Joshua Alvarez
I began acting when I attended Tustin High School, and became both very intrigued and hence involved in the arts. I gained and continued to develop my skills there under an exceptional mentor, which spanned from the domain of acting into the arts in general. This led to my wanting later to supplement my acting skills with dance, and towards the end of high school, I became self-taught in ballet. This newfound hobby of mine continued into my acceptance into UCI, where I declared Drama as my major, and began taking classes in ballet. Later, opportunities came to enhance my experience as an actor. This included casting in Opera Pacific's Aida, and just a month later as an understudy dancer with the American Ballet Theatre's Sylvia, both performed at the Orange County Performing Arts Center in the spring of 2006. Just the previous year in 2005, I acquired French as my third language, which eventually led to my studying abroad in France to enrich my knowledge and proficiency in the language in 2008. I will be graduating this June from USI with a Bachelor's Degree in Drama, along with a Minor in French.