OSCAR ESCOBEDO, ORIGINALLY FROM A SMALL TOWN IN SAN DIEGO CALIFORNIA. AFTER HIS FIRST TRIP TO THE CITY HE DREAMED ABOUT CALLING NEW YORK CITY HIS HOME. AFTER YEARS OF PARTICIPATING ON STAGE AND BACKSTAGE IN COMMUNITY THEATER HIS 8 YEAR OLD DREAM CAME TRUE AND IS NOW A NEW YORK BASED SCENIC DESIGNER.
HIS HOPE IS TO CREATE WORK THAT CONNECTS PEOPLE TO STORY ON A VISCERAL LEVEL. REMINDING HIS AUDIENCE WHY THEY COME TO THE THEATER. HE HOPES TO LEAD THEM TO DISCOVER SOMETHING ABOUT THEMSELVES. WHETHER IT BE FOR ENTERTAINMENT, EXPLORATION, OR CATHARSIS HE HOPES HIS WORK AIDS HIS AUDIENCE AND REMINDS THEM ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE.
WHEN OSCAR IS NOT WORKING YOU CAN FIND HANGING OUT WITH HIS FRIENDS AT A JAZZ BAR, WATCHING MUSICALS, OR DEEP IN A PHOTO STUDY OF WHATEVER SUBWAY PLATFORM OR STREET HE'S ON.