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about jorrel...
Jorrel Javier is a Philippines born, Southern California transplant raised in Torrance, CA. He now resides in Brooklyn, NY where he brews his own kombucha and medicatedly meditates. He graduated Summa Cum Laude with a BFA in Musical Theatre from Texas State University, under the direction of Kaitlin Hopkins, and since then, he’s originated the role of Grover in The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical on Broadway, Cooper in Fall Springs at Barrington Stage, and joined both the 1st and 2nd national Tour of Hamilton: An American Musical.
Outside of the theatre, he is an avid volleyball player, a bouldering enthusiast, a self-proclaimed fashionista, a cannabis lover, and a sucker of all things floral and luxurious.
Jorrel was a featured speaker at the Second Annual TEDxTexasStateUniversity (2017) and a featured poet at the same conference in 2021 and 2016. His TEDxTalk can be found here.
He is unashamed of the fact that his voice automatically reverts to a high squeak when he sees a dog, and he prides himself in the fact that he does, unironically, cry very easily.
“your art
is not about how many people
like your work
your art
is about
if your heart likes your work
if your soul likes your work
it’s about how honest
you are with yourself
and you
must never
trade honesty
for relatablility”