A graduate of the Yale School of Drama, Mr. Solano is a recipient of the NEA/TCG Theatre Residency Program for Playwrights, McKnight Fellowship, NEA, Rockefeller, Ford Foundation, AT&T OnStage Award, Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest, and Fulbright Awards (Zimbabwe and Colombia.) His work has been produced at San Diego Repertory Theatre, Cornerstone Theater, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Powerhouse Theatre (L.A.), Disney Hall’s REDCAT Theatre, George Street Playhouse, Naked Angels (NYC), INTAR Theatre (NYC), Mixed Blood Theatre (MN), Borderlands Theater (AZ), Mark Taper Forum’s New Work Festival, TheatreWorks (CO), Actors Theatre of Phoenix, Company of Angels (L.A.)  Mr. Solano is an associate artist of Cornerstone Theater and a theatre professor at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona.