PAULA RODRÍGUEZ

Spanish Theatre Program (Course Director)

Training: Royal Central School of Speech and Drama (London), Real Escuela Superior de Arte Dramático, and Universidad Complutense (Madrid)

Graduating from the Real Escuela Superior de Arte Dramático (RESAD) in Madrid and the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama (RCSSD) in London, Paula Rodríguez is an award-winning director, writer, and actor working internationally. She is a member of Spain’s Academia de las Artes Escénicas.

Her work focuses on the reinvention of classics through a global and inclusive lens. She has worked at the Bridge Theatre, Young Vic, Orange Tree, Cervantes Theatre, and Chichester Theatre Festival in the UK, as well as with the National Classical Theatre Company (CNTC) and Teatro de la Abadía in Spain. Her productions have travelled to international festivals including the Golden Age Festival of Ciudad Juárez (México), Nuevo Siglo Drama Festival Chamizal, and the Heart of America Festival (USA).

Paula is the co-founder of Teatro Inverso, with the award-winning production Rosaura, based on Life is a Dream by Calderón (Walker Raid Prize, AHCT). She is the creator of Project AURIC, presenting bilingual, accessible performances of classical texts fused with live contemporary music, and of Our New Gold, an international digital festival exploring 17th-century Hispanic texts today.

Her recent directing credits include Tras ellas (de Celestina a Xirgu) at the Festival Internacional de las Artes Escénicas (Uruguay), Ana por Ana (Barroco a Compás Flamenco) produced by Histrión Teatro and premiered at the Almagro International Classical Theatre Festival, Lysistrata (Uprising) for RCSSD (2025), and Mad for Love for BADA (2023).