BIO

   During Reyes pre teen years he enrolled at John Robert Powers (JRP) Performing Arts School where he gained his acting training and was cast as Doody in their production of Grease. He also is experienced writing songs, raps, and plays many musical instruments including ukulele, guitar, and percussion instruments, with his favorite being the drums. The talented Reyes concluded his JRP training and attended the International Presentation of Performers, a performing arts convention in Hollywood, where he was awarded honors in Teen Scene Acting and Monologue.

   Throughout his High School years, Reyes focused on his sports skills but while taking his Lacrosse seriously, he continued his love for hip-hop dance. Inspired by America’s Best Dance Crew’s Jabbawockeez and SoRealCru, he joined a dance team and developed a variety of hip-hop styles. His high school dance program was important training for his love for choreography. Jamie’s Dance Studio hired Reyes to teach hip-hop where he choreographed competition pieces, one of which won him the award for Most Unique Choreography at the Kids Artistic Revue (KAR) Dance Competition.

   While enrolled at Diablo Valley College in Pleasant Hill, CA,  he took a dance production class, where he discovered the styles of Modern and Jazz. While working at the studio, Joren would host “Freestyle Fridays”, inviting young local dancers to experience a professional dance environment for the first time. As a hip-hop dancer, he is well respected by his peers in the styles of Popping (Robotics, Wave, and Boogaloo), Locking, Krump, House, Breakdancing, and Urban Freestyle.

   After DVC, he moved to San Diego City College to explore his filmmaking dream. He produced a variety of action short films that can be screened on his YouTube channel. One film critic KYLE PARKER of ParkerFilms was very impressed with Reyes Directing and editing skills after screening his action short Bittersweet Beatdown, “Reyes is a natural at directing and choreographing film fight scenes, I was also impressed he is featured in the film”.

   Reyes kept busy with dance, sports, filmmaking, and his love for the automotive lifestyle that kept him from live theatre. 2016 marked his return to the stage after 10 years, with a stunning role in Tri-Valley Repertory Theatre’s (TVRT) production of In the Heights, as Graffiti Pete. The role showed off his insane dance skills to Bay Area critics who called his performance “a sizzling full throttle hip hop with spray cans”. TVRT also cast him instantly in Mary Poppins, which opened before In the Heights. His demand on Bay Area stages has kept him busy since, as he moved directly to their production of Jesus Christ Superstar.

   Director-Choreographer Christina Lazo, who worked with Joren In the Heights cast him in Grease. This made his easy transition to Berkeley Playhouse production of Tarzan, and in the fall of 2017, he is set for their production of Sister Act. Lazo says “I am so happy to have gotten to work with Joren twice this year! (2017) (he) is amazing, onstage and off”.

   Joren Reyes is a natural athlete, excelling in team sports, hand-to-hand and weapons combat, and other extreme activities, with an ability to pick up new skills with ease.  An advocate of the Healthy lifestyle, he often spends time at the gym, sculpting his ideal body, now looking like a young warrior.  Other miscellaneous skills include his accents in New York, Southern, Standard British, Cockney, and Scottish and is willing to learn more. With his love for auto racing, Reyes has been performance driving since before he could legally drive, through video games, and now is a skilled, licensed driver, able to drive manual, race at high speeds and perform drifting stunts. He now has an interest in Martial Arts Tricking and continues to learn new skills.