Big life update: I resigned! I’m no longer a high school teacher. In 2018 I started working at Bellaire High School at the worst moment in my life. My dad died on the first day of school and I was grieving, depressed, and didn’t want to be there. But then something unexpected happened. My students […]| Trevor Boffone, Ph.D.
CALL FOR CHAPTER PROPOSALS Atravesados: Essays on Queer Latinx Young Adult Literature (Under advanced contract with University Press of Mississippi) Editors: Trevor Boffone and Cristina Herrera In addressing the future of queer young adult (YA) literature in their foundational volume, The Heart Has Its Reasons: Young Adult Literature with Gay/Lesbian/Queer Content, 1969-2004, Michael Cart and […]| Trevor Boffone, Ph.D.
Houston Arts Partners Conference IGNITION: Sparking Creativity in Every Classroom Dr. Boffone will give a keynote on Saturday, September 14 – 9:00 am “How I Became the Dancing Teacher: Culturally-Responsive Teaching, Dubsmash, and Building Community in the Classroom” My students saved me. At my lowest point, my dad died on the first day of school. […]| Trevor Boffone, Ph.D.
Listen to Dr. Boffone talk about his latest book (Encuentro: Latinx Performance for the New American Theater), Dubsmash, and teaching on Nuestra Palabra Radio. His interview starts at 18:00.| Trevor Boffone, Ph.D.
Association for Theatre in Higher Education Annual Conference Orlando, Florida August 7-11 Teacher In-Service Workshop “Connecting with Students through Culturally Responsive Pedagogy” Bellaire High School Houston, Texas August 19-22| Trevor Boffone, Ph.D.
In February 2018, Stages Repertory Theatre celebrated the range of Latina/o voices and stories reflecting the diversity of local Texas communities. Sin Muros included the World Premiere of Houstonian Josh Inocéncio’s solo show Purple Eyes and developmental workshop readings of new plays by Texas natives Mando Alvarado, Bernardo Cubría, and Tanya Saracho. The festival weekend […]| Trevor Boffone, Ph.D.
I read a lot of plays. Between my work with the 50 Playwrights Project (50PP) and reading for pleasure, I normally read 2-3 plays per week. And, while I recommend some of these plays to arts leaders that I’ve built relationships with through my work with 50PP, the Latinx Theatre Commons, and the Houston theatre […]| Trevor Boffone, Ph.D.
Name: Kevin Ray Johnson Hometown: Brooklyn Park, Minnesota Residence: Brooklyn, New York On Writing… What is your earliest memory of writing? Okay I have to admit something from the start. I was never that great of a student but I always did well on papers and in English class. So I would say my earliest […]| Trevor Boffone, Ph.D.
Name: Edward Vidaurre Hometown: East Los Angeles, CA Residence: McAllen, TX What is your earliest memory of writing? High School. I would write love letters to girls and never give it to them. I loved words, I would write full pages from the dictionary and lyrics to favorite songs. How did you become a writer? […]| Trevor Boffone, Ph.D.
Name: Denice Frohman Hometown: New York City What is your earliest memory of writing? In high school I had a special notebook where I wrote raps and jokes. Those were the two artistic forms of expr…| Trevor Boffone, Ph.D.