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Rui Maria Pêgo

MFA Professional Acting


Biography

BOVTS: Duke of Suffolk in Henry VI: Days of Rebellion, M in Lungs, Dr. Yevgeny Dorn in The Seagull, Macbeth in Macbeth. Pre-BOVTS: Pequeno Saúl in AVENUE Q (Portual, Teatro Trindade, Teatro Maria Matos), Tybalt in Romeo and Juliet (Portugal, O Filho de Meio). Training: BA in History (Nova University Lisbon), Musical Theatre intensive summer (New York Film Academy), Voice/Acting workshops with Patsy Rodenburg (PT), Jo Kelly (RESET), Diana Castle (Imagined Life LA), Tiago Félix (Lucid Body NYC), Jorge Parente (La Voix, Lisbon).

Graduate Sahir Mehta
As soon as I visited the School, I fell in love with the place. Perhaps it sounds a bit irrational, but sometimes you get a vibe - and you just know! BOVTS gave me all the tools I needed to prepare for a career as an actor. Sahir Mehta, MA Professional Acting, 2018