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ROSALBA ROLÓN is a revered visionary and a passionate creator of musical theater that celebrates Latinx voices and cultures. Co-founder of Pregones and now Artistic Director of Pregones/Puerto Rican Traveling Theater, she spearheads the sustained development of the company’s acting and music ensemble, creative methodology, and original repertory. An accomplished actor, director, and dramaturg, Rosalba specializes in the adaptation of non-dramatic texts for stage performance and draws from multiple traditions of Caribbean, Latin American, and U.S.-Latino theater to build Pregones/PRTT’s distinct body of work. Salient distinctions include the Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize, Doris Duke Artist Award, New York Latin ACE Gold Award in Theater, Teer Pioneer Award from National Black Theatre, USA Fellowship in Theater and Performance, and Creative Capital Award, among others. She serves on the boards of the National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures (NALAC) and United States Artists (USA), is a faculty member of both the NALAC Leadership Institute and the Association of Performing Arts Professionals Emerging Leadership Institute, was appointed to the Advisory Council of Allen Philanthropies in Seattle, Washington and is a tenured member of the Nominating Committee for the Tony Awards, presented annually by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League. In 2025 she delivered the World Theater Day messages, representing the United States theater field, in the global statement organized by Theater Communications Group.

Rolón’s many theater credits include Torched! about the Bronx fires of the 1970s, ¡Guaracha! adapted from the novel La guaracha del Macho Camacho by Luis Rafael Sánchez, Betsy! with Roadside Theater, We Have IRÉ with Paul Flores and Yosvany Terry, Dancing In My Cockroach Killers with Magdalena Gómez, among others.

DESMAR GUEVARA, Resident Composer and Musical Director of Pregones/PRTT, is a recognized champion of new music idioms in Latin jazz, a composer of experimental and non-traditional music for live theater and film, and an in-demand pianist with numerous concert, touring, and recording credits. He has composed, arranged, and music directed dozens of ensemble theater productions of varying scale, from chamber to Off-Broadway. He is founding director of chamber jazz ensemble Taller Sicá, founding member of Afro Puerto Rican ensemble Viento de Agua, and has collaborated with many musical luminaries including Tito Puente, Celia Cruz, Tito Nieves, Xiomara Fortuna, Andy Montañez, Soledad Bravo, and Danny Rivera. Recent premieres include Grados Inefables, which delves into the esoteric symbolism and philosophies of Freemasonry, co-commissioned by arts presenters in New York, Colorado, and California.