After receiving a Ph. D. in Golden Age Drama (Harvard University, 1996), Professor Cabranes-Grant has published research in Lope de Vega (Los usos de la repetición en la obra de Lope de Vega, Pliegos, 2004); Latin American Culture (From Scenarios to Networks. Performing the Intercultural in Colonial Mexico, Northwestern University Press, 2016), and theory (Kierkegaard and the Performatics of Philosophy, Routledge, 2026). At the moment he is working on two new projects: a study of the relationship of art, identity, and performance in eighteenth-century Mexico, and an exploration of virtual historicities in the Caribbean, paying special attention to the aesthetics of rehearsal. He was editor of the prestigious journal Theatre Survey, published by Cambridge University Press for the American Society of Theatre Research (ASTR). He is one of the Chief Editors for the Transnational Theatre Historiographies Series (published by Springer/Palgrave). Professor Cabranes is a widely produced playwright; his plays have been seen in Santa Barbara, Boston, New York, Buenos Aires, and San Juan (Puerto Rico). He is also a poet and a novelist.
His research focuses on Performance Studies, Intercultural Studies, and Latin American and Caribbean literatures.
Awards:
Puerto Rican Institute of Culture Playwriting Award (2006)
Pregones Playwriting Asunción Award (2011)
American Society for Theater in Higher Education (ATHE) Award for Best Critical Essay of the Year (2011)
Fuerza Fest Best Playwright Award (Hispanic Federation, New York, 2022)