ABOUT ME
Ashley Méndez is a Mexican-American visual artist and scenic designer. Her work is informed by her multidisciplinary background in writing, performance, and direction一 exploring the relationships between text, body, and space.
SCENIC DESIGN (SELECTED)
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at the very bottom of a body of water *
Translating Ngũgĩ
co-scenic: Gretchen Ugalde
Spanish Stew*
Chicken and Biscuits
The Love Edition *
The Wolves
True West
Barefoot in the Park
Crumbs from the Table of Joy
Babes in Ho-lland *
The Thanksgiving Play
Edit Annie *
Proof
Miss You Like Hell
Water by the Spoonful
Exhaustion Arroyo: Dancin' Trees
in the Ravine *
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Someone Will Remember Us *
Somewhere
Little Women
Aztlán *
Limp Wrist on the Lever
Richard II
Garuda's Wing
Laughs in Spanish
Riding the Currents
Des. Tanya Orellana
Des. Efren Delgadillo Jr
Des. Mariko Cilley
Des. Tanya Orellana
Des. Jenna Carroll
Des. Tanya Orellana
Des. Tanya Orellana
Des. Tanya Orellana
Des. Tanya Orellana
ASSISTANT/ ASSOCIATE DESIGN (SELECTED)
Dir. Juliette Carillo
Dir. S. Ama Wray
Dir. Richard Mosqueda
Dir. Imani Mitchell
Dir. Raisa Donato
Dir. Lisette Sims
Dir. Katja Rivera
Dir. James Ellison III
Dir. Imani Mitchell
Dir. Leigh Rondon-Davis
Dir. Carin Heidelbach
Dir. Nailah Harper-Malveaux &
Leigh Rondon Davis
Dir. Anna Rose
Dir. Elena Marisol Gonzalez
Dir. Elena Marisol Gonzalez
Dir. R. Réal Vargas Alanis & Fran Astorga
University of California, Irvine
University of California, Irvine
New Conservatory Theater Center
Celebration Arts
Bindlestiff Studios
California State University, Stanislaus
Town Hall Theater
Celebration Arts
Celebration Arts
Shotgun Players
California State University, Stanislaus
Magic Theater
Prospect Theater Project
Playhouse Merced
Prospect Theater Project
Cutting Ball Theater
Trinity Repertory Company
Denver Center
UC Irvine
Magic Theater
Potrero Stage
Magic Theater
Magic Theater
Stages
Magic Theater
EDUCATION
2025- current
2020-2024