I direct, design, and dream of work where reality and magic meet for a coffee date. They both order whiskey on the rocks.
Carlos is a Dominican-born multidisciplinary director based in Brooklyn, NY, and Pittsburgh, PA. Most recently, he directed Love and Information at the Pittsburgh Playhouse.
He is a graduate of the John Wells Directing Program at Carnegie Mellon University (MFA, 2025), where he directed Ghosts, Lonely Planet, and Flores Para los Muertos (adaptation of A Streetcar Named Desire). His short films include Lino & Enzo, Oysters for Breakfast, and Frequencies.
Carlos began his training in Production Design at the Savannah College of Art and Design, where he served as assistant director for The Lucas Show and live sound effects designer for Men on Boats, among other projects.
Back in 2020, he founded Punto Zeta Productions, a theater company dedicated to reimagining theatre in the Dominican Republic. As its artistic director, he has directed, designed, and translated Metamorphoses, Masque of the Red Death, Art, and Noises Off, and devised original pieces Morir Soñando and Entre Líneas. He also translated and directed the premiere Dominican production of Spelling Bee.
In Pittsburgh, Carlos has worked as assistant director on Pittsburgh Public Theater’s Dial M for Murder and as assistant director/translator for Somewhere Over the Border at City Theatre. Alongside his work, he is a poster designer and has created artwork for Carnegie Mellon University’s productions across four consecutive seasons.
Carlos is currently working on branching out into playwriting, establishing himself as a writer-director with an eye toward adaptations. He is beyond thrilled to join Paper Mill Playhouse’s production of West Side Story as Directing Observer (SDCF).
“Martínez not only challenges the invisible laws of theatre, but also offers a sample of what the creative spirit is capable of.”