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College of Arts and Humanities

Gina Sandí Díaz

Associate Professor

Theatre and Dance | 559.278.4342 | Office: SA138

gsandidiaz@csufresno.edu

Education

  • Ph.D Theatre. University of Kansas, 2017.
  • M.A Theatre and Film. University of Kansas. 2007
  • Licenciatura in Acting. Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica. 2005
  • B.A Theatre Arts. Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica. 2003

Courses Taught

  • Drama 108 Latinx Theatre
  • Drama  33 Fundamentals of Acting
  • Drama 188T Devised Theatre
  • Drama 163 Dramatic Literature (GE)
  • Experimental Theatre Company Faculty Advisor

Dr. Gina Sandí Díaz is an Associate Professor of Theatre in the Department of Theatre and Dance, where she teaches courses in the areas of Acting, Directing and Dramatic Theory. She also directs for the University Theatre. Her latest credits include The Sins of Sor Juana by Karen Zacarias, Sanctuary City by Martyna Mayok, and Men on Boats by Jaclyn Banhaus. 

Her creative and scholarly reseach focuses on Latine and Latin American Theatre, Performance Studies, and Applied Theatre. She is associated with the Latinx Theatre Commons, the American Theatre and Drama Society and the Association of Theatre in Higher Education.

In the Central Valley, Dr. Sandí Díaz co-created the ARTEVISM Fellowship with the Pan Valley Institute, where she continues to mentor fellows. She also serves in the board of The Fools Collaborative, and is a reader in the Lit. Team of UR HERE Theatre.  
  • Latine Theatre
  • Latin American Theatre
  • Performance Studies
  • Directing and Devising
  • Applied Theatre

Ph.D. Theatre. 2017.
Dissertation:
"Performing National Identity, Civic Resistance, and Cultural Memory in Costa Rica's Mask Traditions."

M.A. Theatre and Film. 2007.
Thesis:
"Latin American Theatre for Social Change: The Case of Augusto Boal and Enrique Buenaventura."

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:

Sandi Diaz, G., Blackburn R., et al. Directing Intersectionally: Rethinking Theatre Directing Practices for the 21st Century. Routledge. (Forthcoming) 2026.

Book Chapter: “Putting Divas Back in Their Place: Controversy and Backlash at the 2020
Superbowl Halftime Show.” DIVA. Feminism and Fierceness from Pop to Hip-Hop. Ed.
Faircloud, Kirsty et all. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2023. 

Book Review (in Spanish): “Dramaturgia Invisible: 30 años del teatro Abya Yala.” By Roxana
Avila y David Korish. Latin American Theatre Review, 56:1, 4-6. University of Kansas Press,
2022.

Book contribution: "Augusto Boal (1931-2009)". In Fifty Key figures in LatinX and Latin American Theatre. Ed. Paola Hernandez and Analola Santana. Routledge, 2022, (pp. 45-48). 

Book contribution: "Ropa Intima by Lynn Nottage. Profile and Interview by Gina Sandi-Diaz". In Seeking Common Ground: LatinX and Latin American Theatre and Performance. Ed. Trevor Boffone, Teresa Marrero and Chantal Rodriguez. Methuen Drama, 2022, (pp. 89-93).

Book review: "Comedy Acting for Theatre: The Art and Craft of Performing in Comedies". By Sidney Homan and Brian Rhinehart. Methods: A Journal of Acting Pedagogy, V.4, 133-35. Pace University Press, 2018.