I-DJ - March 07 - March 17, 2024
Teatro Audaz San Antonio
Crew Who's Who
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Laura T Garza
Director & Costume Design
Laura T. Garza is the Theatre Coordinator and Faculty Instructor at San Antonio College and the Co-Founder and Executive Artistic Director of Teatro Audaz. Laura has an AA in Drama from SAC, a BA in Theatre Arts from UIW, and an MFA in Directing From Texas State University. She has trained with The Oregon Shakespeare Festival and abroad with the Royal Shakespeare Company. Accolades include winning the 2021 6A UIL OAP State Championship with the Taft HS Theatre team, 3 ATAC awards for her work as both an actor and director, 28 awards as a producer, 10 Broadway World Awards (2023), 2010 Kennedy Center ACTF Merit Award, and the 2011 Kennedy Center ACTF Directing award where she ranked as one of the top 8 collegiate directors in the nation. As a student at UIW, Laura studied costumes under Margaret Mitchell and is elated to delve back into the role of costume designer as well as director. She would like to thank her family for their endless support and love.
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Larry Martinez Jr.
Associate Director & Lighting Design
Larry Martinez Jr. is a 24-year-old theatre designer, performer, writer, and artist born in San Antonio, Texas. After spending 4 years in Corpus Christi, Texas, pursuing his Bachelor’s Degree at Texas A&M University, he is back in his hometown and excited to collaborate with artists in the city. Larry is currently the Production Manager, Marketing & PR Manager, and has been the Resident Lighting Designer for Teatro Audaz San Antonio for their past two seasons, which garnered him two Alamo Theatre Arts Council Globe awards for best lighting design (Mariachi Girl, Bad Hombres / Good Wives). In addition to working with multiple country/rock artists in various venues around Texas, Larry is a Theatre educator at Young Women's Leadership Academy for grades 6-12. He has three sisters and one brother, and he hopes to inspire them to chase their dreams and passion through his work.
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Carlos Nine
Technical Director
Carlos R. Nine (Technical Director) is excited to be making his debut with Teatro Audaz! He was last seen as the Technical Director at the Public theatre working on 11 shows and doing 20 different designs between those shows before leaving to start his own business CNineDesign. He wants to thank Laura for giving him this opportunity. He also wants to thank his wife and two daughters for being his rock through all this transition. Check out more of his work at www.cninedesign.com
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