Nora Montañez Patterson

DirectorWorks Graduate 2021

Nora Montañez is a Peruvian-born director, playwright, producer, performer and educator currently based in Minneapolis, MN. Nora was raised in Paterson, NJ and holds a BFA from Florida Atlantic University. In Minneapolis, Nora has performed with the Children’s Theatre Company, Jungle Theater, Pillsbury House Theatre, Mu Performing Arts, Guthrie Theater, Mixed Blood Theatre, and many others. In Chicago, Nora has worked with Congo Square, Chicago Dramatist, The Revival, Something Marvelous, Teatro Vista and Court Theatre. As a director, Nora has directed various productions for Minneapolis Public School’s, Chicago Avenue Project and has assistant directed at Ten Thousand Things and National Past Time Theatre in Chicago. She was a 2018 Next Step Grant recipient and currently a Many Voices Mentee at the Playwright’s Center. Nora is also the Founder of the Alliance of Latinx Minnesota Artists (ALMA), which facilitates alliances among the spectrum of Minnesotan Latinx artists.