{"id":51501,"date":"2021-06-10T10:57:08","date_gmt":"2021-06-10T14:57:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/isabel-gonzalez\/"},"modified":"2025-08-12T15:05:03","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T19:05:03","slug":"isabel-gonzalez","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/faces\/isabel-gonzalez\/","title":{"rendered":"Isabel Gonzalez"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2021\/06\/image0-18.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52995 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2021\/06\/image0-18.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2021\/06\/image0-18-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2021\/06\/image0-18-300x300.jpeg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 400px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 400\/400;\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Title<\/strong>: Professional Actor, Children&#8217;s Theatre of Charlotte<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Education:<\/strong> Bachelor of Arts in Theatre, UNC Charlotte (2019)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Hometown:&nbsp;<\/strong>Los \u00c1ngeles, California<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since earning her degree in 2019, Isabel Gonzalez has made a vibrant impact on Charlotte\u2019s theatre scene. She performs regularly as a resident actor with Children\u2019s Theatre of Charlotte (CTC) and can also be seen in productions at Three Bone Theatre. Favorite CTC roles include Sophie in <em>The Invisible Boy<\/em>, Mama in <em>Esperanza Rising<\/em>, and Cinderella\/Gretel in <em>Grimmz Fairy Tales<\/em>, which received a Drama League Award nomination for Outstanding Digital Theatre. Her portrayal of Josefina in the Three Bone Theatre production of <em>Mojada<\/em> earned Isabel a 2024 Broadway World Charlotte Nomination, and she appears again with Three Bone Theatre in the 2025 production of <em>Electricidad<\/em>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Isabel has recently expanded her creative work to include choreography for local musical theatre productions. Among her choreography credits are <em>James and the Giant Peach<\/em> for The Lotus Project, <em>Beetlejuice<\/em> for the CTC SummerStage program, and <em>Pippin<\/em> at Central Cabarrus High School, which was honored with a 2024 \u201cBlumey\u201d Award for Best Musical by the Blumenthal Performing Arts Center.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Isabel credits the education she received from UNC Charlotte in preparing and shaping her current career. &#8220;The UNC Charlotte Department of Theatre&nbsp;taught me&nbsp;to adapt, develop, play, and process,&#8221; she says.&nbsp;&#8220;Some of the key things that resonate from my time at Charlotte is the fact that Theatre truly is a community, which very&nbsp;quickly becomes a family that will help you succeed. In addition, recognizing the curriculum is very important because it&nbsp;allows students to see the many components of their certain career, leading&nbsp;to developing not only a more efficient performer or artist but a well-rounded person.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What memories at UNC Charlotte stand out for&nbsp;Isabel?&nbsp;&#8220;Every time I think about a memorable experience from UNC Charlotte, I have a difficult time picking just one,&#8221; she says. She continues, &#8220;If I had to choose, it&nbsp;would be playing Maria in&nbsp;<em>Twelfth Night<\/em>&nbsp;directed by Andrew Hartley. Everyone in the cast felt like family by the end of the process, and it was the first time anyone had put their trust in me to portray a role in a classic piece which truly meant the world to me \u2013&nbsp;especially because a lot of people that look like me are very rarely seen in Shakespeare plays. Also, my costume for that show was superb, and all thanks to Aly Amidei!&#8221;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When we asked Isabel if she had any advice for students interested in pursuing theatre, she responded, &#8220;Don\u2019t be afraid.&nbsp;There are going to be instances where things don\u2019t go our way, and it\u2019s up to us to make the best of situations and to keep going! Network with your peers, you never know how or where this career will take you, and building strong relationships with those around you could be very beneficial in the long run. Last but not least, remember why you do what you do. 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