Dorothy Martinez
(Martinez)

Martinez began her designing vocation at an early age. A self motivated individual, Martinez began designing original pieces for the world renowned Chicano theater company El Teatro Campesino at 19. Aside from such works at La Pastorela and La Carpa de Los Rasquachis, her most recent designs with El Teatro can be seen in the three part Cosmic Pageant Trilogy: “Heart of Heaven, The Story of Seven Macaw, and The Magic Twins.” Her creative constructs for this trilogy were based on the Maya Quiche book of POPOL VUH and first emerged in 2010 (exploratory session) with follow up 2011, 2012 and 2014 seasons. Martinez will continue her work on “Popol Vuh: Heart of Heaven” for the 2015 summer/fall production collaboration with El Teatro Campesino and Center Theatre Group, Los Angeles. 

Other costuming credits include the theater workshop presentation of “OLLIN” at Stanford University’s Drama Department under the direction of Singer-Songwriter Daniel Valdez, plus, the world premiere of “FREEDOMLAND” by San Francisco Mime Troupe. Her creative eye also turned to the big screen as she expanded her wardrobe/costume credits to include Indie films such as: “The Crumbles” (winner of the Audience Award at the San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival) in 2012. Martinez’ capabilities also include designing select set pieces for numerous productions, interdisciplinary shows featuring theatre groups, bands, poets, and visual artists. Martinez currently resides and teaches in San Francisco. Additionally, she is acting manager and costumer for Indigenous Chaos, a family collective composed of three generations of her family.