Marc David Pinate makes theatre in his ancestral home, the Sonoran Desert. Through the craft of theatrical storytelling his productions deepen feelings of belonging and social connection. Original works he’s developed and directed include Más, chronicling the banning of TUSD’s Mexican-American studies program; Sonoran Shadows, a shadow play based on the stories of Patricia Preciado-Martin; The Water Project, about the tumultuous history of water in Arizona performed on the riverbed of the dried-out Santa Cruz River. He created the Barrio Stories Project: a festival series grounded in oral histories and community collaboration using site-specific popular theatre and digital media to tell the story Tucson’s historic barrio heritage. He’s had the pleasure to work with Magic Theatre, Campo Santo, El Teatro Campesino, ShadowLight Productions, Steppenwolf, Cleveland Public, Milagro Theatre and the Kennedy Center for the Arts. His efforts have received support from the National Endowment for the Arts, Doris Duke Foundation, National New Play Network, The Mellon Foundation, and Theatre Communications Group. Marc is the producing artistic director of Borderlands Theater. He teaches and directs occasionally at Pima Community College and the University of Arizona.
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