Delgado is “her own brand of triple threat.” -New City Chicago
Sandra Delgado is a Colombian-American writer, actor, singer and producer born and raised in Chicago. She is best known for her play La Havana Madrid, which enjoyed sold-out runs at Steppenwolf and Goodman Theatre, and most recently in a co-production with Teatro Vista and Collaboraction. It was featured in the New York Times and CNN, received recognition as one of the best plays of 2017 by New City Chicago and Time Out Chicago, the Time-Out Audience Award for Best New Work, and the Alliance of Latinx Theatre Artists (ALTA) Award for Best Production.
Sandra is also a respected veteran of the stage, with a career spanning two decades. In addition to her work at artistic homes, Teatro Vista and Collaboraction, she has been seen on stages across Chicago including The Goodman Theatre, Lookingglass Theatre, Victory Gardens and About Face. Recent highlights include the titular role in La Havana Madrid, La Ruta at Steppenwolf and starring off-Broadway in the Public Theatre’s production of Oedipus el Rey as Jocasta.
Sandra is a 2021 United States Artists Fellow, serves on the board of the Chicago Public Library, served on the City of Chicago’s Cultural Advisory Council (2019-2021) and is a resident playwright at Chicago Dramatists. She is an Illinois Arts Council Fellow in Literature, a recipient of the 3Arts Award, the Joyce Award, The Theater Communications Group (TCG) Fox Foundation Resident Actor Fellowship in the Extraordinary Potential Category, a three-time Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events grantee, and a 3Arts 3AP Project Grantee, and received the 2017 Latina Professional of the Year Award from the Chicago Latino Network. Ms. Delgado is Goodman's Playwrights Unit and a TCG Young Leader of Color Alum. She is one of the twenty women of Chicago arts and culture honored in Kerry James Marshall's mural RUSH MORE on the facade of the Chicago Cultural Center.
Her latest project, The Sandra Delgado Experience, a fusion of music and storytelling will premiere this spring.
MODERN BROWN GIRL
How Sandra Delgado Became a Latina Staple in Chicago Theater
It was a long road, but Sandra Delgado has become a bona fide staple in Chicago theater, and she’s just now hitting her stride.
CHICAGO MAGAZINE
Sandra Delgado Resurrects Lake View’s Latino Culture On Stage
Her new play reimagines the popular 1960s Latino Caribbean nightclub La Havana Madrid.
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
Modern Medea a Seamstress in Pilsen
Delgado turns in one of the best performances of her busy career, nicely avoiding the usual Medea cliches in favor of a low-key mix of latent sensuality and taciturn determination, albeit with a beast within.