Claudia de Vasco

Claudia, a native of Houston, TX and a first generation Mexican American, has been performing since the age of 4. Singing, dancing, acting, playing instruments led her to study at the renown Houston School for the Performing & Visual Arts, and then on to earn her BFA in Acting from the prestigious Guthrie Theatre/ U of MN Actor Training Program. She graduated Summa Cum Laude, and represented the College of Liberal Arts as Valedictorian. ? Since graduating Claudia has worked as a performer in Minneapolis and all over California. She has worked with companies such as The MixedBlood, San Diego Repertory, Independent Shakespeare Co., Shock Pulse, Shakespeare Center LA. Claudia was a member of Theatre of NOTE, as well as a member of the Board of Directors. She is currently Artistic Producing Director of Chalk Repertory Theatre and a member of the new class of The Kilroys. She has also had many appearances on television and film, having worked with NBC, Amazon, Netflix/WB, and The CW. She studied at The Antaeus Classical Theatre Co. & The Groundlings. Claudia's career has also taken her on an eclectic journey of leadership, storytelling and organizing. Currently, she is the Managing Director of Emerging Arts Leaders/Los Angeles. While producer of the Zocalo Public Square Lecture Series, she hosted Zocalo Radio on LA's NPR affiliate, KPCC. She served for a couple of terms on the Silver Lake Neighborhood Council as Vice-Chair, Secretary, and the Chair of Arts & Culture. Claudia worked for a short time at LA City Hall as communications coordinator for Empower LA, as well as organizing campaigns such as Obama for America in 2008 and an LA City Council campaign in 2011. For a time she ran her own Creative Media Marketing Business, working with artists and food trucks on marketing campaigns. Recently she's begun working as a theatre producer. Claudia is also a professional dialect coach, having coached actors such as Antonio Banderas, Liam Hemsworth, John Malkovich and Juliette Binoche. ? She coaches acting, accents, speech, and Shakespeare to both adults and children, as well as serves as a host, moderator and public speaker for events. Claudia also has experience consulting arts non-profits in vision and mission, and outreach and marketing. ?