HAIR COLOR: black/bald
VIDEO LINKS (IF ANY): https://youtu.be/ucxUkIq9M2I
VOCAL RANGE: (IF ANY): Baritone
BIOGRAPHY:
Described as “clownish perfection” (Jonathan Warman, DramaqueenNYC) and “highly entertaining throughout” (Logan Martell, Operawire) for his creation of Sandrino in
the uncovered Salieri opera La Cifra with dell’Arte Opera Ensemble, Jay Lucas Chacon is a singer / actor from the world of opera embarking on the journey toward Broadway.
Jay just finished an industry reading of John Wolfsons This Senseless Killing
as Italian hitman Arturo at AMT Theater with Break A Leg Productions. Jay stepped in last minute for the production of Bumpy Johnson: Harlem by Dwayne Fulton as New York mob boss Lucky Luciano with Trilogy AOC, featuring veteran Hollywood actor Danny Glover. In the fall of 2022, Jay made his off-Broadway debut with Write Act Repertory in Markus Ferraro’ XIMER, a techno-rock musical about stopping violence toward the LGBTQ community at American
Theatre of Actors. This was followed by an off-Broadway reading of Eric
Sirota's new musical A Good Day, a musical about dealing with Alzheimer's,
at Actors Temple in the role of Paul.
Other musical theater works Jay has performed are La Farranucci creating the role of Richard at the BMS Playhouse and as the Inkeeper/Governor in Man of La Mancha with Cedar Rapids Opera. Jay also performed with Write Act Repertory in a concert of Sirota's A Good Day singing music of the character Sam.
Breaking into the film world, Jay worked as an extra in the Spanish language short film Sin Fondo with Ripple Effect Artists.
EDUCATION / TRAINING:
Matthew Corozine Studio (Meisner): 2021-22
Spotlight on Opera: 2009-2011
Austrian American Mozart Academy: 2005-07
Northern Arizona University: 2003-06, BA in Music
SPECIAL SKILLS:
14 years violin performance, conversational Spanish & German, proper diction in Italian, French, Russian,
OTHER SKILLS:
Impressions (Homer Simpson, Schitt’s Creek family)
website design,