Michael Vega
Encyclopedia
Michael Vega is an American
actor. He grew up in central New Jersey
and attended Trenton State College where he studied theatre and communications. After spending several years in New York City
, Vega moved in 2002 to the San Francisco Bay Area
and has enjoyed great success in theatre, including appearances in Schoenberg by John Fisher, Bent
by Martin Sherman
, and A Queer Carol by Joe Godfrey, all at Theater Rhinoceros in San Francisco, and The Gravedigger's Tango by Ian Walker
at the Phoenix Theater in San Francisco.
Vega starred as Ishi
in a play based on Ishi's life presented July 3-27, 2008, at Theatre Rhinoceros. Written by the theater's artistic director, John Fisher, the play addresses many angles of the Ishi story. The San Francisco Chronicle
said the work "is a fierce dramatic indictment of the ugliest side of California history".
In 2008, he starred in his first feature film Beatific Vision, co-starring Marianne Shine
.
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actor. He grew up in central New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
and attended Trenton State College where he studied theatre and communications. After spending several years in New York City
New York City
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, Vega moved in 2002 to the San Francisco Bay Area
San Francisco Bay Area
The San Francisco Bay Area, commonly known as the Bay Area, is a populated region that surrounds the San Francisco and San Pablo estuaries in Northern California. The region encompasses metropolitan areas of San Francisco, Oakland, and San Jose, along with smaller urban and rural areas...
and has enjoyed great success in theatre, including appearances in Schoenberg by John Fisher, Bent
Bent (play)
Bent is a 1979 play by Martin Sherman. It revolves around the persecution of gays in Nazi Germany, and takes place during and after the Night of the Long Knives....
by Martin Sherman
Martin Sherman
Martin Sherman is an American dramatist and screenwriter, best known for his Pulitzer Prize-nominated play Bent , which explores the persecution of homosexuals during the Holocaust...
, and A Queer Carol by Joe Godfrey, all at Theater Rhinoceros in San Francisco, and The Gravedigger's Tango by Ian Walker
Ian Walker (playwright)
Ian Walker is an African-American playwright, stage actor, designer, producer, director, and advocate for the arts.- Life :Ian Walker is the son of George Walker , the first African-American to win the Pulitzer Prize in Music, and music historian Helen Walker-Hill. He is co-founder of the Second...
at the Phoenix Theater in San Francisco.
Vega starred as Ishi
Ishi
Ishi was the last member of the Yahi, the last surviving group of the Yana people of the U.S. state of California. Ishi is believed to have been the last Native American in Northern California to have lived most of his life completely outside the European American culture...
in a play based on Ishi's life presented July 3-27, 2008, at Theatre Rhinoceros. Written by the theater's artistic director, John Fisher, the play addresses many angles of the Ishi story. The San Francisco Chronicle
San Francisco Chronicle
thumb|right|upright|The Chronicle Building following the [[1906 San Francisco earthquake|1906 earthquake]] and fireThe San Francisco Chronicle is a newspaper serving primarily the San Francisco Bay Area of the U.S. state of California, but distributed throughout Northern and Central California,...
said the work "is a fierce dramatic indictment of the ugliest side of California history".
In 2008, he starred in his first feature film Beatific Vision, co-starring Marianne Shine
Marianne Shine
Marianne Shine is an American actress. Her credits include TV commercials, voice-overs, and multiple independent films such as The Lamp, The Dinner Party, and her first feature film Beatific Vision , co-starring Michael Vega.She appeared as Elvira in Blithe Spirit and Miriam in Postmortem both at...
.