Joel Perez is an Award Winning Performer and Actor. His credits include Fun Home on Broadway, Jesus Christ Superstar on NBC, Stuck Elevator, John Leguizamo’s Kiss My Aztec, and most recently Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice at The New Group. Joel’s upcoming comedy special, PLAYING WITH MYSELF, at Ars Nova this summer with their CAMP Residency. Check out his countless bizarre characters in his Instagram reels at @misterjoelperez . His play The Black Beans Project he wrote with Melinda Lopez will stream on-demand May 11th with Huntington Theatre Company . He is a member of Broken Box Mime Theatre, Shiz Comedy and sketch group The Downstairs Party.
0:00 - Taking Control of Your Career During A Pandemic/UCB, Shiz, and Sketch Comedy
4:25 - Theaters Scrambling to Become Media Companies Throughout the pandemic
5:35 - The Pros and Cons of Developing Theatre Digitally
6:30 - Broken Box Mime Theater
8:00 - Distributing Theatre As Streaming Media in The Digital World
10:50 - Broadway is No Longer the Ticket
11:50 - Stories of Marginalized Communities on Broadway are Often Not Truthful
13:50 - Times Square is a Capitalist Mall Now
16:30 - Scott Rudin/The Beetlejuice Debacle/Give People the Space to Create on a Commercial Landscape
17:40 - The Universe of Joel Perez’s Instagram Reels @misterjoelperez
18:45 - Joel’s Journey from Chemistry Major to Broadway Performer
22:00 - In the Heights National Tour
24:10 - Developing Pain In My Aztec with John Leguizamo
25:30 - Refuting Latino Stereotypes in Theatre and Comedy
27:00 - Improv World - Lack of Representation
29:00 - Ars Nova Comedy Special Coming This June
30:00 - Joel’s Loop Machine and Other Quarantine Hobbies
31:00 - How has Auditioning Evolved since you started
36:30 - Finding Your Chosen Family in the Industry
40:00 - Black Beans Project Streaming 5/11 at Huntington Theatre Company
42:45 - Interrogating the Status Quo/Desire to have a Communal Experience of Joy
47:30 - Check Out Joel’s Work!!
48:30 - Squirrel Improv Theater; Equity, Transparency, Funny
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