Adam J. Rivera

Non-Union
he/him/his
[email protected] 
adamjrivera.net  
Height: 5’ 8
Bari-tenor, A2-B5
Filipino-American

Theatre

“Alice in Wonderland” — Cheshire Cat — Arsène Performing Arts (Director Matthew Muns)
“The Little Mermaid” — Jetsam  —Opera MODO (Director Danielle Wright)
“The Thanksgiving Play” — Jaxton — Oakland University (Director Oscar Quiroz)
“Anastasia” — Dmitry —Rochester Summer Music Theatre (Director JoAnna Pilsbury)
“The Laramie Project” — Jedediah Schultz, Various — Oakland University (Director Kelli Crump)
“Mr. Burns, a Post-Electric Play” — Troy McClure/Fight Captain — Oakland University (Director Jacob ben Widmar)
“White” — Tanner — Oakland University (Director Christian L. Brannon)
“Young Frankenstein” — Ludwig, Ensemble —Avon Players (Director Joy Oetjens) 
“Yo, Vikings!” — Murphy Bean, Ollie (U/S) — Oakland University (Director Rachel Stevens)
“The Machine Stops” — Ensemble — Oakland University (Director Jacob ben Widmar)
“A Little Night Music” — Understudy/Swing — Oakland University (Director Karen Sheridan)

Film

“Burnt” — Lead — Motion Picture Institute (Director Myles J. Williams)
Double Down — Supporting — Motion Picture Institute (Director Joshua Russo)

Education —  BFA in Acting 2026, Additional Major Certificate in Spanish language 

Acting — David Gram, Milica Govich (camera), Karen Sheridan (Stanislavski), Sara Wolf (Shakespeare)
Singing — Blake Whyte (contemporary, Golden Age, jazz standards, rock/pop), Catherine Lykins (choir)
Voice/movement — Lynnae Lehfeldt (Arnold, Suzuki, Chekhov, Linklater, Laban)
Voiceover — Jenn Alton, John Kissinger
Combat — Anthony Guest (broadsword, found object, hatchets, knife), Dan Jaffe (firearms), William Irwin (rapier, staff)
Dance — Andrew Detloff (waltz), Renee Petkovski (jazz)
Masterclass — Kelli Crump, Antoine McKay, Brian Quijada, Oscar Quiroz

Additional Skills

Spanish (fluent), Dialects (Filipino/Hispanic-adjacent, American Southern, Cockney, New York/Queens, German), singing a capella (perfect pitch), intermediate combat proficiency (second degree Black Belt in taekwondo/Krav Maga), percussion, electric bass, hip-hop enthusiast, good with kids, toe touch. Driver’s license, passport, fully vaccinated