Resident Playwright
Juan C. Sanchez is a Cuban-born playwright who’s been living in Miami since he was seven years old. His work includes the immersive productions of Miami Motel Stories: Little Havana directed by Tamilla Woodard; Miami Motel Stories: MiMo directed by Mia Rovegno; and Wynwood Stories directed by Tai Thompson — all commissioned and produced by Juggerknot Theatre Company. Other plays include A Grey Divide produced by Postcard Theatre in North England; Marea roja at Teatro MALI in Peru; Buck Fever, directed but JD Carter and produced by Terranova Collective 9n NY; Red Tide; Buck Fever; and A Bearded Lover — all directed by Margaret M. Ledford for The Promethean Theatre; Property Line, directed by Ricky J. Martinez at New Theatre and South Miami-Dade Cultural Arts Center; Paradise Motel, developed by Mangrove Creative Collective, directed by Margaret M. Ledford and produced by Miami Theater Center; Catherine’s Wheel, directed by Michael Yawney at FIU’s Alternative Roots Festival; Beer & Cigarettes: The Comeback of Connie Lingus, written in collaboration with David Hemphill for Project [Theatre] and directed by Hemphill, as part of the Adrienne Arsht Center’s Miami Made Festival; and Big Al, directed by Christian Coulson at The Tank in NY for {Your Name Here} A Queer Theatre Company. Other plays include Jason vs Dragon, developed and staged read at NY’s The Labyrinth Theater’s Summer Intensive featuring Florencia Lozano and Scott Hudson; Dead by Night developed at The Playwright’s Center in Minneapolis with stage readings at Actor’s Playhouse, directed by David Arisco, Miami-Dade County Auditorium, directed by Michael Yawney, and Gablestage, directed by Margaret M. Ledford; Cuba’s Auto Body Shop, developed by District Stage Co. with a staged reading directed by Andy Senor that featured Danny Pino, Olga Merediz, Janet Dacal, Hector Medina; Jimmy Puig, and Jessica Farr; and Virtual Safety, part of the After Orlando: Miami Festival at Miami New Drama.Juan has been the recipient of three Playwright Development Program grants from the Miami-Dade Cultural Affairs Council to workshop plays with recognized playwrights A.R. Gurney, Leslie Ayvazian, Eduardo Machado, and Sheri Wilner. He has also been awarded the Florida Department of State’s Individual Artist Fellowship.