My Theatre Career

By Jxlopez
  • Born

    Born
    Born on November 14th, 2006 in Phoenix, Arizona
  • First Experience

    After watching my first play at the age of 3 I fell in love with theatre
  • In a Play

    I was 6 years old when i participated in my first play.
  • First major roll

    The first major roll I had was as a pirate in a school play.
  • Back-Up Role

    I was given the backup roll but the main a no show so I took over.
  • Highschool

    Highschool
    The Juilliard School in New York was the highschool he attended
  • Directing

    I was given the opportunity to direct my first play.
  • Second play Directed

    The second play that I directed was a complete failure and I stepped away from big roles like directing for a while.
  • Third Play Directed

    I did not want to step back into a directing role but my theatre teacher assigned me a play to direct anyways, he had faith in me.
  • Returning to Acting

    I returned to acting because I missed the thrill.
  • Second Play Back

    This was the biggest play I have ever performed in.
  • Injury

    Mid performance I sprained my ankle and I acted through it.
  • Return

    I stayed out of acting and directing for over a year just due to being paranoid of being hurt again but I came back to direct and that is where I found my love for theatre again.
  • College/University

    College/University
    I attended UCLA which has one of the top theatre programs in the Country, I went there all 4 years.
  • Theatre Class

    I was given the task of directing the play for my local theatre and it was not a bad experience.
  • Invited

    My professor put a good word in about me to some theatres that he knew and I got invited to check the theatre out.
  • A chance

    I was given the chance to Co-Direct one of the biggest plays in the history of the U.S.
  • First Play Written

    First Play Written
    First ever play about a sports journey
  • 2nd Play Written

    I found an interest in writing plays and then directing them, seeing my writing being performed makes me feel very accomplished and things were going great.
  • Death

    Death
    After completing a play i slipped walking off stage and hit my head.