Majors: Theater & Performance Studies / Dance & Performance Studies
Focus Areas: Technical Theater, Theatrical Design, Stage Management, Directing, Acting, Dance
Pronouns: she/they
Email: isabelle.morales@berkeley.edu
"I have a deep love for storytelling, and the theater has been my second home since I was two years old. I am well versed and comfortable onstage, backstage, and in the booth; with 3 years of improv, 4.5 years of acting, 5 years of vocal, 6.5 years of technical theater, and 12.5 years of dance training under my belt. I came to UC Berkeley expecting to solely focus on technical theater, as that had been my primary wheelhouse since being hired at the Firehouse Arts Center when I was 15. However, the encouraging and welcoming community of TDPS has motivated me to dive back into performing and go for the double department major! I aspire to be a jack of all trades—from building, to designing, to managing, to directing, to performing, to teching—every single aspect of the performing arts fascinates me. Feel free to reach about anything at all—classes (I was in FPF my first semester), student groups (proud member of Aro/Ace Space and Backstage at Berkeley, but I'm familiar with a bunch of them!), commuting (I lived at home in Pleasanton for my first 2 years), finding work (the theater scene in the Bay Area is vast!), your favorite shows, or even college hesitancy. I was really anxious about making the jump to college, and it definitely took me some time to adjust and make new friends. Once I was able to fully immerse myself in classes I was passionate about, however, I really fell in love with this department. It's truly the wonderful folks here that make it."