Jamie Gallo - actor, director, mover, more
Leading with compassion, integrity, and drive, Jamie’s work elevates process over product, people over profit, and justice over entertainment. This vision transcends genre and artistic discipline, resulting in a body of work that is diverse and ever evolving. They bring a deep commitment to the body, community building, and self-reflection to their process. Whether it be choreographing a movement piece, acting in site-specific play, or directing a film, Jamie is proud to make art that elevates humanity in a deeply polarized and capitalist world.
Born in Pasadena, CA, to a therapist mom and a lawyer dad, Jamie wandered into the arts of their own accord and never left. When they weren’t singing in the Los Angeles Children’s Chorus, Jamie was playing club soccer or competing in a swim meet. This athleticism continues to manifest in Jamie’s personal and artistic practices, from racing in triathlons to engaging the body as a vessel for storytelling through movement and dance. After studying at various intensives at University of North Carolina School of the Arts and Boston University, Jamie took their training to University of Southern California where they graduated in 2024 as a Theatre Major (Acting Emphasis) and a Dance Minor.
At USC Jamie performed in two departmental productions, Body of Faith and Dance Nation, directed Collective Rage by Jen Silverman with dorothy’s friends’ theatre company, and performed in Musical Theatre Repertory’s Next to Normal. Since graduating they have performed in Stonefruit Arts production of LINES at the Hollywood Fringe Festival and participated in Arthaus Berlin’s International Summer School workshops in Berlin. You can now find Jamie leading annual movement workshops in Joshua Tree at the Yipps Festival, working on post-production for their film Rehearsal, and reading plays at the library.