Bernardo Solano

An MFA graduate of the Yale School of Drama in Playwriting, Mr. Solano is a recipient of the NEA/TCG Theatre Residency Program for Playwrights, McKnight Fellowship, NEA, Rockefeller, Ford Foundation, AT&T OnStage, Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest grant, and three Fulbright Awards in Zimbabwe and Colombia.  Of his 30 plays and librettos, all but one has been produced at one theatre or another. He has also written radio dramas and film/television scripts for PBS, WB, and NBC networks, as well as for Universal and Paramount Studios.  Published plays include: “Buenavista”, “Nuevo California”, “Zorro x 2”, “El Greco”, “I Hate”, “Bad Dream”, and “Entries.” Mr. Solano is an associate artist of Cornerstone Theatre and has worked for many years as a Community-Based Theatre artist.  He has been a faculty member at Cal Poly Pomona for 23 years (12 as department chair) and is looking forward to more.

• NUEVO CALIFORNIA at San Diego Repertory Theatre (winner of San Diego Critics Circle’s Outstanding New Play of 2000) and Connecticut Repertory Theatre (2017)
• THE UPPER ROOM (act two of CROSSINGS) at Cornerstone Theater—nominated for Los Angeles Ovation Award Best New Play of 2001-02 season
• GROWING HOME at Cornerstone Theater/CSU Summer Arts
• FACE TO FACE at Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park
• WILDLIFE at the Powerhouse Theatre (L.A.)
• ENTRIES at Disney Hall’s REDCAT Theatre with La Plaza de la Raza and at George Street Playhouse
• I HATE at Naked Angels (NYC) and is part of USA Network’s Emmy-nominated special “It Just Takes One”.
• LOS FAUSTINOS at Cornerstone Theate
• EL GRECO, an opera (librettist), at INTAR Theatre in NYC and broadcast by NPR.
• BUENAVISTA at Mixed Blood Theatre
• JUNGLE TOONS at Cucaracha Theatre (NYC)
• DOMINION at Borderlands Theater, AZ. and Mark Taper Forum’s New Work Festival
• HOMIES & POPZ at L.A. Opera
• BUS STOP JOURNALS at Cal Poly Pomona & University of Zimbabwe
• MANZANITA: A VIOLENT AFFAIR at the Frida Kahlo Theatre (L.A.)
• ZORRO at TheatreWorks (CO)
• SPEAK SPANISH TO ME at Actors Theatre of Phoenix
• LOST at Company of Angels (L.A.),
• LANGSTON & NICOLAS at Stella Adler (L.A.) by Towne Street Theater.