Elisa Falanga just graduated from Circle in the Square Theatre School, receiving a Professional Certificate in Musical Theatre. In these past two years, she has performed in two Professional Workshops and four shows in the Circle Graduate Repertory season. Roles include Alice in THE CREATURE (staged reading directed by Gahlia Backal and written by Alexa Derman), Rosetta Wakeman in new musical WAKEMAN (staged reading directed by Billy Bustamante and written by Jenn Grinels), Beatrice in MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING (M. Barford), female swing in A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM (M. Barford), and featured ensemble in SOMETHING ROTTEN and URINETOWN (J. Slater). This past December, she played Rhoda in a one act production of A NEW BRAIN, directed by Billy Bustamante.
She graduated from Boston College with a BS in Biology and a minor in Theatre in 2023. Roles at Boston College include Cunegonde in CANDIDE (directed by Bryce Pinkham and choreographed by Larry Sousa), Phantom/Transylvanian in THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW (directed by Summer L. Williams and choreographed by Larry Sousa), Harriet Lewis in the world premiere of IDAWALLEY (directed by Grace Cutler and written by Maggie Kearnan), and the White Witch in THE LION, THE WITCH, AND THE WARDROBE (directed by Luke Jorgensen).
Elisa was most recently featured at the Chain Theatre’s 2025 One Acts Festival, in Kevin Durfee’s original play, Between the Wired Fence. This summer, she produced and performed in an outdoor cabaret at the Woodcliff Lake Park. She looks forward to the upcoming fall and spring season, where she will perform a season of children’s theater as a member of the Dot In The Box Theatre Company.
Elisa Falanga |actor|singer|dancer|
EDUCATIONAL THEATRE
A NEW BRAIN Rhoda Circle in the Square , dir. Billy Bustamante
ALICE IN WONDERLAND Alice’s Sister / Rose Dot in the Box Theatre Co., dir. Jeanne Slater
URINETOWN Featured Ensemble Circle in the Square , dir. Jeanne Slater
MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM Female Cover Circle in the Square, dir. Mark Barford
CANDIDE Cunegonde Boston College, dir. Bryce Pinkham
THE LION, THE WITCH, AND THE WARDROBE The White Witch Boston College, dir. Luke Jorgensen
THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW Phantom/Transylvanian Boston College, dir. Summer L. Williams
THE WOLVES #00 Boston College
FILM
INVITATION TO A BONFIRE Extra AMC Studios
FESTIVALS/WORKSHOPS/STAGED READINGS
BETWEEN THE WIRED FENCE Delivery Girl Chain Theatre 2025 Festival, dir. Kevin Durfee
WAKEMAN Rosetta Wakeman Circle in the Square, dir. Billy Bustamante
THE CREATURE Alice Circle in the Square, dir. Gahlia Backal
THE ADVENTURES OF AVERY AND MASSA Chase Circle in the Square, dir. Jeanne Slater
IDAWALLEY Harriet Lewis Boston College, dir. Grace Cutler
TRAINING
Circle in the Square Theatre School - Musical Theatre Professional Program New York, NY
Boston College, Morrissey College of Arts and Sciences - BS Biology, Theatre minor Chestnut Hill, MA
SKILLS
DANCE: Dance for Musicals, Modern, Tap, Ballet, Jazz, Contemporary, Hip/hop, Pointe
Musical Instruments: Guitar, Piano, Trumpet
Special Skills: sight reading/singing, conversational Spanish, baking, a capella singing, valid driver’s license (NJ)
