Mark Valdez is the Artistic Director of Mixed Blood Theatre in Minneapolis where he partners with communities, organizations, civic institutions, and others to address community needs and to lift up community voices and stories. His work has been seen at the Alliance Theatre, Cornerstone Theater Company, East West Players, the Garry Marshall Theater, La Peña Cultural Center, Mixed Blood, the Ricardo Montalban Theater/CTG, and Trinity Rep, among others. Recent projects include The Ally by Itamar Moses and Dr. DeSoto by Idris Goodwin. This spring Mark will direct The Jungle, by Joe Murphy and Joe Roberston. Mark is the recipient of various awards including the 2019 Johnson Fellowship for Artists Transforming Communities, the Zelda Fitzgerald Award, and an inaugural California Arts Council Legacy Artist Fellowship.
Mark Valdez is the Artistic Director of Mixed Blood Theatre in Minneapolis where he partners with communities, organizations, civic institutions, and others to address community needs and to lift up community voices and stories. His work has been seen at the Alliance Theatre, Cornerstone Theater Company, East West Players, the Garry Marshall Theater, La Peña Cultural Center, Mixed Blood, the Ricardo Montalban Theater/CTG, and Trinity Rep, among others. Recent projects include The Ally by Itamar Moses and Dr. DeSoto by Idris Goodwin. This spring Mark will direct The Jungle, by Joe Murphy and Joe Roberston. Mark is the recipient of various awards including the 2019 Johnson Fellowship for Artists Transforming Communities, the Zelda Fitzgerald Award, and an inaugural California Arts Council Legacy Artist Fellowship.