Tabitha SantillanActor / Singer / Dancer
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My Mission Statement
"finding passion is finding happiness"
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My mission as an artist is to inspire audience members to embrace the vulnerability that accompanies difficult conversations and emotions. I aim to find a way to explore what makes them most vulnerable, and then I want to harness that, capture it, and give it to them in a digestible format. I wish to expand upon the emotional empathy of myself, those I work with, and the audiences that I have the privilege of coming into contact with. Only through emotional empathy do I believe we have the ability to understand ourselves and each other on a greater level. I am honored to have the privilege to create art and engage in a space where real change can happen inside of it. During my time at The University of Central Florida, I was very actively involved in a student-run theatre organization, Project Spotlight, and had a strong focus on uplifting minority voices that are often overlooked in the theatre community and society as a whole. One of the projects that I am proudest of is Race to Infinity by Gian Arellano, which tells the story of a queer, latin, 16-year-old girl who is constantly being compared to her brother and struggles to find enough self confidence to stand on her own. I resonated heavily with this story and character and I have to say this experience truly jumpstarted me into being motivated to do socially and politically active theatre. |
Personal Accomplishments
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VOICE STUDIES @ CENTRAL
Starting in September 2025, I will be working towards my Master of Fine Arts in Voice Studies: Teaching and Coaching at The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London. I was born and raised in South Florida and it is a bit daunting to move across the world on my own, but I am over the moon with excitement and extremely grateful for the opportunity. RCSSD is a very prestigious university with an incredible path of coursework. DESTINATION BROADWAY
I have worked as an intern with Destination Broadway Summer 2023 through Summer 2025. I attended this program in 2019 and it has been extremely rewarding to get to come back to it not only as an adult, but as a professional in my field. It is extremely fulfilling to be a role model for students younger than me. I aspire to encourage children the way I was blessed to be encouraged by my mentors. PERSONAL VLOGS
In the Summer of 2024 I traveled to Florence, Italy and London, England for a total of 6 weeks. I studied at Florence University of the Arts and The National Film and Television School in England. I gained not only mass amounts of knowledge and experience, but also a greater appreciation for culture and the experience of every day life. During this, I found a deep passion for filming. I vlogged the entire experience abroad and I recently finished posting those videos to my youtube channel! I plan on creating more content as I move and set up the next chapter of my life. |
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