Biography

Sean San José has a long 30+ year, developing, creating, producing, and premiering new plays. San Jose's theatre work is largely rooted in San Francisco. Sean San José is also part of Edith Productions, Colman Domingo's Production Company, where he serves as Creative Executive.

Sean San José is a writer, director, performer and producer. San José is a co-founder of Campo Santo in San Francisco, an award-winning group committed to developing new performance pieces. For 15 years he was the Program Director of Performance for Intersection for the Arts, San Francisco's oldest alternative arts space. He is currently the Artistic Director of the Magic Theatre in San Francisco.

San José's writing commissions and productions include Play On! for Oregon Shakespeare Festival, American Conservatory Theater, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, Ictus Productions, Kronos Quartet, Kularts, and others. In his multi-genre work, San José has developed and directed the first performance pieces and plays. As a director, outside of his ongoing decades long work with Campo Santo and new plays creation, he has directed at American Conservatory Theatre, the Getty Villa, Latino Theatre Company, the Painted Bride, among the many spaces throughout the country. He is one of the Rainin/ USA Fellowship 2023 winners for his body of work.

Sean San José and Colman Domingo have collaborated together for nearly 30 years, among them co-starring in the feature film Sing Sing (A24), writing development on Domingo's television series West Philly, Baby (AMC), development of Domingo's hit play Dot (New York Theatre Workshop Lab), as the original director.San José's writing commissions and productions include Play On! for Oregon Shakespeare Festival, American Conservatory Theater, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, Ictus Productions, Kronos Quartet, Kularts, and others. In his multi-genre work, San José has developed and directed the first performance pieces and plays. As a director, outside of his ongoing decades long work with Campo Santo and new plays creation, he has directed at American Conservatory Theatre, the Getty Villa, Latino Theatre Company, the Painted Bride, among the many spaces throughout the country. He is one of the Rainin/ USA Fellowship 2023 winners for his body of work.

Sean San José and Colman Domingo have collaborated together for nearly 30 years, among them co-starring in the feature film Sing Sing (A24), writing development on Domingo's television series West Philly, Baby (AMC), development of Domingo's hit play Dot (New York Theatre Workshop Lab), as the original director.
- IMDb mini biography by: Edith Productions