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Dr. Carla Della Gatta
@carladellagatta.bsky.social
Dramaturg | Arts Advocate | Writer | Theatre Historian 💃🏻
Associate Professor | Author: Latinx Shakespeares
Co-Editor: Shakespeare & Latinidad
https://www.latinxshakespeares.org/
https://www.carladellagatta.com/
Post you from a different era

2002. Just after I completed the LA Marathon.
October 13, 2025 at 3:24 PM
#ShakespeareSunday The Folger Shakespeare Library published my blog about Latinx Shakespeares of the 20th century. Cover image of Irene Cara in Aaron Loves Angela (1975), a Romeo and Juliet-inspired film.
www.folger.edu/blogs/shakes...
#HispanicHeritageMonth ##theatre #theatrebsky #theatresky
October 12, 2025 at 3:13 PM
September 20, 2025 at 1:12 PM
My article on how the performing arts can be incorporated as a method for public humanities has just been published in the online, open-access journal, Public Humanities. Free to download. #publichumanities #AcademicSky #PerformingArts #HigherEd #theatre #arts
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
September 19, 2025 at 2:33 PM
#HispanicHeritageMonth SolFest 2025 is 9/28-10/2, with
online and in-person events, including a Sunday picnic, Latiné ShortsFest film screenings, and staged readings of work by seasoned and emergent playwrights. #LatinSky #theatre #teatro #theatrebsky #theatresky
www.solproject.org/solfest
September 18, 2025 at 7:18 PM
In honor of Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month (September 15 - October 15), I will be posting about Latinx theatre and performance over the next thirty days. Celebrating my culture through the arts! #LatinSky #HispanicHeritageMonth #hispanic #latinx #latino #theatre #teatro #theatrebsky #theatresky
September 15, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Writer/Visual Artist/Film/Music Residency in Auvillar, France with flexible duration and start dates. Next deadline is September 15th. They offer several fully-funded fellowships each round. #artists #theatresky #theatrebsky #writers #writesky #writingcommunity
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August 25, 2025 at 5:49 PM
August 23, 2025 at 3:28 PM
The Shakespeare Theatre Company in Washington, DC, is offering a Bilingual Shakespeares acting & dramaturgy intensive on 9/20. FREE. Register by 9/1. www.shakespearetheatre.org/index.php/al...
#Latinx #teatro #theatre #TheatreBSKY #theatresky #DClife
August 22, 2025 at 5:05 PM
May the 4th Be With You. #starwars #StarWarsDay
May 4, 2025 at 11:34 PM
It’s been a tough week, to say the least. Thank goodness for kitties and coffee. #caturday #CatsofSky
April 5, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Taking a moment to celebrate that after more than two years, my monograph, Latinx Shakespeares, is still going strong. It can be downloaded as a pdf or on e-readers for free. www.latinxshakespeares.org #latinx #academicsky #teatro #shakespeare
April 3, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Cherry blossoms in bloom in Washington, DC. If you Google “cherry blossoms dc” the petals fall down your screen. #dclife
April 1, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Last week at the Fornés Symposium at Princeton. Such a wonderful convening to celebrate Irene’s legacy. #theatre #latinxtheatrecommons #fornesinstitute #teatro
March 29, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Yesterday I was among the honorees at University of Maryland's Research Excellence Celebration, honoring faculty from across the university. I was one of ten faculty members selected across the fourteen departments in the College of Arts and Humanities. #LatinxShakespeares #theatre #academicsky
March 28, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Last week, Woolly Mammoth Theatre hosted this amazing panel on disability and performance. #DCtheatre #DCarts #theatre #theatresky
March 27, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Thrilled to be part of the keywords collection, Logomotives: Words That Change the World, 1400-1700. I historicize the words “ethnic/ethnicity” through the lens of poiesis. edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-logomot...
February 21, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies at University of Maryland, College Park is seeking a lecturer for AY25-26. 1-year position with possibility of renewal. Benefits, a relocation stipend, and an annual travel allowance are included. PhD required. Teaching load is 3/3. Deadline is 3/28. #theatre
February 17, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Apple changed it now too. Ugh.
February 12, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Google Maps really just made this name change
February 10, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Last month my cat was Pet of the Month in my building, the first cat to receive that honor. I am so proud of her. #Caturday #CatsofBlueSky
February 1, 2025 at 3:04 PM
First night of the Folger Theatre’s 3rd annual Reading Room Festival. A great conversation about community. #shakespeare #theatre
January 30, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Best cookbook I have bought in years, Sabor Judío. Queso Yiddish and Matzah Chilaquiles are my favorite so far. Trying Falafel Taquitos next.
January 30, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Happy two-year anniversary to my monograph!
5 book reviews, 1 Honorable Mention, and a finalist for 2 awards. Yay bilingual dramaturgy. Gratitude to the artists in its pages and to @uofmpress.bsky.social for making it open-access. press.umich.edu/Books/L/Lati...
#theatre #theatresky #academicsky
January 23, 2025 at 10:19 PM
I love that Peet’s Coffee will still give you a real mug in their cafes. #thelittlethings
January 14, 2025 at 3:03 PM