Description
Elaine Romero is well established as a playwright in the Southwest, while also being a professor at the University of Arizona School of Theatre, Film & Television. In April 2026, Romero was named the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship, which is perhaps the highest honor that a working artist can achieve. In conversation with AZPM’s Mark McLemore she discusses process, inspiration, overcoming self-doubt, deep family connection to the Southwest, and all the plays she still wants to write.
ABOUT THE SHOW
Candid conversations with the people shaping Southern Arizona and beyond. We’ll dive beneath the surface to explore who they are, what drives them, and the paths that led them here. Speaking Personally is recorded on location at the Paul and Alice Baker Center for Public Media in Tucson Arizona.