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David Davila is an award winning writer and comedian from the border of South Texas where 45 wants to build his idiotic wall. An alumnus of The Second City Training Center in Chicago and the Primary Stages ESPA Playwriting School, he is proud to be a charter member of the Musical Theatre Factory, the LatinX Playwright Circle, the Rogue Writers Group, the PlayGround Experiment, and the founding Artistic Director of Lone Star Theatre Company. He dedicates his life to telling the stories of Latinx and gay people living in the United States. His theatre works include Manuel vs the Statue of Liberty: an undocumented musical comedy (NYMF), Promesa: a mariachi musical (MTF), Animal Husbandry (Fringe NYC), Aztec Pirates & the Insignificance of Life on Mars: a Latinx Fantasia on National Themes Part One - The Insignificance of Life on Mars (San Diego Rep) Part 2 - The Inequity of Sacrifice (NYC Latinx Playwright Circle), Vox Pop: a musical parable (MTF), Pyramid: a musical adventure (Lincoln Center AACR), #52SONGS: a song cycle (The Beechmen), Tales from Highway 281 (Intar), Adan y Julio y la Frontera 2003 (Viva SA), Men of God (Lone Star Theatre), Butt Babies Never Live: a poetry cycle (Poetic Theatre Productions), and several short plays and films. He is a Rockwell Scholar, an Askins Playwright Fellow, and the son of a preacher man. www.daviddavila.net @davidodavila

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Listen: Jaime Lozano's SONGS BY AN IMMIGRANT VOL. 3 Available Now Photo
Listen: Jaime Lozano's SONGS BY AN IMMIGRANT VOL. 3 Available Now
by Josh Sharpe - Aug 22, 2025

Songs By An Immigrant Vol. 3, the highly anticipated third album by Jaime Lozano & The Familia, is now available. The new album features Latin artists and Broadway stars, including Tom Kitt, Krystina Alabado, Lorna Courtney, Florencia Cuenca, and more. Check it out here!
Interview: Jaime Lozano Builds Community Through SONGS BY AN IMMIGRANT VOL. 3 Photo
Interview: Jaime Lozano Builds Community Through SONGS BY AN IMMIGRANT VOL. 3
by David Clarke - Jul 24, 2025

When composer Jaime Lozano stepped onto the stage at Two River Theater in 2018 to debut three songs he had written, he didn’t realize he was planting the seeds for a movement. “This project was born as a necessity to tell our own stories.” SONGS BY AN IMMIGRANT VOL. 3, drops August 22.
Playwrights Foundation Reveals Finalists and Semi-Finalists for 47th BAY AREA PLAYWRI Photo
Playwrights Foundation Reveals Finalists and Semi-Finalists for 47th BAY AREA PLAYWRIGHTS FESTIVAL
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 27, 2025

Playwrights Foundation has revealed the semifinalists and finalists for the 47th Bay Area Playwrights Festival, which will be presented in a hybrid festival. Learn more!
Video: Lorna Courtney Performs 'Mountain in The Sky' From Jaime Lozano's SONGS BY AN Photo
Video: Lorna Courtney Performs 'Mountain in The Sky' From Jaime Lozano's SONGS BY AN IMMIGRANT VOL. 3
by Josh Sharpe - Jun 25, 2025

A new video has been released of Tony Award nominee Lorna Courtney performing Mountain in the Sky, one of the songs featured on Jaime Lozano's upcoming album, Songs By An Immigrant Vol. 3. Watch it here!
Jaime Lozano's SONGS BY AN IMMIGRANT VOL. 3 to be Released in August Photo
Jaime Lozano's SONGS BY AN IMMIGRANT VOL. 3 to be Released in August
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 25, 2025

Concord Theatricals Recordings will release Songs By An Immigrant Vol. 3, the highly anticipated third album by Jaime Lozano & The Familia, on streaming and digital download platforms. Learn more about the album here!
Cast Set for The New Group's FREE FEST Beginning This Week Photo
Cast Set for The New Group's FREE FEST Beginning This Week
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 23, 2025

The New Group has revealed the cast for the third annual Free Fest. See who is starring in the festival and learn more about the festival's lineup here!
The New Group Unveils Lineup for FREE FEST, A New Work Reading Festival Photo
The New Group Unveils Lineup for FREE FEST, A New Work Reading Festival
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 3, 2025

The New Group has revealed the lineup for Free Fest, now in its third year.  Free Fest is The New Group's annual new works festival where bold stories meet big ideas and boundary-defying artists take center stage. Learn more!
Drama Club Camp Reveals Lineup of Writer Residencies Photo
Drama Club Camp Reveals Lineup of Writer Residencies
by Stephi Wild - Mar 13, 2025

The 2025 Drama Club Camp Writer Residencies will take place this summer in Mount Vernon, Maine. The 31 new musicals that will be developed and their 60 writers have been revealed.
Elizabeth Ramirez, Rodrigo Torrejon, Hannah Kulawiak Join MANUEL VS. THE STATUE OF LI Photo
Elizabeth Ramirez, Rodrigo Torrejon, Hannah Kulawiak Join MANUEL VS. THE STATUE OF LIBERTY Concert
by Stephi Wild - Jan 17, 2025

