Spark Artist

Francisco Garcia is a director, playwright, actor, and educator of Mexican and Indigenous descent. He was born in Oregon and strives to create art that amplifies BIPOC voices and storytelling. His recent playwriting commissions include Maya Ruiz Rises for Oregon Children’s Theatre, 545 for Portland Playhouse’s Wonderland Festival of New Works, and Sube y Baja for Artists Repertory Theatre, which was a finalist for the 2023 Portland Civic Theatre Guild’s New Play Award and was featured as part of the 2024 Fertile Ground New Works Festival. Previously, he served as a playwright for California Institute of the Arts’ CAP Program, writing The Legend of Lauren Lopez, which was performed at REDCAT Theatre and Plaza de la Raza in Los Angeles. As a director, his recent work includes the world premieres of Swimming While Drowning and Broken Promises (Milagro Theatre), Kiss of the Spider Woman (Stumptown Stages/Portland’5 Center for the Arts), Tomás and the Library Lady and Diary of a Worm (Oregon Children’s Theatre), 24 Hour Play Festival(Profile Theatre) and Anon(ymous) for Lewis & Clark College, where he worked as a visiting professor. He was a 2023 directing fellow for the LTC/HowlRound Director and Designer Colaboratorio. Francisco has also worked extensively as an actor and his recent credits include Netflix’s It’s What’s Inside, A24 Film’s Lean on Pete, IFC's Portlandia, and Nassim for Portland Center Stage/Boom Arts. He received his Master’s degree from CSULA and is a proud member of LineStorm Playwrights, SAG-AFTRA, and Actors’ Equity Association.