{"id":41,"date":"2026-03-04T22:55:26","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T03:55:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/acting2026showcase\/?p=41"},"modified":"2026-04-22T10:56:02","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T14:56:02","slug":"joel-dejesus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/acting2026showcase\/2026\/03\/04\/joel-dejesus\/","title":{"rendered":"Joel De Jesus-Pacheco"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Joel De Jesus-Pacheco is a Philly theater artist, born and raised in Puerto Rico, where he started his acting training 10 years ago. During his time at Temple he\u2019s also had the chance to work as a playwright, being produced for TU Side Stage\u2019s Ben Vargas Short Stuff festival, as well as a dramaturg with Temple productions Our Country\u2019s Good and The Anastasia Trials in the Court of Women.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
During this time, he\u2019s grown fond of creating and performing new and uncommon works. As a queer Latinx artist he focuses on portraying the realities of individuals, and through his years working and training as a performer, playwright, and dramaturg he’s had the privilege of advocating for groups that typically go underrepresented in media. Joel focuses on these artistic goals because he believes in combating systemic issues that result in less representation for many people\u2019s journeys and experiences.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
Joel is currently developing his full-length play for the Philadelphia Fringe Festival this September, with a story that follows the realities of Puerto Ricans on the Island under political oppression and how it affects their lives and relationships.<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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