Leo Ash Evens
Leo Ash Evens
MTCA Director · BFA in Musical Theatre, Carnegie Mellon
AEA, SAG-AFTRA
He/Him
Born and raised in Pittsburgh, PA, Leo is entering his 18th year with college prep. He balances and integrates a diversity of artistic disciplines, drawing from years of professional experience as an actor, voiceover artist, and educator. Leo infuses his students with the tools and confidence to prepare for successful college auditions.
Most recently, Leo completed a run as Tateh in Ragtime (TheatreWorks, Palo Alto) and a Broadway workshop of Woodstock, directed by Rick Elice. Leo spent three years in and out of School of Rock (Broadway). Other Broadway credits: Shuffle Along (starring Audra McDonald, Billy Porter, and Brian Stokes Mitchell) and Jesus Christ Superstar(Leo’s Broadway debut!). Off-Broadway: Jasper in Deadland, Finks (Ensemble Studio Theatre), Wanda’s World, and Ionescapade: The Works of Eugene Ionesco (The York). He’s played Riff in West Side Story (West End; 50th Anniversary US Tour; Houston TUTS; Barrington Stage; NCT). National tours include 42nd Street, Disney’s On the Record, and Casper the Musical, starring Chita Rivera. Select favorite regional credits include Black Stache in Peter and the Starcatcher (Pioneer Theatre Company), Emcee in Cabaret (Houston TUTS and The Arvada Center), and, in his younger days, Tulsa in Gypsy, starring Patti LuPone (Ravinia Festival, Chicago). National voiceovers: Siemens Technology, Monster, Sharp, Foster Grant, JCPenney, V8, and more. IG: @leoashevens. www.leoashevens.com
