ALEJANDRA
CISNEROS
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Alejandra Cisneros is a creative producer and director who specializes in community building and artistic collaboration. With a degree in Film, Media, and Art History from the University of California, Irvine, and advanced training in project management, leadership, and equity, Alejandra brings a powerful and comprehensive perspective to her work. She has researched theatre and community building practices in Lisbon, Portugal; Bogota, Colombia; and Cuba, enriching her approach with global insights.
Throughout her diverse career, Alejandra has worked with esteemed organizations such as The Public Theater, Center Theatre Group, and the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. She is passionately dedicated to amplifying diversity, equity, and inclusion, celebrating individuality, and fostering mission-driven partnerships. Her approach is rooted in creating spaces that honor truth and reject narratives of otherness.
Alejandra's directorial projects reflect her versatility and commitment to innovative storytelling. In "El Verde," she explores Latinx superhero culture with a dynamic and humorous touch, blending comedy with social commentary. "It Tastes Like What I Remember" delves into personal and collective memories through the lens of culinary traditions, highlighting the intimate connections between food and identity. Meanwhile, "Chisme y Queso" offers a vibrant and interactive theatrical experience, engaging audiences with stories of community, culture, and gossip, and emphasizing the importance of shared narratives.
Her dedication to community engagement and innovative direction has earned her several accolades, including being a member of the artEquity BIPOC Leadership Circle, receiving Theatre Communications Group's Young Leader of Color award, and being honored with the prestigious Leadership U grant for visionary rising leaders.
Alejandra continues to push the boundaries of the arts, creating spaces that not only entertain but also enlighten and empower. Her work is a testament to the power of storytelling in celebrating diversity and fostering community.
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EDUCATION ︎
University of California, Irvine
ADDITIONAL TRAINING
ARTS MANAGEMENT ︎
University of California, Irvine
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Film+Media & Art History Studies
ADDITIONAL TRAINING
- Google Project Management
- People’s Institute for Survival and Beyond
- artEquity
- National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures Leadership Institute
- Theatre Communications Group Leadership Training
- Belbin High Performing Teams Training
ARTS MANAGEMENT ︎
- Arts Manager, City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs
- Board Member, Artists at Play
- Director of Arts Engagement, TheatreWorks Silicon Valley, Palo Alto, CA
- Facilitator, Equity and Justice for Institutional Change [EJIC], No Dream Deferred, New Orleans, LA
- Mobile Unit National Program Manager, The Public, New York, NY
- Community Producer, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Ashland, OR
- Community Partnerships Producer, Center Theatre Group, Los Angeles, CA
- Senior Operations Coordinator, Grand Park, The Music Center, Los Angeles, CA
- Booking and Events Coordinator, Kaiser Permanente Educational Theatre, Burbank, CA
- Executive Assistant to Producing Artistic Director, The Robey Theatre Company, Los Angeles, CA
- Research Associate, NALIP, Los Angeles, CA
- Office Manager, CASA 0101 Theater, East Los Angeles, CA
- Production Assistant, Film Roman, Burbank, CA
AWARDS ︎
2024 Pfaelzer Award Finalist
The Pfaelzer Award was created in honor of former Artistic Director Johanna Pfaelzer’s twenty-year commitment to nurturing artists and their developing stories at New York Stage and Film (NYSAF).
2020 artEquity BIPOC Leadership Circle
In partnership with Yale School of Drama, the BIPOC Leadership Circle prioritizes, centers, and addresses the needs of BIPOC leaders in, cultural arts institutions and comes at this particular time when values-based leadership is needed even more.
Theatre Communications Group Leadership U[niversity]: One-on-One Recipient
One-on-One grants are awarded to eight visionary rising leaders from all areas of theatre for professional development via mentorships at TCG Member Theatres.
TCG Role Call: 6 Theatre Workers You Should Know 2019
NALAC Leadership Institute (NLI) Fellow
The NLI is a rigorous arts management and leadership development program that delivers innovative and practical strategies that lead to successful business practices in the arts; cultivating an inclusive cultural space that provides multiple generations of Latiné artists, arts managers and cultural promoters the support, knowledge, and agency to confidently respond to and initiate solutions to complex cultural questions.
Nathan Cummings Young Leader of Color Recipient
Created to gather young theatre professionals of color from around the US at TCGs National Conferences to engage in a dialogue about the new generation of leadership.
Oregon Shakespeare Festival FAIR Fellow
Created to invest and support the development of theatre professionals to sustain equity throughout the field of American Theatre.
Directors Lab West Director Cohort
Dedicated to bringing emerging and mid-career theatre directors and choreographers with master artists for an eight-day long intensive, enabling them to inspire each other to dream and create the future of American Theatre.
2024 Pfaelzer Award Finalist
The Pfaelzer Award was created in honor of former Artistic Director Johanna Pfaelzer’s twenty-year commitment to nurturing artists and their developing stories at New York Stage and Film (NYSAF).
2020 artEquity BIPOC Leadership Circle
In partnership with Yale School of Drama, the BIPOC Leadership Circle prioritizes, centers, and addresses the needs of BIPOC leaders in, cultural arts institutions and comes at this particular time when values-based leadership is needed even more.
Theatre Communications Group Leadership U[niversity]: One-on-One Recipient
One-on-One grants are awarded to eight visionary rising leaders from all areas of theatre for professional development via mentorships at TCG Member Theatres.
TCG Role Call: 6 Theatre Workers You Should Know 2019
NALAC Leadership Institute (NLI) Fellow
The NLI is a rigorous arts management and leadership development program that delivers innovative and practical strategies that lead to successful business practices in the arts; cultivating an inclusive cultural space that provides multiple generations of Latiné artists, arts managers and cultural promoters the support, knowledge, and agency to confidently respond to and initiate solutions to complex cultural questions.
Nathan Cummings Young Leader of Color Recipient
Created to gather young theatre professionals of color from around the US at TCGs National Conferences to engage in a dialogue about the new generation of leadership.
Oregon Shakespeare Festival FAIR Fellow
Created to invest and support the development of theatre professionals to sustain equity throughout the field of American Theatre.
Directors Lab West Director Cohort
Dedicated to bringing emerging and mid-career theatre directors and choreographers with master artists for an eight-day long intensive, enabling them to inspire each other to dream and create the future of American Theatre.
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