David Davila

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