Maria Manuela Goyanes information

Maria Manuela Goyanes (born September 21, 1979) is a first-generation Latina theatre maker, chiefly known for her work at The Public Theatre in New York City, as well as her September 2018 appointment as the artistic director of Woolly Mammoth Theatre in Washington D.C.^[1]

Goyanes graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Brown University in 2001, where she received the Susan Steinfeld Award. She then worked by the Brown campus in Providence, Rhode Island at the Trinity Repertory Company. In 2004, Goyanes left the company to join the staff of The Public Theatre, in addition to beginning her term as the Executive Producer of 13P. In addition, Goyanes took part in Soho Repertory Theatre's Writer/Director Lab Series as a director and co-chair between 2006-2008.^[2] During this time, Goyanes also worked her way up at The Public Theatre, managing projects such as The Public Lab and the 365 Days/365 Plays Festival until she became an Associate Producer, eventually becoming the Director of Producing and Artistic Planning.^[3] She became artistic director of Woolly Mammoth in September 2018.^[4]

Goyanes received the Josephine Abady Award in 2007 from the League of Professional Theatre Women for her work on "cultural diversity" in theatre. In 2015, she became a member of the National Alliance for Musical Theatre. She also teaches and lectures at various universities.