Recent noteworthy acting experience (use the format on the Before Applying page):
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* Film *
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Theory of Conflict - AbdulFatah - Rahman Oladigbolu
Kegler's Den - Andre (Lead) - Massachusetts College of Art & Design/Michael Basta
A Separation - Adam (Lead) - Boston University/Ehsan Moghaddasi
Good News/Bad News - Mike (Lead) - Boston University/Kristin Holodak
Sweet Smell of Success - Sidney (Lead) - Emerson College/Devin Smith
With Best Intentions - Christian (Principal) - Boston University/Noah Eberhart
Love, Lies and the Internet - Ed - Section 7 & Lixao Arts Base/Elise McLeod
Pret pour le paradis - Angel of Death - Sandra Gallippi
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* Industrial *
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Microsoft Diversity Training - Hector - Sheree Galpert
Avanade - Mario - Sheree Galpert
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* Theater *
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Last Days of Judas Iscariot - Yusef - New England Repertory Company/Mike Kiernan
T Plays IV: Rush Hour - Gabriel - Mill 6 Collaborative/Melanie Garber
Hair - Tribe - Counter Productions Theater/Theodore Clement
12 Angry Jurors - Juror #11 - Counter Productions Theater/
Anna in the Tropics - Juan Julian 7A Series - Footlight Club/Angela McNeil
Nietzche ate here - Paul - Factory Theater/Wanda Strukus
T Plays - Antonio (a gay dolphin) - Mill 6 Collaborative/Meg Taintor
The Time of Your Life - Harry - Fort Point Channel Theater/Marc Scott Miller
Tartuffe - Valere - Footlight Club
Santa Fe - Palmer - Another Country Productions Theater/Donald Foley
Wrong Man - Siegfried - Bilingual Acting Workshop/Yvan Pierre-Kaiser
All in the Timing - Bill - Cyber Act Paris/Anne Hristov
Education
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Atelier International de Théâtre Blanche Salant, Acting, Paris/France, 2007
- 2 year program focusing on Stanislavsky and Strasberg's work.
Boston University, Actor's Lab, Boston/MA, 2012 -Director Jan Egleson, Carolyn Pickman from CP Casting.
Michael Chekhov Actors Studio Boston, Advanced Acting (Meisner/Chekhov/Stanislavski), Boston/MA, 2010-PRESENT (12 hours/week) - Scott Fielding.
Carter Thor Studios East, Acting for Film, Cambridge/MA, 2010-2012 - Jock MacDonald
Living Theatre Conservatory, Advanced Acting, New York City/NY, 2011 - Academy Award Winner Olympia Dukakis
Harvard University, Advanced Acting, Cambridge/MA, 2008 - Marcus Stern, Associate Director of the American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.)
Another Country Productions, Meisner Technique, Boston/MA, 2008 - Lyralen Kaye
Bilingual Acting Workshop, Acting, Paris/France, 2007 - Amy Werba and Sei Shiomi.
University of Bristol, BEng. Computer Systems Engineering, Bristol/England, 2001
- Bachelor of Engineering degree with concentrations on Mathematics, Artificial Intelligence and Computer Science.
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Training
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Boston Fencing Club, Waltham/MA, Fencing, Ed Ballinger, 2008
- Member of the BFC since 2007. Specialty: Foil
University of Bristol, Bristol/UK, Latin American Ballroom Dancing, Diane Barron, 2001
- Cha cha, Jive dancer for the university team from 1998-2001
Improvisation (Level 1 and 2) ImprovBoston
Adler Technique Sei Shiomi
Other coaching Vernice Klier, Bernard Hiller, Dossy Peabody and Fran Weinberg
Other non-acting related work, hobbies or charities (not skills) in which this actor is involved (1 or 2 word descriptions):
Kathy LaShay Berenson
Hey Rafael, Happy to see you on NEA!
Oct 11, 2012
Mickey Gilmore
Rafael It always nice to have a good person like yourself to meet..I'm sure we will see each other at some type of acting function 1st..
Mickey
Mar 21, 2013