Sheana Ochoa

Sheana Ochoa received her Masters at USC, double-majoring in non-fiction and playwriting, which doesn't amount to a hill of beans since professionals learn by doing their trade, not studying it. She is a second generation Mexican American who learned Spanish in order to compensate for being the whitest person in her family.

A lover of film and theater, Ms. Ochoa inaugurated the One-Act Play festival at the Stella Adler Academy where she directed her one-act play, "The Masterpiece." In 2012, she helped found Freedom Theater West, co-producing the premier of "Sarah's War." 

Ms.Ochoa's forthcoming book Stella! Mother of Modern Acting (which you should buy) is the first biography on Stella Adler.

Ms. Ochoa has published poetry and articles in various literary and magazine journals. She has also written for online outlets such as Salon and CNN. 
Ms. Ochoa freelances as an editor and writer, regularly contributing to The Levantine Review and the award winning website TheNextFamily. She would gladly eat tacos for every meal of the day.