Odyssey Theatre Ensemble

Denise Blasor is a multifaceted Puerto Rican artist renowned for her contributions to theater, film and podcasts. She moved to Chicago where she joined the St. Nicholas Theater Ensemble, collaborating with founders Steven Schachter, William H. Macy, and David Mamet. She later moved to Los Angeles and has become a prominent figure in the theater scene, performing and directing at venues such as the Odyssey Theatre, Mark Taper Forum, South Coast Repertory Theatre, Antaeus Theatre Company, The Skylight Theatre, Los Angeles Theatre Center, The Fountain Theatre, Orpheum Theater and the Bilingual Foundation of the Arts (BFA), where she served as Associate Artistic Director for ten years. She was also Artistic Director of LA DIVERSIFIED a multicultural theater alliance and a founding member of LAAFO, KOAN and East Classic Theater. Her directorial work encompasses adaptations of classic plays, including THE THREE SISTERS, BLOOD WEDDING, HOUSE OF BERNARDA ALBA, LIFE IS A DREAM as well as FEFU AND HER FRIENDS, NO EXIT, MARISOL, ANA IN THE TROPICS, EVERYBODY, WILD IN WICHITA, WATER BY THE SPOONFUL, STUFF HAPPENS, LA NONA, and creating original works like LORCA Y LAS MUJERES, the musical CADERAS and the bilingual podcast adaptations of THE NUTCRACKER, CHRISTMAS CAROL, TONANTZIN GUADALUPE, CRISTO VIVE, TWELVE CHILDREN STORIES all nominated for Best Latin podcasts. As a filmmaker she directed and performed in the political musical film CALLE DE LA RESISTENCIA (Featured in the Philadelphia Latino Film & Art Festival, The San Francisco Latino Film Festival, Puerto Rico Film Festival & was selected Best Film finalist for the Puerto Rico Critics Association) DENTRO DE LA CASA DE BERNARDA ALBA (Best Short Film finalist IMAGEN Awards)TWO DANCERS ONE LOVE (Winner of Cinema World Festival, New York Arthouse Best, LA Sun Film Festival Best Short Film)