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Amparo Garcia-Crow

Amparo Garica-Crow, is a writer, director and actress, based in Austin, Texas. Garcia-Crow has developed as a playwright at South Coast Repertory Theatre and Mabou Mines, and has world premieres Off-Broadway, Actor’s Theatre of Louisville, and Latino Chicago.

Career

Amparo Garcia-Crow has been a Master Acting Teacher for MFA Acting Program at UT Austin, and currently an Assistant Professor of Drama at Austin Community College[1][2]. She is the founder and current host of THE LIVING ROOM: Storytime for Grownups in Austin, Texas[3].


Acclaim

Awards for Playwriting

Amparo Garcia-Crow has received the Larry King Playwriting Award for her play, "Cocks Have Claws and Wings to Fly," as well as the ”Best Female Protagonist” award at the Mae West Festival: “ for her play, "Blue: La Mujer Moderna[2]."

Film Premieres

Garcia-Crow has had her films premiered at Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival, Cine las Americas, SXSW Film Festival, and on the television network, PBS[2].

Fellowship Awards

NEA/TCG Director’s Fellowship

James Michener Fellow

Published Works

Garcia- Crow's collection of works titled “Between Misery and the Sun: The South Texas Plays” is published by No Passport Press[4].

Acting

Amparo Garcia-Crow has performed at the Kennedy Center as well as regional theaters in the Southwest. Some of her more recent films have been "Love in the Sixties" (2014), where she had the roles of writer, director, producer, and actress[5]. She also was an actress in the film, "Straight A's" (2013)[6].

Along with having roles in independent films, commercials, and industrials, Garcia-Crow also had a reoccurring role on the PBS children's show, Wishbone[2].

References

  1. ^ "AMPARO CROW | ACC Drama". sites.austincc.edu. Retrieved 2015-12-04.
  2. ^ a b c d "Bio". www.amparogarciacrow.com. Retrieved 2015-12-04.
  3. ^ "Stories Round the Campfire — TCG Circle". www.tcgcircle.org. Retrieved 2015-12-04.
  4. ^ "Plays". www.amparogarciacrow.com. Retrieved 2015-12-04.
  5. ^ "Love in the Sixties". IMDb. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  6. ^ "Straight A's". IMDb. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
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