Van Angelo

Van Angelo (they/he), is an Actor, Music Director, Educator, and Southern California native. Van is the Director of Education for San Diego Musical Theatre, a recent graduate of SDSU’s MFA in Musical Theatre program, and proud Westminster Choir College graduate. Van has worked at the elementary, middle, and high school levels teaching courses in singing, acting, dance, piano, music theory, and audition techniques. Van continues to music direct and can be seen performing on stages around Southern California. Music Directing Credits: The Prom, Anything Goes (SDMT), Leonard Bernstein's New York (NVA), Hadestown: Teen Edition (SDMT Academy), Frozen Jr., Moana Jr. (MYT), Little Shop of Horrors, Seussical, and The Little Mermaid (VVUSD). Favorite Regional Credits: 3 Summers of Lincoln (La Jolla Playhouse), To My Girls (Diversionary) Prince of Egypt, Beautiful, Something Rotten, Memphis (Moonlight), Matilda, Catch Me If You Can (SDMT), Seussical (Candlelight Pavilion), West Side Story, Tarzan, Hairspray (Performance Riverside), The View UpStairs (Desert Rose Playhouse). Van has performed with the New York Philharmonic, Vienna Chamber Orchestra, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Zelda Symphony Orchestra, and the Philadelphia Orchestra. Van is also featured on the recording of Bernstein’s MASS with conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin and the Philadelphia Orchestra.

Van is a two-time Inland Theatre League Award winner, and a recipient of the Desert Theatre League Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Musical. In their spare time Van likes Lego, Baseball (Go Padres!), Power Rangers, Bowling, Anime, and Video Games. Their favorite day of the week is Saturday, they're a Virgo (just like Beyonce), and their favorite color is Green. For more information please write their mother.