2026 Latinx Theatre Commons Carnaval of New Latinx Musicals

The Latinx Theatre Commons is headed to San Diego with the 2026 LTC Carnaval of New Latinx Musicals! Carnaval will take place August 28-30, 2026, produced in partnership with the University of California San Diego Department of Theatre and Dance, La Jolla Playhouse, and TuYo Theatre.

Join us for the pachanga! Carnaval will be an exuberant celebration of Latinx music and storytelling. It will bring together Latinx theatremakers and theatre decision makers from across the nation to amplify, illuminate, and forward Latinx musical theatre.

The Carnaval serves as an intervention to combat the patterned absence of authentic representation by uplifting Latinx musical theatre writers, composers, lyricists, directors, and music directors. The Carnaval will also feature the rich talent of Latinx musical theatre performers in the Southern California region, and involve participants in rich conversations about the state of Latinx music and musical theatre.

We will be working with actors, directors, music directors, and various other roles for Carnaval. While we will need to prioritize artists from Southern California for budgetary constraints, we do anticipate bringing in folks from across the U.S. where possible. If you'd like to be added to our database for these roles, please fill out this form.

What will you see at Carnaval? Stay tuned for our announcement in a few weeks on the selected pieces which will be featured at Carnaval! 

Interested in attending Carnaval? Please fill out this Participant Interest Form. We will be able to welcome 200 participants. Our goal is to select a diverse pool of participants based on location, gender identity, professional identity, number of years in the field, and profession. For more information, take a look at our Participant Application Guidelines here.