U/S for Seymour

Dio Raquel Jr. hails from Honolulu, HI – sharing his Aloha to various areas of the country through Theatrical Lighting Design and Performance. He currently holds his Theatre Performance Certificate from Del Sol Academy of the Performing Arts (Las Vegas, NV) and his B.F.A. Theatre Studies in Lighting, Arts Leadership, and Musical Theatre from Nebraska Wesleyan University (Lincoln, NE). He had the privilege to design new works such as Not Too Far Distant by Becky Boesen and Umbra by K. Evans in Lancaster County, NE alongside iconic works from Anton Chekhov’s Three Sisters and Diane Son’s Stop Kiss. He recently made his Studio Theatre Tierra Del Sol design debut in Michael McKeever’s Suite Surrender. Notable works for performance include Little Shop of Horrors (U/S Seymour Krelborn), Hello Dolly! (Ambrose Kemper), and Fun Home (Roy/Mark). He currently serves as an Associate Lighting Supervisor/Lighting Technician for Significant Productions – continuing to innovate and develop lighting to be known as character in various stories.