J. Antonio Rodriguez stars as Orpheus in the national tour of the Broadway mega-hit musical Hades town, where he plays the hopeful lover who descends deep into the Underworld in an impassioned search of his muse, Eurydice. The parallels between Rodriguez’s character’s harrowing journey and his real-life status as a DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) Dreamer are both inspiring and sobering. I caught the young man between rehearsals for his upcoming run from October 3 through 15 at the Music Center’s Ahmanson Theater in Los Angeles. He expressed his thoughts on the immigrant experience, asking for what you deserve and the artistic benefits of knowing who you are. Antonio talks to Chris Franco in an in-depth interview.
Chris Franco (CF): Antonio, congratulations on landing the lead in Hades town.
