Herbert Siguenza is a founding member of Culture Clash, a renowned performance group, alongside Richard Montoya and Ric Salinas. Established in San Francisco in 1984, Culture Clash has become the most produced Latino theatre troupe in the United States, boasting an impressive resume of performances at top regional theaters, including the Mark Taper Forum, The Kennedy Center, The Arena Stage, The Alley Theatre, The Berkeley Repertory, Yale Repertory, South Coast Rep, La Jolla Playhouse, San Diego Rep, Syracuse Stage, The Huntington Stage, and numerous universities and colleges.
As a co-writer and performer, Herbert Siguenza has contributed to numerous Culture Clash plays, including American Night, Palestine New Mexico, Water and Power, Chavez Ravine, Peace, Zorro in Hell!, The Birds, Bordertown, Radio Mambo, Nuyorican Stories, Anthems, S.O.S., A Bowl of Beings, The Mission, and many others. Some of these plays were commissioned by esteemed institutions such as the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, the Mark Taper Forum, The Getty Villa, the Berkeley Rep, and the San Diego Rep.
In addition to his work with Culture Clash, Herbert Siguenza has also produced solo plays, including Cantinflas! and A Weekend with Pablo Picasso, which have toured nationally. His latest plays, Steal Heaven and El Henry, received critical acclaim, with El Henry winning the Best New Play award from the San Diego Critics Circle in 2014.
As a multifaceted artist, Herbert Siguenza is also an accomplished visual artist, with exhibitions both nationally and internationally. He holds a BFA in printmaking from the California College of Arts, Oakland, California.
In the realm of television and film, Herbert Siguenza has made notable appearances in "Ben Ten Alien Swarm" for the Cartoon Network, "Larry Crowne" feature film directed by Tom Hanks, and various short films.
