Artist & Content Creator
Press photo for Fresh Track 2000 Series produced by JACCC at the David Henry Hwang Theatre. Alison’s debut solo work: SUNGKA premiered to a sold out house. Pictured above: front row: Alison De La Cruz, 2nd Row: Pete, Erin O’ Brien, 3rd Row: Edren Sumagaysay, Kennedy Kabasares, track kato kiriyama, unidentified artist, Michael Sakamoto, Kristina Wong and an unidentified artist.
Alison De La Cruz has created original solo and collaborative performance work since 1999, sharing intersectional stories of bigger-bodied queerness of color in De La Cruz’s shows SUNGKA (1999); TALES FROM THE HIP (2002); WHERE YOU STAY? (2004), LA MALONG MALONG (2011), and SMOKE & MIRRORS (2012).
De La Cruz has led at the intersections of dramaturgy, adaptation, youth development, generative processes, community organizing, dialogue, workforce investment and playwrighting on over 11 Youth Arts productions by Shakespeare Center Los Angeles, About Productions, East West Players, and Japanese American Cultural & Community Center.
De La Cruz’s directing credits include the world premiere of Nathan Ramos’ AS WE BABBLE ON (2018, East West Players), Claudia Rodriguez’s MIDNIGHT STEEL (2016, Grand Performances / DCA); Post Natyam Collective’s SUPER RUWAXI (2014, Fury Factory), East West Players’ EVOKE FESTIVAL (2013 & 2012), TeAda Productions’ TEADAWORKS (2010 & 2008). (Learn more here)
To cultivate BIWOC joy during the pandemic, De La Cruz began producing web shows and podcasts, across Twitch.TV and YouTube.Com platforms to carve out Women of Color Trekkie fan space. Visit Trek Table’s You Tube Channel or TrekTable.Com for more info.
Alison De La Cruz and Roque Bucton perform an original "Ta Gongo for Linda" at the Life Celebration for Linda Mabalot.
(L to R) Sandra Oh, Diana Son, Seema Sueko, with Alison as she facilitates a talkback after at Pasadena Playhouse's production of STOP KISS.
cover art for the March 1, 2018 ARTIVISTA program featuring: Alison De La Cruz, Martha Gonzalez, Maya Jupiter, Medusa, Georgia Ann-Muldrow, Alice Bagg, Faith Santilla
Alison sharing some funny stories on stage at the Lyric Hyperion as part of the Comedy Comedy Festival
An audience capture of Alison's Flash Theater LA piece: SMOKE & MIRRORS. Smoke & Mirrors written by Alison M. De La Cruz directed by Fran de Leon produced by Playwright's Arena and Flash Theatre LA Produced live at The Park's Finest BBQ
Alison was honored to be included in 100 Filipino Americans for an exhibit in 2006. The link leads to full presentation of video interviews and photographs as they were presented at the Farmani Gallery in Beverly Hills, California on October 28, 2006. The video looped on large screen monitors surrounded by the 100 photographs. Artists & Producers: Celina Taganas-Duffy & Ray Carbullido Click on the image to go to the archive website. Alison begins at timecode 16:13
One of the only known images of the Women of the Balagatasan Collective during their sound check for the 5th Annual Sol Festival in 2002.
De La Cruz performing an original opening piece for the 2009 Consortium of Asian American Theaters and Artists Conference
Deep roots in Historic Filipinotown, Los Angeles, here is Alison on stage with Paolo Espiritu at the Pilipino Workers Center in their now historic garage and make-shift performance space.