Teaching Statement:
I approach teaching by creating an inspiring, challenging and nurturing space where students can give themselves permission to examine the process of storytelling. To me, an acting class should serve as a laboratory where we can sharpen our awareness of the choices we make as we undertake the creation of a character. As a working actor for over a decade in New York in tv, film and theater, it is important to me to be able to offer tools that work in practice and not just in theory.
Me acerco a la enseñanza creando un espacio inspirador, desafiante y enriquecedor donde los estudiantes pueden darse permiso para examinar el proceso de narración. Para mí, una clase de actuación debe servir como laboratorio donde podemos concientizar las elecciones que hacemos al emprender la creación de un personaje. Como actor que trabaja desde hace más de una década en Nueva York en televisión, cine y teatro, es importante para mi poder ofrecer herramientas que funcionen en la práctica y no solo en la teoría.
Bio:
Reza Salazar is an actor and writer who began his career as a child in South America, performing with his mother as a clown duo. Broadway: Reza originated the role of Rafael in the Tony-nominated play Clyde’s by two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage, and also appeared in Sweat (Studio 54). Off-Broadway credits include The Tempest (Mobile Unit), Oedipus El Rey (The Public Theater), My Mañana Comes (Playwrights Realm). Regional: He has performed at major theaters across the country including The Old Globe, Mark Taper Forum, Arena Stage, Goodman, Guthrie, and Folger theatre. TV: Elsbeth, Inside Amy Schumer, The Accidental Wolf, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Daredevil, The Blacklist, Law & Order, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Louie, and The Knick. Film: A Complete Unknown, The Imperialists Are Still Alive, See Girl Run, and The Inquisition of Camilo Sanz. Reza has been developing his one-person show, This Is Not An Immigrant Story, at the Public Theater in NYC in collaboration with Mad Gene Media. This Is Not An Immigrant Story was selected for The Ground Floor at Berkeley Rep in 2025, Powers New Voices 2026 at the Old Globe, and the 2026 Solo Flights one-person show theater festival in Aspen, Colorado.
