Aztlán by Luis Alfaro
June 25 - July 13

Catherine Castellanos -Martina / Metzli

Catherine Castellanos (she/her) has been a company member with Magic Theatre’s resident theatre company Campo Santo since 2001, creating premiere works with renowned writers Denis Johnson, Jessica Hagedorn, Naomi Iizuka, Octavio Solis, Dave Eggers, Vendela Vida, Juno Diaz, to name a few, and including Luis Alfaro with Alleluia, The Road, and as director for the award winning critically acclaimed The Travelers. She held thirteen seasons as an Associate Artist with the California Shakespeare Theater in such roles as Prospero in The Tempest, Sir Toby Belch in Twelfth Night, the Nurse in Romeo and Juliet, Queen Margaret in Richard III, Emilia in Othello, to name a few of the roles performed, and most recently in As You Like It. Local and regional credits include The Magic Theatre, San Jose Repertory Theatre, Roe at Berkeley Repertory Theatre and Arena Stage (Helen Hayes nomination), Phaedra at Shotgun Players, Yale Repertory Theatre, La MaMa, Arena Stage, Portland Center Stage, and with the Oregon Shakespeare Festival for six splendid seasons. Catherine has worked coaching and teaching restorative justice through theatre art with Community Works West Rising Voices and with the men in blue at San Quentin. Catherine is eternally grateful to have found familia and a home with Campo Santo. Outrageously grateful to be reuniting with Maestro Alfaro’s artistry; he never ceases to improve life. To Miles and Gabriel, big heart thanks for their generosity in sharing their mama with the theatre all these years. This is for my mother and father, María de la Luz Perez y José Castellanos, known as Lucy and Joe in the Central Valley , who bravely traveled to and in this country with big dreams, a giant heart, and the strength to withstand struggle. Love to my angel brothers David and Johnny. I carry your love. Family. Ever grateful for my family.