Yolanda's Bio/Education/Associations/Memberships
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Yolanda Mendiveles
I've always been a writer, compelled to tell a story. My passion for the theatre came when I saw my very first musical. Inspired by the storytelling and the emotion that the music weaved into the work, I wrote my first 15 minute musical in 2008.
Ever since 2008, I've been writing and producing. I draw from my own personal experience and especially my Latina culture. It is important to write meaningful stories that resonate with hispanics. It's why I write.
AREAS OF STUDY
Producing School, Hollywood, CA
South Coast Repertory, Costa Mesa, CA
Academy for New Musical Theatre, North Hollywood, CA
Fullerton College, Fullerton, CA
Golden West College, Huntington Beach, CA
Santa Monica College, Santa Monica, CA
Orange Coast College, CA
SPECIAL PROJECTS
Chicanas, Cholas y Chisme productions at Casa 0101 March-August 2015
Latino Books into Movies Awards Program August-September 2015-Judge
Santa Ana Indie FilmFest, Goldie Locks Five Years Later, July 2012 - Assistant Director
Nationwide Hispanic Publications, Oct. 2013 & 2012 - Judge
ASSOCIATIONS
National Hispanic Media
N.A.L.I.P. - National Association of Latino Independent Producers
A.L.T.A. - Association of Latino Theatre Alliance-L.A.
A.N.M.T. - Academy for New Musical Theatre
A.L.A.P. - Alliance of Los Angeles Playwrights
C.C.I. - Center for Creative Innovation
O.C.P.A. - Orange County Playwrights
Orange County Screenwriters