[1] He also served as the Associate Artistic Director under Sheldon Epps at the Pasadena Playhouse.

[2] He is one of four leaders of color leading a LORT theatre in the United States today.

[3] Rodríguez has directed plays at Oregon Shakespeare Festival, The Actors Theatre of Louisville,[4] Pasadena Playhouse,[5] Intiman Theatre and developed plays at South Coast Repertory Theatre, Playwrights' Center Minneapolis and American Conservatory Theater.

He was honored as a Finalist for the Zelda Fichandler Award by the SDC Foundation and was named a Knowledge Universe Rising Star by Portland Monthly.

Under Rodríguez's leadership, Artists Repertory Theatre received a $7 million anonymous donation in January 2018.