Caridad Svich (/svɪtʃ/SVITCH;[1] born July 30, 1963) is a playwright, songwriter/lyricist, translator, and editor who was born in the United States to Cuban-Argentine-Spanish-Croatian parents.
Caridad Svich is the founder of theatre alliance and publisher NoPassport. Her work has impacted communities of multiple diversities and has responded to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, veterans and their families, survivors of trauma and those committed to artistic expression of advocacy for US Latin writing voices, and engagement with representations of the “fragile shores” in our lives, amongst others.[3]
Svich was the co-organizer and curator of After Orlando, a collection of new 3–to-5 minute plays responding to the 2016 shooting at Pulse nightclub. Over 40 theatrical institutions and universities nationwide and abroad participated.[6][7]
Alchemy of Desire Dead-man's Blues. Alexandria, VA: Alexander Street Press. 2004. OCLC 180772595.
Any Place but Here. New York: Theatre Communications Group. 1993. OCLC 28186496.
Delgado, Maria M.; Svich, Caridad (1999). Conducting a Life : Reflections on the Theatre of Maria Irene Fornes. Lyme, NH: Smith and Kraus. OCLC 42592806.
Svich, Caridad (2005). Divine Fire : Eight Contemporary Plays Inspired by the Greeks. New York: Back Stage Books. OCLC 61724907.
García Lorca, Federico, 1898-1936; Svich, Caridad (2000). Federico García Lorca : Impossible Theater : Five Plays and Thirteen Poems. Hanover, N.H.: Smith and Kraus. OCLC 44391687.{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
Fugitive Pieces. Alexandria, VA: Alexander Street Press. 2004. OCLC 318240754.
Gleaning/Rebusca. Alexandria, VA: Alexander Street Press. 2004. OCLC 180772604.
Iphigenia Crash Land Falls on the Neon Shell That Was Once Her Heart : a Rave Fable. Alexandria, VA: Alexander Street Press. 2004. OCLC 180772607.
Luna Park. Alexandria, VA: Alexander Street Press. 2005. OCLC 268790129.
Marrero, María Teresa; Svich, Caridad (2000). Out of the Fringe : Contemporary Latina/Latino Theatre and Performance. New York: Theatre Communications Group. OCLC 42397219.
Perdita Gracia. Alexandria, VA: Alexander Street Press. 2004. OCLC 180772609.
Prodigal Kiss. Alexandria, VA: Alexander Street Press. 2004. OCLC 180772610.
Slow Fast Walking on the Red Eye. Alexandria, VA: Alexander Street Press. 2004. OCLC 180772611.
Something Simple, Plain-spoken. Alexandria, VA: Alexander Street Press. 2004. OCLC 180772614.
Steal Back Light from the Virtual. Alexandria, VA: Alexander Street Press. 2004. OCLC 180772615.
Svich, Caridad; Delgado, Maria M. (2002). Theatre in Crisis? : Performance Manifestos for a New Century. Manchester, UK: Palgrave. OCLC 50102041.
^"Summit soliloquies, Day 3: Caridad Svich". YouTube. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
^Finding aid author: Patricia Barriga (August 2013). "Guide to the Caridad Svich Papers". Prepared for the University of Miami Libraries, Coral Gables, FL. Retrieved 9 April 2014. This article incorporates text from this source, which has been released under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 and GNU Free Documentation license.
^"About NoPassport". NoPassport. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
^"Caridad Svich". Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
^ ab"Resume". Caridad Svich. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
The Caridad Svich papers are available at the Cuban Heritage Collection, University of Miami Libraries. This archival collection contains the personal and literary works of playwright Caridad Svich. The collection is organized into two series. Series 1 consists of original theater works as well as translations by Svich; materials related to theater productions, such as playbills, advertisements, clippings, and reviews; and articles about other playwrights. Series 2 consists of audiovisual material such as MiniDVs, CDs, and tapes containing presentations by Caridad Svich and performance soundtracks.
Selected photographs from the Caridad Svich papers are available through the University of Miami Libraries Digital Collections Archived 2015-01-19 at the Wayback Machine portal.
Creator page for Caridad Svich in the Cuban Theater Digital Archive.
Caridad Svich Collection includes playscripts, correspondence, essays, and interviews. Held by the Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee Theatre Research Institute, The Ohio State University Libraries.