DIRECTING REVIEWS

Diane Rodriguez directs with such intelligent simplicity you might not even realize how intricate her work is…
Pyretown by John Belluso
City Theatre, Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh City Paper
March 23, 2006

Dan Guerrero and director Diane Rodriguez execute the song and dance sequences to a T, splicing into them comic or biographical bits that add even more joy to the proceedings.
Gaytino
Kirk Douglas Theatre/CTG Los Angeles
Variety May 14, 2006

Cruz still hasn’t written a play that will turn many heads, but a playwright who can create real people and a director who knows how to engage them will always be a good match, so it works all the same.
Hortensia and the Museum of Dreams
Victory Gardens Chicago
Time Out Chicago
November 24-December 1, 2006

What is manifest from every vantage is the atmosphere conjured by director Diane Rodriguez and her perfectly selected actors. Together this ensemble engage our empathy with such sensual allure that we leave wanting to book the next flight to Havana.
Hortensia and the Museum of Dreams by Nilo Cruz
Victory Gardens Chicago
Windy City Times November 13, 2005

Diane Rodriguez has assembled such genuine and appealing actors that you find yourself rooting for their happiness.
Hortensia and the Museum of Dreams by Nilo Cruz
Victory Gardens Chicago
Chicago Sun Times November 17, 2005

Diane Rodriguez’ direction and the trio’s powerhouse acting is wild and brisk.
Bordertown by Culture Clash
Actors’ Theatre of Phoenix
Goldfish Publishers
March 3, 2004

This great production resides in the realms of the cutting edge- the quirky, the multicultural and the hard hitting. It’s great to see the second largest theatre company in Phoenix give a voice to its Latino population.
Spic o Rama by John Leguizamo
Actors’ Theatre of Phoenix
Goldfish Publishers
January 25, 2002

Director Diane Rodriguez has assembled a number of quality ingredients and given each the sharp spark of reality.
The Have Little by Migdalia Cruz
The Lee Strasberg Creative Center Los Angeles
Back Stage West March 21, 2002

Director Diane Rodriguez keeps a fast-paced tempo, allowing the audience to dwell on the atmospherics rather than the improbable aspects of the plot. She has a strikingly cinematic sensibility and skillfully uses the interweaving of languages to create new suspense for those members of the audience who may be all too familiar with the mechanic of this rapidly aging play.
Wait Until Dark by Frederick Knott A bilingual production
Mixed Blood Theatre Minneapolis, Minn.
Star Tribune
May 2, 2001

As directed by Diane Rodriguez, the play’s familial informality, with sing-alongs, remarks to the audience and dynamic on-stage musicians, gives way to a deepening resonance, making its own unexpected uplifting journey.
La Posada Majica by Octavio Solis
South Coast Repertory, Costa Mesa, California
Los Angeles Times
December 12 2000

...effortless precision.
Drive My Coche by Roy Conboy
Taper, Too Mark Taper Forum Los Angeles
Downtown News
June 14, 2000

Expert direction by Diane Rodriguez.
Drive My Coche
Mark Taper Forum
Hollywood Reporter
June 13-19, 2000