THEATRICAL
NEW YORK:
Twice nominated for an ACE Award for his work in Becoming Bernarda, a prequel to Lorca’s House of Bernarda Alba, at Puerto Rican Traveling Theatre and for “Estanfor” in Spanish Repertory’s Te Juro Juana Que Tengo Ganas; The Flea Theatre; New York Theatre Workshop, New Georges Theatre; INTAR; American Place Theatre; Cherry Lane Theatre & Young Playwrights; Spanish Repertory.
REGIONAL:
Laguna Playhouse (Laguna, CA), Centerstage (Baltimore), Arena Stage (D.C.), Cleveland Playhouse, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Inter-Act Theatre (Philadelphia), Eugene O Neill Theater Center, San Diego Repertory Theatre, Theatre Virginia (Richmond), Coconut Grove Playhouse, American Stage (St. Pete), Gables Stage and Actors Playhouse in Miami (Coral Gables), & Miami New Drama (Colony Theatre, Miami Beach). Chaz is a Carbonell Award Winner for ‘Best Actor,’ along with numerous other nominations from this same, Florida Theatre Critics’ Award.
Chaz Mena is an award-winning actor, writer, and producer with over twenty years in film, television, and theatre, including credits on HBO Max, Hulu, Netflix, and Prime Video. His one-man play, Yo Solo earned him the Freedoms Foundation's George Washington Honor Medal. Through Bellaboo Productions, Inc. and Bistoury Physical Theatre and Film, he co-writes and produces independent features, including the award-winning Bella. He is represented in New York City and Los Angeles by Avalon Artists Group.
SELECTED PLAYS & SCREENPLAYS
Hank
An independent short optioned by Bistoury Films, Caracas, Venezuela & Miami, FL. Pending production in 2025.
Ascender
A screenplay based on my play, “Ascended,” optioned by Vanguardia Films, San Juan, PR. Production. Principal photography begins in the summer of 2024.
‘Bella
A feature film, co-written with Bruno Irizarry, Vanguardia Films, San Juan, PR., premiering in the fall of 2024.
Ascended (developed with Hannah Ryan)
Reading—Gables Stage, Coral Gables, FL, 2019. Residency—Atlantic Arts Center, New Smyrna, FL, 2019.
Reading—INTAR Off-Broadway Theatre Company, New York City, NY, 2018.
Reading and Workshop—Zoetic Stage, South Florida Theatre League Festival, 2018.
Yo Solo...
One-Person Teleplay—PBS, WSRE Pensacola & University of West Florida, 2011-2014, (Aired in over twenty-five states in the U.S.).
Asiyáhola
One-person stage play—Florida Humanities Council, St, Petersburg, FL, 2010-2012. State tour in “Dreamers & Schemers” produced by the Florida Humanities Council.
Menendez: Claiming La Florida
One-person stage play —Florida Humanities Council, St, Petersburg, FL, 2010-2014.
State & National tour produced by the Florida Humanities Council.
Charla: A Chat with José Martí
One-person stage play—Florida Humanities Council, St, Petersburg, FL, 2008-2012.
State & National tour produced by the Florida Humanities Council.
PRODUCING & EXECUTIVE PRODUCING
La Puerta (post-production), premiers in 2025.
Bella (post-production). Vanguardia Films & Bellaboo Productions, Inc., 2024. Premiers 2024.
En Agua (post-production). Parto, LLC/, Puerto Rico, 2022.
23 Hours (post-production). Vanguardia Films, 2019.
Yerba Buena, (Eng., Happy Brownies). Vanguardia Films & Bellaboo Productions, 2020. (On HBO-Max since November 28, 2021.)
A Pair of Silver Wings, (pre-production). Silver Wings Productions, Ltd., 2021.
