Camila Ymay Gonzalez
I am Chilean Theatre Director and Translator with over 10 years’ experience working in Chile and the UK. Co-Founder of the UK-based theatre company 11:18 (2010-2013). Currently a member of the Out of the Wings Collective which focuses on the translation and promotion of drama from the Spanish-speaking world in the UK. My work has been presented in recognised international festivals such as SPILL, Greenwich+Docklands International Festival and Festival Internacional Santiago a Mil (Chile). As a theatre translator, I have translate into Spanish the work of world-recognised British playwrights such as Caryl Churchill and Chris Thorpe. Currently I am working as Assistant Director of Al Smith’s Rare Earth Mettle at the Royal Court Theatre.
CV
Training
2014 – 2018 . PhD, Latin American Cultural Studies, King’s College London. Subject: Theatre, Performance and Politics in Contemporary Chile.
2010 – 2011. 1st Class MA in Performance Making, Goldsmiths, University of London.
2003 – 2007. 1st Class Licenciatura en Drama, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
Directing Credits (Full Productions)
2020. Freddie. Actor Centre. London
2019. Bloody Palms (Short play by Joe Marsh) Theatre 503 (Rapid Write Response)
2017. Proyecto Alevosía: Una pieza para niños hecha por los adultos, Centro Cultural Diana (Santiago, Chile), Director.
2013. The Farmer and the Fisherman (11:18 Collective) Derry-Londonderry City of Culture (UK). Director / Writer
2012. Portal (11:18 Collective). SPILL Festival of Performance (UK). Grants for the Arts ACE. Director /Writer.
2012. Mean Between Times (11:18 Collective) Greenwich+Dockland International Festival (UK) Grants for the Arts ACE. Director /Writer.
2011. This Now or Neverland (11:18 Collective). George Wood Theatre. Goldsmiths U (UK) Director /writer.
2010. The Nose (based on Nicolai’s Gogol short story). Sidarte Theatre (Santiago, Chile). Director / Dramaturg.
2009. Un Momento Argentino (by Rafael Spregelburd) Santiago a Mil International Festival. Director.
Assistant Directing Credits (Full Productions)
2021. Rare Earth Mettle (Dir. Hamish Pirie). The Royal Court Theatre (UK). Asst. Director. POSTPONED DUE TO COVID19 CRISIS.
2013. The Manual Oracle (Dir. Phoebe Von Held). Anatomy Museum / The Yard Theatre (UK). Asst. Director.
2009. Pana (Dir. Francisco Albornoz) Teatro UC (Santiago Chile). Asst. Director
Directing Credits (Rehearsed Readings)
2019. Freddie (By Abilio Estévez) Omnibus Theatre - Out of the Wings Festival (UK)
2019. Complemento (Rafael Guizado) Omnibus Theatre – Out of the Wings Festival (UK)
2018. Escaped Alone [Sólo Escapé Yo] (By Caryl Churchill) Sidarte Theatre - Encuentro de Dramaturgia Europea Contemporánea (Santiago, Chile).
2018. False Alarm (By Virgilio Piñera) Cervantes Theatre (UK).
2017. Ready or Not (By Estela Golovchenko) Cervantes Theatre (UK).
2016. Dancing Alone Every Night (By Raquel Diana) King’s College London (UK).
Translation Credits
2019. Victory Condition (Condición de Victoria) by Chris Thorpe. Rehearsed Reading at Centro GAM / Encuentro de Dramaturgia Europea Contemporánea (Santiago).
2019. Tu Amarás (You Shall Love) by Pablo Manzi.
2018. Escaped Alone (Sólo escapé yo) by Caryl Churchill. Encuentro de Dramaturgia Europea Contemporánea. Reheased Reading Sidarte Theatre (Santiago).
Other Relevant Experience
2016-Present. Production team member Out of the Wings Festival.
2018-19. Teaching Fellow in Latin American Cultural Studies, University of Bristol.
2018. Coordinator of Chilean delegation for Edinburgh Fringe 2018 for British Council Chile.
2011. Producing Placement at London International Festival of Theatre (LIFT).