Rodolfo Robles Cruz

Rodolfo Robles Cruz

Rodolfo is a Mexican/Latinx Performer, Director and Playwright based in Austin, Texas. He is a graduate of California State University, Fresno where he earned his BA in Theatre Arts Acting. He is currently a graduate student at UT Austin where he is pursuing his MFA in Theatre Arts Directing.
Born in Mexico, raised in the U.S. his work tends to focus on stories of the Latinx Identity.

Plays

  • Planta Sin Raíces Muere by Rodolfo Robles Cruz
    Cast: 
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    Genre: drama
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    Keyword: Latinx, American college students + 1 more
    Genre: drama
    Keyword: Latinx, American college students, first generation American
    A young woman overwhelmed by the crippling expectation placed on her by society, her family, and herself.
    On the verge of a breakthrough, she calls her mother to confess.
  • La Norteña by Rodolfo Robles Cruz
    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: drama, tragedy
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    Keyword: Latinx, family + 5 more
    Genre: drama, tragedy
    Keyword: Latinx, family, women, illegal immigration, immigration, Mexican, Spanish
    Two estranged cousins, Elisa—a first generation “white washed” Mexican-American woman, and Chayo—a campesina woman born and raised in Mexico, meet in the southern part of the Mexican-American border for the funeral of Elisa’s mother. The two grapple with opposing views on opportunity, immigration, and the authenticity of the Mexican experience relative to their location. This story is intertwined with moments...
    Two estranged cousins, Elisa—a first generation “white washed” Mexican-American woman, and Chayo—a campesina woman born and raised in Mexico, meet in the southern part of the Mexican-American border for the funeral of Elisa’s mother. The two grapple with opposing views on opportunity, immigration, and the authenticity of the Mexican experience relative to their location. This story is intertwined with moments of magical realism as we explore the complex relationship of their lives. Analyzing the validity of resentment, and the disparity of Latinx individuals living on opposing sides of the border, La Norteña is a reflection of the lives of Mexican-Americans in the United States.