Actor/ Singer/ Director, Austin, TX
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A Little Bit About Me!
Hello! My name is Tyler Ortega I was born in Austin and raised in Pflugerville Texas. I graduated from Pflugerville High School back in 2018 and I am a 2023 Graduate from Concordia University Texas with a Bachelor of Fine Arts. I've been doing theatre since the 6th grade and ever since stepping on the stage for the first time, way back then, I fell in love with performing. I've performed in musicals and plays from Middle School all the way to College such as The Addams Family, and the Spitfire Grill. Then during college in 2020, I started my professional debut as a performer where I did some acting and voiceover work at The Vortex Theatre in Austin, TX for their show, The Odessey then as I continued to work in austin I transitioned to another Austin local company called Speedrun Studios where I have been working at since 2023. Here I performed Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief as the Lead Percy and continue to hone my skills as a singer and actor. As someone who's been doing theatre for their entire life, I am passionate about anything having to do with Theatre whether it's acting, set design, costumes, makeup, film, or stage productions. I'm down for working on them or talking about them. I love to sing all types of music. I'm always ready to learn a new character and always want to learn more about acting. Thank you so much for checking out my page and I hope to talk to you soon!
Past Shows
The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical
August 2023
"The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical" written by Joe Tracz and music by Rob Rokicki, was my first professional musical produced by Speedrun Studios where I was honored to play the role of Percy Jackson. The musical follows Percy Jackson, a 12-year-old boy who newly discovers that he is a demigod and goes on a quest to find Zeus' missing lightning bolt and prevent a war between the Greek gods.
The Spitfire Grill - Concordia University
February 2023
"The Spitfire Grill" based on the 1996 movie adaptation written by Lee David Zlotoffy where I played the part of Joe Sutter who "is a young, small-town policeman with a restless nature and a genuine desire to escape Gilead." The production was produced at Concordia University College for my senior year. I got nominated and won an award from the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival for Excellence in Acting.
14 - Concordia University
November 2021
"14" is a play written by Jose Casas which was produced at Concordia University where I played two roles. One of the roles was Matthew or "Mateo" Logan who is a Latino actor who is tired of getting the "traditional" Latino roles. The second role I played was Jose Reynosa, a Private first class in the Marine Corps who is talking about losing his friends and supporting his family.
RAP-Unzel
October 9-31, 2021
RAP-Unzel is a piece created by Jeremy Rashad Brown from brown boy productions. Produced at the Vortex Theatre in Austin, TX in this play, I played the character Jessie who is one of the three bullies and just wants to chill and be cool.
The Odyssey - The Vortex
2020
Tartuffe - Concordia University Texas
2019
The Crucible - Pflugerville High School
2018