Antonia Cruz-Kent(associate director)

Antonia Cruz-Kent is a Nuyorican-Jewish director, playwright, and dramaturg. She holds an MFA in playwriting from Columbia University and a BFA in acting from CalArts. Antonia’s plays have been produced with INTAR, Pregones/PRTT & Harlem9, and Columbia University. She was artistically nurtured by La Lengua Theater, the Latinx Playwrights Circle, Primary Stages, and IATI Theater. She wrote her first play at age 4. It involved a grocery store parking lot, murder, and a tenacious stuffed animal. Thank you to Laurie and the whole Fantasma team!