Alexander, or "Alex", Paredes-Ruíz (he/him/él) is a cultural worker, artist-scholar, and critic passionate about creative praxis, cannibalizing narrative form, and the reinvention of artistic traditions.


Past affiliations include, but are not limited to, First Floor Theater, New York City Center, Public Theatre, Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, Studio Theatre, Chicago Latino Theater Alliance, and Americans for the Arts.


You can find his writing at New York City Center, Committee on U.S.-Latin American Relations, OnStage, Ithacan, and IC News.


He's based in "Chicago" (or rather Shikaakwa), but originally from the South Florida region (Tequesta/Miccosukee/Seminole).