In celebration of the release of the highly-anticipated Studio Cast Recording of the hit Off-Broadway musical, Manuel Vs the Statue of Liberty, the cast and creative team are putting on a show at the Triad Theatre.
Gabrielle Ruiz, Julia Estrada & More to Perform MANUEL VS THE STATUE OF LIBERTY at Th Photo
Gabrielle Ruiz, Julia Estrada & More to Perform MANUEL VS THE STATUE OF LIBERTY at The Triad
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 7, 2025

In celebration of the release of the Studio Cast Recording of the hit Off-Broadway musical, Manuel Vs the Statue of Liberty, the cast and creative team are putting on a show at the Triad Theatre. Learn how to purchase tickets.
MANUEL VS THE STATUE OF LIBERTY to Release Musical Concept Album in January Photo
MANUEL VS THE STATUE OF LIBERTY to Release Musical Concept Album in January
by Blair Ingenthron - Dec 1, 2024

The musical comedy Manuel Vs the Statue of Liberty, which played an award-winning, sold-out, extended run at NYMF, will release its concept album this January.
Winners Announced In The 7th Annual Risk Theatre Modern Tragedy Competition Photo
Winners Announced In The 7th Annual Risk Theatre Modern Tragedy Competition
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 7, 2024

Steven Bogart's play Made in Heaven won the grand prize in the 7th annual Risk Theatre Modern Tragedy Competition. Finalists include works by David Davila, Michael Mobley, Rebecca Osborne, Philip Spensley, and Nathan Wagner.
A SPECTACULARLY INACCURATE TOUR OF BLOOMINGTON Extended at Indiana's Granfalloon Arts Photo
A SPECTACULARLY INACCURATE TOUR OF BLOOMINGTON Extended at Indiana's Granfalloon Arts Festival
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 7, 2024

Indiana's Granfalloon Arts Festival extends the hit show A SPECTACULARLY INACCURATE TOUR OF BLOOMINGTON. Learn how to attend.
The Voices Of America Writers Workshop to Present Excerpts From Work In Development Photo
The Voices Of America Writers Workshop to Present Excerpts From Work In Development
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 7, 2024

The PlayGround Experiment will present new works from the Voices of America Writers Workshop, featuring diverse stories by Jessica W. Chen, Harrow Sansom Choi, Mijiang 'M-Jay' He, and more. Learn how to purchase tickets.
The Company We Keep Theater Company To Present CONSTELLATIONS At Chain Theatre Photo
The Company We Keep Theater Company To Present CONSTELLATIONS At Chain Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 10, 2024

Experience a unique Latinx spin on the romantic and philosophical themes of CONSTELLATIONS by Nick Payne, presented by The Company We Keep Theater Company at Chain Theatre from April 18-28, 2024.
Atlanta Opera Presents Its Third Annual 96-Hour Opera Festival Photo
Atlanta Opera Presents Its Third Annual 96-Hour Opera Festival
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 5, 2024

Join the Atlanta Opera for its third annual 96-Hour Opera festival from June 15-17. The event features the world premiere of 'Forsyth County is Flooding (with the Joy of Lake Lanier)'.
CONSTELLATIONS by Nick Payne to be Presented at Chain Theatre in April Photo
CONSTELLATIONS by Nick Payne to be Presented at Chain Theatre in April
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 15, 2024

'Constellations' by Nick Payne will be presented at Chain Theatre in April. Learn more about the show and see how to purchase tickets.
MANUEL VS THE STATUE OF LIBERTY, A New Musical Comedy, Gets Developmental Workshop Photo
MANUEL VS THE STATUE OF LIBERTY, A New Musical Comedy, Gets Developmental Workshop
by Blair Ingenthron - Mar 3, 2024

Bloomington, IN will get a bit funnier this Monday March 4th when, Manuel Vs the Statue of Liberty, a new musical comedy gets a developmental presentation at 7:30pm at the Waldron Arts Center Firebay Theatre.
IU Theatre & Dance Presents The Twelfth Annual AT FIRST SIGHT NEW WORKS FESTIVAL, Fer Photo
IU Theatre & Dance Presents The Twelfth Annual AT FIRST SIGHT NEW WORKS FESTIVAL, Feruary 9-17
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 8, 2024

IU Theatre & Dance presents the twelfth annual At First Sight New Works Festival featuring new plays, student-written songs, panels, and community events. Don't miss the world-premiere musical 'Vox Pop! a Post-Democratic Musical' and outstanding short plays in At First Shorts.
David Davila's VOX POP! A Post-Democratic Musical Premieres at Indiana University Photo
David Davila's VOX POP! A Post-Democratic Musical Premieres at Indiana University
by Stephi Wild - Jan 23, 2024

The IU Theatre and Dance At First Sight New Play Festival is back for its twelfth year featuring a world premiere musical as its showcase production with book, music, and lyrics by third year M.F.A. playwriting candidate David Davila and direction by third year M.F.A. directing candidate Lauren Diesch.
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