Octavio Solis

Playwright, author

On this episode of Words on a Wire, host Daniel Chacón speaks with Octavio Solis, who is considered by many to be one of the most prominent Latino playwrights in America. 

With works that both draw on and transcend the Mexican-American experience, he is a writer and director whose style defies formula, examining the darkness, magic, and humor of humanity with brutal honesty and characteristic intensity. His imaginative and ever-evolving work continues to cross cultural and aesthetic boundaries, solidifying him as one of the great playwrights of our time.