I direct, design, and dream of ephemeral work that stands at the intersection where realism, history, and magic meet for café con leche. I make the invisible visible, reassemble the pieces of broken expectations, and fold time the same way I fold maps — only satisfied when two distinct places collide for the first time.
I am a Dominican-born director, designer, producer, and translator. In 2020, I founded Punto Zeta Productions, a theater company dedicated to reimagining the possibilities of theater in the Dominican Republic. As its artistic director, I directed and designed Spanish-language productions of Metamorphoses, The Masque of the Red Death, Art, and Noises Off, as well as devised original works like Morir Soñando and Entre Líneas, both of which explored the relationship between love, death, and Dominican culture. I also translated and directed the Dominican production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.
At Carnegie Mellon University, I directed Ghosts, Lonely Planet, Flores Para los Muertos (a magical-realist adaptation of A Streetcar Named Desire), and Kiboko Bay. My short film projects include Oysters for Breakfast, Frequencies, and The Bear. While studying Production Design at the Savannah College of Art and Design, I was the assistant director for The Lucas Show and sound effects designer for Men on Boats, among other projects.
Recently, I was the assistant director on Pittsburgh Public Theater’s Dial M for Murder and as assistant director and translator for Brian Quijada's Somewhere Over the Border at City Theatre. I’m also a poster designer, recently creating artwork for Carnegie Mellon University’s productions across three consecutive seasons.
I am currently a John Wells Directing Fellow at Carnegie Mellon University (Class of 2025).
“Martínez not only challenges the invisible laws of theatre, but also offers a sample of what the creative spirit is capable of.”