Beyond The Spotlight: One Life. Multiple Passions. Endless Possibilities.

In this inspiring talk with professionals, we explore how passion for the performing arts can coexist with a primary career. Can you be a professional by day and a performer by choice? What does it look like when theater becomes more than a hobby without becoming your full-time profession?

Through personal stories, practical insights, and thoughtful conversation, this event invites participants to rethink traditional career paths, make space for creativity, and redefine what success can look like. We will discuss how aspiring performers can balance education, professional goals, personal responsibilities, and their love for the stage.

Join us for a thought-provoking discussion on pursuing Performing Arts and Theater as a Parallel Career Path: an exploration of passion, purpose, possibility, and the courage to embrace more than one professional identity.

Carla Pantoja

Carla, born and raised in the South Bay, is an actor, fight director, teaching artist, intimacy director, and mom…