Experience

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  American Academy of Arts & Sciences

  • United States

  • Member

    • Sep 2023 - Present
    • United States

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  Georgetown University

  • Washington DC-Baltimore Area

  • Professor and Co- Founder of Georgetown Racial Justice Institute

    • May 2021 - Present
    • Washington DC-Baltimore Area

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  Dramatists Guild of America

  • Greater New York City Area

  • Member

    • Jun 2004 - Present
    • Greater New York City Area

    The Dramatists Guild of America was established over eighty years ago, and is the only professional association which advances the interests of playwrights, composers, lyricists and librettists writing for the living stage. The Guild has over 6,000 members nationwide, from beginning writers to the most prominent authors represented on Broadway, Off-Broadway and in regional theaters.

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  Stage Directors and Choregraphers

  • Director/Choreographer

    • 2006 - Present

    SDC is the theatrical union that unites, empowers, and protects professional Stage Directors and Choreographers throughout the United States. Our mission is to foster a national community of professional stage Directors and Choreographers.

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  National Theatre Conference

  • 16 Gramercy Park South

  • Member

    • Oct 2012 - Present
    • 16 Gramercy Park South

    Founded in 1925, The National Theatre Conference is a not-for-profit organization made up of distinguished members of the American Theatre Community. The several purposes of the National Theatre Conference are:To explore the means of best serving the interests of the American Theatre, and to initiate, encourage, and support projects of value and significance with a view to strengthening and broadening the influence of theatre in our country.To bring the membership together at least once a year in a spirit of mutual helpfulness for the interchange of aims and ideals, and for the discussion of common problems and interests.To provide, at its annual meeting, opportunities for the membership to hear the views of outstanding personalities in the theatre and to observe demonstrations of various techniques in order that the membership may profit thereby.

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  University of Michigan

  • United States
  • Higher Education
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Associate Dean of Faculty Development

    • Jul 2019 - May 2021

  • Professor of Theatre and Drama

    • Jun 2013 - May 2021

    Professor Anita Gonzalez heads the Global Theatre and Ethnic Studies minor in SMTD and LS&A. The minor introduces students to literature and performance histories of diverse cultures, and uses studio practice to create new work from diverse cultural perspectives. Her research and publication interests are in the fields of ethnic performance, 19th century theatre, maritime performance, and the way in which performance reveals histories and identities in the Americas and in transnational contexts.

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  Univeristy of Michigan at Ann Arbor

  • Ann Arbor, Michigan

  • Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Chair of Dance

    • Jul 2018 - Jun 2020
    • Ann Arbor, Michigan

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  Art Boundaries Unlimited Inc

  • Executive Director

    • 2003 - Jul 2018

    Produce and present international artists and art projects. Sponsor events and coordinate educational art travel opportunities

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  SUNY New Paltz

  • Theatre Professor and Provost Fellow

    • Sep 2004 - Aug 2013

    • Full-time tenured faculty and administrator in the Dept. of Theatre Arts. • Associate Chair 2007 to 2010• Direct Main-stage Productions • Teach Directing, Western Drama I, Movement, Latin America Through the Arts, African American Drama, London Theatre Seminar, and Race, Gender and Performance.• Serve on University- wide and Departmental Committees in the areas of promotion and tenure, curriculum development, general education, honors, recruitment, and assessment.Supervise faculty. Advise, audition, and coach students.

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  Florida State University

  • Assistant Professor

    • 1999 - 2004

    Teach theatre theory, history, and practice. Direct plays, Supervise Master's Theses, Ph. D. dissertations, and Directing and Theatre Management projects.• Full-time tenure track faculty in the School of Theatre. • Direct Main-stage Productions. • Teach movement, African American Drama, Latin American Theatre, “Race, Gender and Performance,” and “Encounters” (two new theory/practice courses: Latino theatre, and performance art) to graduate and undergraduate students. • Advisement, committee work, and direction of dissertations and Master’s Theses in the areas of Theatre History, Latin American Theatre, Humanities, and Dance. • Advisement and committee work for the MFA Directing students. Departmental and university committee work in the areas of curriculum development, university grant review guidelines, and multi-cultural education.

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  Connecticut College

  • Assistant Professor

    • 1997 - 1999

    Taught modern dance, ethnic dance, and choreography classes, Developed and premiered new choreographic works.

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  University of Wisconsin Madison

  • Graduate Student

    • 1994 - 1997

    Ph. D in Performance Studies and Folklore. Latin American, African American, and Caribbean dance instruction.

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  Tribeca Performing Arts Center

  • Director

    • 1989 - 1993

    Director

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  NYPL Perfoming Arts Library

  • Film Production

    • 1985 - 1989

    Supervised film and video production and media editing session for archival documentation of dance company works