Alison Vasquez

Contact Information

Education

• M.F.A. The Ohio State University (Acting)
• B.A. University of Northern Colorado (Acting)

Professional/Academic Experience

• Instructor of Theatre, University of Northern Colorado, Current
• Instructor of Theatre, Palo Alto College, 2013-2015
• Instructor of Theatre, San Antonio College, 2012-13, 2015-2021
• Instructor of Theatre, The Ohio State University 2009-2012

Other Experience

• College Monologue Pros, Co-Owner
• Claridad Voice, Owner Operator
• Teatro Audaz, Founding Executive Director

Research/Areas of Interest

• Decolonizing Acting Techniques, Gloria Anzaldua's Conocimiento Theory
• Non-traditional casting in American Theatre 
• Latinx in American Theatre

Publications/Creative Works

Monolingual Manifesto (Poetry) – pub. 2012 (Ohio State)
Mommy Manifesto in Haiku ©2015 (Play)
Vasquez, A. (accepted), “Representation Matters: The why and how of decolonizing Stanislavski actor technique;” Mihyang Ginther, A; “Dynamic Bodies, Emerging Voices!” To be completed, 2022, Routledge

Honors and Awards

National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD), Excellence in Teaching 2015