Dillon Yruegas

he/él

playwright/theatremaker

 

Dillon Yruegas (he/él) is a queer trans mixed coahuiltecan/xicano theatremaker from his ancestral lands in Central Texas. He holds both a BFA in Theatre and a BA in Spanish from Texas State University. He is the Academic Communications Coordinator for Parsons School of Design, a Steering Committee Member of the Latinx Theatre Commons, and a former Fellow for HowlRound Theatre Commons.

On stage, off stage, and online, he has collaborated with theatre companies and cultural institutions across Turtle Island.

Recently, he was a selected playwright for Breaking the Binary Festival, Texas State University’s Black + Latino Playwrights Celebration, SolFest, Company One Theatre's PlayLab, Trans Theatre Fest-Madison, and the Boston Theatre Marathon.

As an actor, his most recent credits include FEAST FOR THE DEAD and FROM ABOVE for the Yale Indigenous Performing Arts Program, SHAPE SHIFTER at Long Wharf Theatre, and LOTTERY BOY at SolFest.