José Cruz González's plays include The Sun Serpent, Invierno, Sunsets and Margaritas, The Heart’s Desire, Tomás and the Library Lady, Lily Plants A Garden, September Shoes. Mr. González has written for PAZ, an Emmy Award nominated television series produced by Discovery Kids for The Learning Channel. Mr. González was a recipient of a 2004 TCG/Pew National Theatre Residency grant and a 1997 NEA/TCG Theatre Residency Program for Playwrights. In 1985 he was a NEA Director Fellow. He teaches theatre at California State University at Los Angeles. He is a member of The Dramatists Guild of America and TYA/USA. He is an Associate Artist with Cornerstone Theater Company (CA), and Playwright in Residence with Childsplay (AZ) and South Coast Repertory (Costa Mesa, CA).