KJ Sanchez (born Karen June Sanchez) is an American theatre actor,
director, and playwright. She is currently an associate professor at
The University of Texas at Austin, where she serves as head of the MFA
Directing program.Sanchez is the founder/CEO of American Records As a
playwright, she has been produced at Actors Theater of Louisville,
Berkeley Repertory Theater, Two River Theater, Baltimore’s
CENTERSTAGE, off-Broadway at Urban Stages, and Round House Theater,
among others. She has directed plays by Dan Dietz, Kyle Schmidt,
Heather Raffo, Jose Rivera, Quiara AlegrÃa Hudes, and Kristoffer
Diaz.As an actress, she has been on stages at The Humana Festival of
New Plays, The Goodman Theater, Berkeley Repertory Theater, Long Wharf
Theater, New York Theatre Workshop and Brooklyn Academy of Music. She
is also the voice of many characters in the Nickelodeon cartoons Dora
the Explorer and Go, Diego, Go!.As the producer, director and
co-author (with Emily Ackerman) of ReEntry, a play based on interviews
with Marines returning from Iraq and Afghanistan, KJ produced its
international tour and contracted with the United States Department of
Defense, taking the play to service members at over thirty military
bases and hospitals throughout the US and internationally. KJ is a
former member of Anne Bogart’s SITI Company, an Associate Artist
with The Civilians, a Fox Fellow, Douglas Wollop Fellow, Albert Award
Nominee, an NEA CDP recipient and a TCG Doris Duke/Andrew W. Mellon
Foundation New Generations Future Leaders Recipient.
director, and playwright. She is currently an associate professor at
The University of Texas at Austin, where she serves as head of the MFA
Directing program.Sanchez is the founder/CEO of American Records As a
playwright, she has been produced at Actors Theater of Louisville,
Berkeley Repertory Theater, Two River Theater, Baltimore’s
CENTERSTAGE, off-Broadway at Urban Stages, and Round House Theater,
among others. She has directed plays by Dan Dietz, Kyle Schmidt,
Heather Raffo, Jose Rivera, Quiara AlegrÃa Hudes, and Kristoffer
Diaz.As an actress, she has been on stages at The Humana Festival of
New Plays, The Goodman Theater, Berkeley Repertory Theater, Long Wharf
Theater, New York Theatre Workshop and Brooklyn Academy of Music. She
is also the voice of many characters in the Nickelodeon cartoons Dora
the Explorer and Go, Diego, Go!.As the producer, director and
co-author (with Emily Ackerman) of ReEntry, a play based on interviews
with Marines returning from Iraq and Afghanistan, KJ produced its
international tour and contracted with the United States Department of
Defense, taking the play to service members at over thirty military
bases and hospitals throughout the US and internationally. KJ is a
former member of Anne Bogart’s SITI Company, an Associate Artist
with The Civilians, a Fox Fellow, Douglas Wollop Fellow, Albert Award
Nominee, an NEA CDP recipient and a TCG Doris Duke/Andrew W. Mellon
Foundation New Generations Future Leaders Recipient.
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