Diane Rodriguez (June 22, 1951 – April 10, 2020) was an American theatre artist who directed, wrote and performed.
[1] An OBIE Award winning actress, she was known for using comedy to confront various forms of oppression, often with special attention to issues of gender and sexuality.
She was a producer and director at Center Theatre Group, Los Angeles and an Artistic Associate of Cornerstone Theater Company.
In political sketches for César Chávez and full-length works, she honed her comedic skills performing on a variety of stages from flat bed trucks to ancient European Greco Roman amphi-theatres.
On April 10, 2020, her employer, Center Theatre Group, announced on Facebook that she had died of lung cancer.