Andrés Alcalá

Actor

Andrés holds a BFA in Acting from Southern Oregon University in Ashland, where he also became an actor for of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival for two seasons and part of their education program for 5 years. In Arizona, he was an Associate Artist for CHILDSPLAY, where he taught, performed, and directed shows for 6 years, including directing two National Tours. At the Northwest Children’s Theater, he was co-director of the Intern Program and was able to perform as SHREK, CAPTAIN HOOK in PETER PAN, MR BANKS in MARY POPPINS, among others. Last seen on ARTISTS REPERTORY THEATRE stage in EXILES in 2014. Other shows with ARTIST REPERTORY THEATRE include LOVE! VALOUR! COMPASSION!, A QUESTION OF MERCY, APPALACHIAN EBENEEZER, TOUCH, THE LARAMIE PROJECT, METAMORPHOSIS, and Video Projection Design for FEATHERS AND TEETH. He has been touring a show that he directed and designed in collaboration with Jane Vogel Mantiri,  her play SEE JANE RUN, which will continue to reach audiences worldwide and will be performed at Lakewood in the beginning of August. He was last seen on stage at PORTLAND CENTER STAGE in TWEFTH NIGHT as FESTE as well as LEGIONNAIRE in WHAT THE CONSTITUTION MEANS TO ME. Though mostly retired, he looks for creative outlets to feed his soul while caring for Marc, his husband, and their dog Rory, traveling the roads less traveled as much as they can with Walter, their Winnebago.