Maria-Tania Bandes B. Weingarden (she/her) is an artist/scholar who has recently joined UWT as an Assistant Teaching Professor in the department of Arts Media and Culture.

As a director, Maria-Tania uses theatre to challenge homogeneous ideology. She addresses issues of race and gender on stage by not only the content of her work, but often by casting non-traditionally, works that fit within the more traditional canon.

While her area of scholarly specialization is in Theatre History, more specifically Latinx theatre, her research focuses on revolutionary theatre. Her book, Echoes of Revolution: Nicaragua, aims to expand the knowledge of the canon of works of Central American playwrights as well as explores both the successes and limitations of theatre that has undergone political turmoil. Echoes of Revolution: Nicaragua, is the first of a three-part series on the revolutionary theatre of Central America.

Other areas of research include Queer Theatre, more specifically the representation of bisexuality on stage.