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Lindsey Haley (born March 12, 1959) is a Chicana journalist, poet and playwright.[1]

Biography

Haley was born March 12, 1959 in El Paso, Texas. In 1968, her family moved to Venice, California.[1] Haley is a self-taught poet, playwright and community activist highlighting the effects of gun violence.[2] She ran away from home at the age of 14, becoming a farm worker while raising two children in Fresno.[2] Her first time getting paid for writing for Lowrider (magazine).[3]

Haley has participated in playwriting workshops with Josefina Lopez at CASA 0101 and Luis Alfaro at the Latinx Theater Alliance/Latino Theater Initiative Los Angeles.[4] She has read poetry and led group discussions on the cultural icon, the Virgin of Guadalupe at Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center in Venice, California.[5] She worked for the City of Santa Monica.[6]

Notable works

In 1999, Haley's poetry was published in Chapter 12: Poems de Una Chicana/Irish in Urban Latino Cultures: La Vida Latina en L.A., edited by Gustavo Leclerc, Raul Villa, M.J. Dear by SAGE Publications.[1]

In 2023, Haley's play titled, Favorite Cousins premiered at CASA 0101 Theatre in Boyle Heights.[7] Haley's first full-length play is about the effects of gun violence on families and community.[8] CASA 0101 is an incubator for new plays founded by Mexican playwright Josefina Lopez, co-screenwriter of the 2002 film version of her play Real Women Have Curves.[8]

Haley worked on Favorite Cousins while holding a full-time job at the City of Santa Monica and co-producing the new works program at CASA 0101. Early versions of this play were commissioned by Te Ada Productions; staged reading at Miles Playhouse in Santa Monica; and staged at the New Orleans Fringe Festival in New Orleans.[4]

Since 2012, Haley has co-produced the new works writing and directing workshop Chicanas, Cholas y Chisme at CASA0101.[9] This program produced over one hundred new plays by new playwrights in its first ten years.[9]

References

  1. Leclerc, Gustavo; Villa, Raúl; Dear, Michael (1999). Urban Latino cultures: la vida latina en L. A. Thousand Oaks (Calif.) London New Dehli: Sage publ. ISBN 978-0-7619-1619-2.
  2. "Lindsey Haley - Chicano Poet and Activist". PBS SoCal. 2010-03-21. Retrieved 2023-11-22.
  3. Bravo, Mike (2023-12-19). "Lindsey Haley – Chicana Journalist & Playwright". Retrieved 2026-06-19.
  4. Mejías-Rentas, Antonio (2023-05-13). "Lindsey Haley: 10 years of dedication led to 'Favorite Cousins'". Boyle Heights Beat. Retrieved 2023-11-22.
  5. Martinez, Marilyn (1996-12-13). "From Icon to Symbol of Empowerment". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2023-11-22.
  6. "Lindsey Haley: 10 years of dedication led to 'Favorite Cousins'".
  7. "'Favorite Cousins' debuts at Casa 0101 in Boyle Heights". spectrumnews1.com. Retrieved 2023-11-22.
  8. Simmonds-Ronceros, Samantha (2023-05-10). "Favorite Cousins". NoHo Arts District - Theatre, Food, Bars, Shopping and a buzzing community. Retrieved 2023-11-22.
  9. "Chicanas, Cholas y Chisme: Thriving! New Works Festival - CASA 0101 Theater". 2021-12-23. Retrieved 2023-11-22.

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