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CURRENT PRODUCTION:

PLAY: VIVA CRISTO REY
ROLE: VALENTIN QUINTANA
ROLE NOTE: A detective struggles with his conscience  as he goes on the trail of father Miguel Pro.  This challenging project has been very fulfilling as a character study and ends with an explosion of emotions for a man who realizes he can't undo what he has helped to set in motion. 

JUST ANNOUNCED: new opportunity to see the play:
LIVE ON STAGE AT HOLY INNOCENTS CATHOLIC SCHOOL
2500 PACIFIC AVE., LONG BEACH, CA 90806  (PARKING IN SCHOOL LOT)

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2011
MATINEE PERFORMANCE 2PM
EVENING PERFORMANCE 7PM

$10 IN ADVANCE OR $15 AT DOOR
FOR TICKETS & INFO, CALL 562-591-6924.

ARCHIVE:

original run: OCT 14-30th, 2011 at Miles Memorial Theater in Santa Monica, CA

Viva Cristo Rey _ Omar Leyva as Valentin QuintanaOmar Leyva Viva Cristo Rey 

Theatre

 

In my opinion, a true actor should start with work and training on the stage.  Learning to create a character, to listen, to move, to feel stillness and to process the beats of a script is a base needed before dealing with the technicalities of the camera.  Most of the greatest screen actors had a start on the stage and it is not by accident.  Some actors may grow on screen but understanding the ancient art of performing on stage is a true foundation. 

I am now focusing on film and television but I believe that I am bringing what I have learned over the years on stage to different mediums.  Over the last couple of years I have exclusively performed at the Santa Monica Civic Light Opera under the direction of my original theater mentor Dr. Frank X. Ford.  I am proud to say that the stage is my origin and that I have tackled some amazing roles and studied a variety of styles.

All the world is a stage!....

 

 

The Devil's EyeIn 2010 I played "Pablo" in the inaugural production of Demon Theater's "The Devil's Eye", a play version of Ingmar Bergman's 1960 movie of the same name.  I had missed the character creation process that is unique to theater productions... glad I was a part of this special project.

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