The Team
William Hector - Playwright
William Hector is a Miami-born playwright and novelist. Graduating from the University of Miami in 2015 with dual degrees in Politics, Philosophy & Economics, and in Playwriting, William was one of four playwrights chosen to participate in Miami Dade County's Playwright Development Program from 2015 to 2017, and was recently awarded a Knight Foundation New Work Miami grant to write, produce, and stage G7: 2070. In January of 2019, the Camino Real Playhouse in San Juan Capistrano selected his play Unbound for performance in their ShowOff! International Playwrighting Festival, and in the past, he has worked to stage readings of his plays Sheol, Draco, The Monster with 21 Faces, and The Kipling Backpack Thief in collaboration with partners including The Playwrights Center, Meetinghouse Miami, and the MDC Department of Cultural Affairs. He has also worked on collaborative productions in partnership with fellow writers, The Deering Estate, and WLRN. Mr. Hector is a member of the Dramatist’s Guild.
Victoria Collado - Director
Victoria Collado is a Cuban-American director of film and theatre. She recently directed the immersive theater piece AMPARO written by Vanessa Garcia in partnership with Havana Club by Bacardi. Victoria was the assistant director to Tony Taccone in John Leguizamo’s Latin History for Morons on Broadway. She received her BFA from Florida International University. Victoria has experience working in writing and directing for web series film and radio. Other recent directorial credits include That Rebel That; El Cruce Sobre el Niagara; El Burlador de Sevilla; A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings; and The Crocodile's Bite. She is a fellow of the WP Theater’s 2018-2020 Lab. Ms. Collado is an Associate Member of the SDC.
Patrick Rodriguez - Producer
Patrick Rodriguez is a Miami-based producer, performer, writer, and educator. As a performer, he has worked at some of the premiere regional theaters in South Florida including Actor’s Playhouse, Slow Burn Theatre, and Florida Grand Opera. He is a company member of Lost Girl’s Theatre and Villain Theater, has been a Lead Teaching Artist at Miami Theatre Center since 2017, and currently works at the Miami Children Museum’s TYA team. He serves as Vice President of the Board of Directors at the South Florida Theatre League. He received a BFA in Theater from Florida International University.
Naomi Zapata - Stage Manager
South Florida credits include: IlluminArts, Actors' Playhouse, The Amparo Experience, Young Arts, Orchestra Miami, City Theatre, Miami New Drama, Miami Theater Center, Mosaic Theatre, Acme Acting Company, Florida Shakespeare Theatre, Florida Grand Opera, Coconut Grove Playhouse, and New World Symphony. New York credits include: Brooklyn Academy of Music, La MaMa E.T.C., Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival, and the New York Philharmonic. National credits include: Chicago Symphony Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony, Boston Symphony Orchestra, and the Philadelphia Orchestra. Naomi holds a BFA in Stage Management from North Carolina School of the Arts and is a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association.
Our Partners
Knight Foundation
Knight Foundation is a national foundation with strong local roots. Investing in journalism, in the arts, and in the success of cities where brothers John S. and James L. Knight once published newspapers, their goal is to foster informed and engaged communities, in the belief that these are essential for a healthy democracy. Knight New Work Miami, is an open call for proposals to commission and present ground-breaking new productions of performing arts that capture the spirit of Miami, telling stories about where we’ve been, how we got here and where we might be headed. They represent established and emerging artists, all with strong ties to Miami, and each with their own perspective of the city.
The Kampong
Located on Biscayne Bay in Coconut Grove, Florida, The Kampong contains a fascinating array of tropical fruit cultivars and flowering trees. Named for the Malay or Javanese word for a village or cluster of houses, The Kampong is the former estate of Dr. David Fairchild, the famed botanical explorer who traveled throughout Southeast Asia and other tropical regions collecting exotic plants he introduced to the U.S.
Riviera Presbyterian Church
Riviera Church is an unapologetically progressive community in the Presbyterian Church (USA). We are a family church where families come in all compositions. We are a thinking church that wrestles with faith issues confronting our society today and strives to make our faith personally relevant and meaningful. We are a mission-driven church that, since the civil rights movement, has worked for justice and peace for all God’s children. In our worship, our education, and our mission, we strive that all will know they are loved unconditionally. We are extremely proud to be a part of bringing G7 to the community at large.
Lost Girls Theatre
The mission of Lost Girls Theatre is to create a sense of wonder. We plan to accomplish that through highly visual acts of storytelling that combine the mundane with the magical. Lost Girls Theatre focuses on modern concerns through the lens of classical themes and pop culture. We strive bring the excitement of unique and original theatrical performances to audiences both young and young at heart. Also general geekery.
The CLEO Institute
The CLEO Institute is a women-led 501(c)(3) non-profit, non-partisan organization that is exclusively dedicated to climate crisis education and advocacy. Founded in 2010, we work with communities across Florida to build climate literacy and mobilize climate action for a just, resilient future.
Miami Foundation
Established in 1967, The Miami Foundation is the foundation for people who are passionate about Miami. Over the last 50 years they have invested more than $400 million in the Miami community, and house more than $350 million in assets focused on strengthening Greater Miami. The Miami Foundation has partnered with individuals, families and corporations who have created more than 1,000 personalized, philanthropic Funds. Thanks to them and their generosity, the Foundation has awarded $350 million in grants. Today, we manage close to $350 million to address the community’s needs now for a more resilient tomorrow.