Biographie
Herbert Siguenza is a founding member of Culture Clash, a performance group established in San Francisco in 1984. Alongside Richard Montoya and Ric Salinas, Culture Clash is recognized as the most produced Latino theatre troupe in the United States. The group has performed at many of the nation's leading regional theaters, including the Mark Taper Forum, The Kennedy Center, Arena Stage, Alley Theatre, Berkeley Repertory, Yale Repertory, South Coast Rep, La Jolla Playhouse, San Diego Rep, Syracuse Stage, Huntington Stage, as well as numerous universities and colleges.
Mr. Siguenza has co-written and performed in several Culture Clash productions such as American Night (commissioned by the Oregon Shakespeare Festival), Palestine New Mexico, Water and Power, Chavez Ravine (all three commissioned by the Mark Taper Forum), Peace (commissioned by The Getty Villa), Zorro in Hell! (commissioned by Berkeley Rep), The Birds (commissioned by Berkeley Rep and South Coast Rep), Bordertown (commissioned by San Diego Rep), Radio Mambo, Nuyorican Stories, Anthems, S.O.S., A Bowl of Beings, The Mission, and others.
As a solo writer and performer, he has created Cantinflas! and A Weekend with Pablo Picasso, both of which toured nationally. His recent plays Steal Heaven and El Henry (winner of the Best New Play award from the San Diego Critics Circle in 2014) have been staged at the San Diego Repertory and La Jolla Playhouse.
In addition to his theatrical work, Mr. Siguenza is a skilled visual artist with exhibitions both nationally and internationally. He holds a BFA in printmaking from the California College of Arts in Oakland, California.
His television and film credits include Ben Ten Alien Swarm for Cartoon Network, the feature film Larry Crowne directed by Tom Hanks, and various short films.
