Cast Announced For The World Premiere Of THE YOUNG DOLPHINS

Elisa Bocanegra is a Puerto Rican artist and the founder of HERO Theatre. Her work with HERO Theatre has been featured in the Los Angeles Times. Elisa is a 2022-2023 Fulbright scholar where she was in residence at Colombia's revered science institute, Instituto Humboldt. She also won the TCG Leadership U Grant, the nation's largest grant of its kind, for her work with HERO Theatre. This provided her the opportunity to be part of the Leadership Team at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival for two seasons. Her stage directing credits include Nuestro Planeta: COLOMBIA, Luzmi; NOTHING, NOTHING; and TROY, which is a modern retelling of THE TROJAN WOMEN about women and houselessness in Los Angeles. She worked alongside Kilroy List playwright Amina Henry in the development of NOTHING, NOTHING and TROY. Other directing credits include Festival Irene: A Tribute to Cuban Playwright María Irene Fornés, The Floating Island Plays by Eduardo Machado, and a new screen and stage project called Nuestro Planeta, which focuses on educating audiences about environmental justice within the Americas. Elisa is mentored by Patrisse Cullors, co-founder of Black Lives Matter. She graduated with an MFA from Cullors's Social & Environmental Arts Practice program and with a PhD in Sustainability Education, both at Prescott College. Elisa was part of the inaugural NEXUS Cohort at New York Stage and Film and later received the Pfaelzer Award. As an actor, her first film, GIRLFIGHT, won the Grand Jury Prize for Best Film at The Sundance Film Festival. She recurs on Season 2 of Peacock TV's Based On A True Story. Other credits include Apple TV's Physical starring Rose Byrne, and Netflix's Christmas With You. She has extensive experience performing at major theaters around the country in addition to The Roundabout Theatre Company in New York.