Elisa Bocanegra

Elisa Bocanegra is a Puerto Rican actress, director, curator, and the founder of Hero Theatre, a social and environmental justice theatre company in Los Angeles. Her work with Hero Theatre has been featured in The Los Angeles Times and American Theatre Magazine and is a favorite amongst local theatre critics. Additionally, Elisa won the prestigious TCG Leadership U Grant, the nation's largest grant of its kind, for her work with Hero. This allowed her to be part of the Leadership Team at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival for two seasons. Her stage directing credits include Troy, a modern retelling of The Trojan Women about women and houselessness in Los Angeles. She directed Troy and worked alongside Kilroy List playwright Amina Henry in the development. Other directing credits include Festival Irene: A Tribute to Playwright Maria Irene Fornés, The Floating Island Plays by Eduardo Machado, and a new screen and stage project called Nuestro Planeta, which focuses on educating Latinx audien