Jesca Prudencio

Jesca Prudencio is a director and choreographer dedicated to creating highly physical interdisciplinary work that uplifts humanity. Her training in performance styles around the world shapes her unique approach in creating innovative and dynamic experiences in theater and entertainment. It’s A Ship Show!, We Fancy, and Club Caliente are currently running on Virgin Voyages internationally and Dot Dot Dot: A New Musicaladapted from New York Times-bestselling author Peter H. Reynolds tours nationally with TheatreWorksUSA. World premiere productions include: The Old Globe and San Francisco Playhouse: Exotic Deadly: Or the MSG Play by Keiko Green, Man of God by Ana Ouyang Moench; East West Players: Interstate: a New Musical by Melissa Li and Kit Yan, Kairos by Lisa Sanaye Dring; Steppenwolf Theatre: Bald Sisters by Vichet Chum. Immersive work: La Jolla Playhouse’s Without Walls Festival: Mobile Happiness Bazaar, PDA, Can We Now?, Little Amal Walks Balboa Park. Other dance and theater credits: Steppenwolf Theatre: Lauren Yee’s The Great Leap; San Diego Repertory Theatre: Vietgone, Actually; La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club: Calling: A Dance with Faith; Pineapple Lab, Philippines: A&Q ; B-Floor, Thailand: FAN. She is Head of Directing at San Diego State University’s School of Theatre, Television, and Film; inaugural Julie Taymor World Theater Fellowship. BFA: NYU Tisch, MFA: UC San Diego. Jescaprudencio.com