The goals, activities, and methods of its actions are determined, championed, and carried out by the LTC's volunteer, self-organized steering committee of predominantly U.S.-based theater-makers and scholars of Latino theater, working together and with community partners around the country.
[3] The group included Antonio Sonera, Kristoffer Diaz, Anne García-Romero, Lisa Portes, Tlaloc Rivas, Jose Luis Valenzuela, and Enrique Urueta.
[7] In September 2013, the group launched Café Onda, an online journal, which seeks to build connections among Latino theater-makers, and promote dialogue and deeper understanding at large.
[8] The platform serves as an online journal for the LTC[9] and addresses cultural misrepresentations, inspires greater participation in the American theater field, and raises awareness for the body of Latino dramatic production.
[35] In the acceptance speech, then-LTC Producer Abigail Vega stated: "By their very nature, commons challenge our transactional, market-based ideology and propose an alternative reality rooted in abundance and the greater good.
Steering Committee members work on a variety of subcommittees to advance the LTC initiatives, such as those listed on the timeline, reflecting the tenets of advocacy, art making, convening, and scholarship.
[37] In January 2017, the Latinx Theater Commons adopted its current name in response to requests from the Steering Committee and community members at large and as an expression of its commitment to the principles of radical inclusion.