Maya Quetzali Gonzalez is a Texas-grown/Brooklyn-based director and choreographer.
Her work has been seen at LCT3, the Bushwick Starr, SheNYC, OOB, The Tank, Judson Arts, The Brick, and UCLA’s Dancing Disability Lab. As an associate/assistant, she has worked at Playwrights, Signature, MCC, Roundabout, and twice on Broadway. She is an Associate Member of SDC and a 2025 Forge Fellow.
Maya is a Magna Cum Laude graduate of New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, where she was a Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholar. She is an organizer for reproductive justice and was previously a climate organizer with the Sunrise Movement.
This picture of her was taken by Lauren Eliot for cohort six of the Leon Levy Foundation Roundabout Directors Group, and accurately represents how often she wears jumpsuits and sneakers.
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If you are looking for a diligent and fun collaborator, please get in touch! Maya is particularly interested in taking on projects beginning in winter 2026 or later.