing crisis, with music and songs written by me.