Keni (Chino) Gonzales, founder of Bonnet Black Productions, is a Seattle based producer, director, playwright, musician, and graphic designer. Chino is also co-founder of the Q Center, a member of the LGBTQIA+ Task Force, and a part-time instructor at Highline College.

With 12 years of theater experience predominately as a performer and director, Chino believes that storytelling and performance art can be used as powerful tools for bringing significant change to our communities and personal lives. Through creative collaboration and critical dialogue, we practice life's most important skill; human connection.

In the Summer of 2022, Chino and Merri Ann Osborne, Executive Director of Mahogany Project, wrote, produced, directed, and performed in Magic in You, a family musical that spotlighted 3 circus youth from the School of Acrobatics and New Circus Arts Seattle. Music was composed by Chino and songs were written by Merri Ann.

In 2023 Merri Ann and Chino partnered again, to create Play Time, the interactive game show where we create art together. Play Time is series that pays homage to the vast contributions made by artists and creatives from the African diaspora. Participants dive into hilarious improv games, answer brain-teasing trivia questions, and contribute to vibrant community art. Music, dance, and storytelling collide, inspiring boundless imagination,