Tasi Alabastro is a versatile San Jose-based artist, actor, and director, celebrated for his dynamic contributions to theater. A recipient of the SVCreates Emerging Artist Laureate and Leigh Weimer’s Emerging Artist Award, Tasi is excited to continue training in storytelling through directing. He has appeared in various productions across the Bay Area, including A Christmas Carol (A.C.T), The Play That Goes Wrong (SF Playhouse), MANAHATTA (Aurora Theatre), and Every Brilliant Thing, as well as VIETGONE and Stupid F**king Bird at City Lights Theatre Company. Tasi has also made significant strides as a director, leading the inaugural AAPI Playwright Festival for Contemporary Asian Theater Scene and assisting with CLYDE’S at City Lights. As a senior company member of the award-winning Red Ladder Theatre Company, he is dedicated to using the arts as a tool for social justice and community engagement. Tasi believes in the transformative power of storytelling and its ability to foster empathy and understanding. For more about his work, visit tasialabastro.com.