Adventures With Diane

So let’s lead, California. Let’s look beyond our borders to find work and share work. Let’s look at aesthetics. Let’s think of big ideas to make our work at the center of our civil society

—From Diane Rodriguez’s keynote at Theatre Bay Area’s April 2016 conference.

 orientation session for TCG’s New Generations Future Leaders program, which paired emerging leaders with seasoned mentors in theatres across the U.S. Diane, whose long relationship with TCG included participation in the NEA Career Development Program for Directors and Designers, was mentoring Jesus A. Reyes magazine had been to him throughout his career. Diane, sporting bright orange lipstick, turned to me with a sly smile and said, “That’s funny. I never read .”