"The standout performance comes from Jay Romero, who plays Angela. Romero’s portrayal is stellar, capturing Angela’s strength and vulnerability with remarkable depth. He is engaging, and one finds oneself keeping eyes on him for the entirety of the show."

— Yani Perez Theatre Pizzazz

About Jay Romero

-ABOUT-

Jay Romero is a first-generation Salvadoran-American actor from Long Island, New York. His recent stage credits include The Hero U Took with Working Theatre and Broadway Advocacy Coalition at Playwrights Horizons; La Viuda (The Widow) with The Dog Team Theatre Project at Atlantic Stage 2; The Desire of the Astronaut at Pregones/PRTT; Bertha, the Sewing Machine Girl; Indians; and The Pot Boiler at Metropolitan Playhouse; as well as the national tour of The Magic School Bus with TheatreworksUSA. He has collaborated with National Queer Theater, New York Theatre Workshop, PEN America, the Astoria Performing Arts Center, and various Latin theater companies throughout New York City. Jay holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the State University of New York at Fredonia and is a member of Actors’ Equity Association.

Jay lives in the Big Apple and is an uncle of 13 nieces and nephews.

"We are all similar, no matter where you come from. We all love, feel pain, experience joy, and sometimes suffer. My goal is to create art that brings people together. By being of service to a character, I hope to remind people that we are all in this together and that life is too short to build walls." - Jay Romero

-Mission Statement-

6.15 Jay will be be apart of the 1st annual production of Stage Left, a new play festival presented at The Judy Theatre @ Playwrights Horizons

The Hero U Took

by Pedro “Jungo Pete Roc” Rosario
Community Partner: Release Aging People in Prison and Rehabilitation Through the Arts

John Mackenzie is preparing for his tenth parole hearing. With the support of his incarcerated peers and mentors, he’s holding onto hope for release and for the chance to break free from a life sentence. Based on a true story.

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