Alex Alpharaoh is a Guatemalan born, nationally recognized, award winning actor, dramatic writer, spoken word poet, solo performer, and teaching artist from Los Angeles, CA. Prior to Covid-19, He was on national tour with his autobiographical solo show titled WET: A DACAmented Journey, a story about what it means to be an American in every sense of the word except on paper. Alex is the recipient of the LADCC 2018 Solo Performance of the Year award for his work on WET. As a formerly undocumented citizen, Alpharaoh believes in the transformative power of sharing one’s truth and vulnerability, especially in the face of danger.

Recent theatre credits include:

Cheché, Anna In the Tropics (A Noise Within), Donny Jams, The O-Dogg Virtual Reality Experience (Oregon Shakespeare Festival), Cesar, Lolo (Company of Angels), Anner, WET: A DACAmented Journey (National Tour/Kirk Douglas Theatre Digital Stage), Creon, Oedipus El Rey (Kirk Douglas Theatre Digital Stage), Puppet, the world premiere of Always Running (Casa0101 Theatre), Eye-G, O-Dogg: An Angeleno Take on Othello (REDCAT’s NOW Festival), Lonny Santos, Don’t Talk About it, SP!T About It (Casa0101 Theatre), Papá, The House on Mango Street (Greenway Court Theatre), Juan, Short Eyes (Latino Theatre Company/UTM). 

Recent film/TV credits include:

Trainer in PUG, Juan in 5th of July, Huehueteotl in Andrew Vasquez’ El Llano En Llamas (IMFFLA). Cesar in Lolo (SCFF), Roy in Ana La Serie (Amazon/Pantaya), Cyco in This Fool (Hulu), Muse Scaggs in Riley Parra (Tello Films).

Social Media handles – FB/IG/TW: @alpharaoh www.dacamentedjourney.com

Dr. Daphnie Sicre just finished directing Waiting for Godinez (Garry Marshall Theatre), two musical monologues for So Proudly We Hail at the Hollywood Fringe (New Musicals Inc.), and two live stage readings Negra-the Musical (Robey Theatre Company) and You can cry if you want to (The Road Theatre) Last summer, she directed the live production of Waiting (Playwrights’ Arena), prior to a year of Zoom productions: Black Mexican (San Diego Rep/Latinx New Play Festival), This Bitch (Austin Latinx New Play Festival), Diversity Awareness Picnic (LMU), Talking Peace (The Fountain Theatre), and multiple stage readings. Teaching theatre at LMU, her directing debut was In the Heights before the pandemic hit, followed by Everybody upon returning to campus. Select New York City directing credits include Jose Casas’s 14 (BMCC), Shower Me (FringeNYC), Stranger (Stage Black), where she won Best Director and the AUDELCO nominated Not About Eve. When she is not teaching or directing, she serves as a dramaturg for multiple productions and a culture consultant for Nickelodeon.