PROFILE
Location: East Coast Age Range: Teen /Young Adult
Height: 5’5”
Ethnicity: Colombian-American (aka Latina)
THEATRE
Esperanza Rising Esperanza Children’s Theatre of Charlotte, Alicia Tafoya Pippin Ensemble EMHS, Bernadette MacLeod 1984 Messenger, Loudspeaker Theatre Charlotte, Chris Timmons Bottom of the Lake** Lady in White NC Theatre Conference, Sarah Provencal Law & Order: Fairy Tale Unit Ugly D, Pig 3 NC Theatre Conference, Nicia Carla A Christmas Carol Ghost of Christmas Past Theatre Charlotte, Josh Logsdon You and Me and the Space Between Eve NW School of the Arts, Sarah Provencal Maricela de la Luz Lights the World Riccardo CTC OnStage, Julie Weir & Julie Gains The Odyssey Siren, Suitor CTC OnStage, Sarah Provencal The Taming of Katy Lou Miss Lucretia Armour St. Theatre, Meredith Swanson
TRAINING
— RADA London Young Actors Summer School 2026 — Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre, NYC Inaugural Precollege Conservatory; Summer 2025 — Northwest School of the Arts, Middle Program 2021-24 — Stovall Spectrum of the Arts Drama Major, Advanced Studies Dept of CMS; Summer 2024 — School of Theatre Training, Children’s Theatre of Charlotte; Foundation & Core Drama, MT Dance 2018-23
INTERNSHIPS / TECH
—> Stovall Spectrum of the Arts Intern, Drama Program; Advanced Studies Dept of CMS, Summer 2026 —> Penguin Project Intern; Theatre Charlotte Spring/Summer 2026 —> Costume & Wardrobe Tech, OnStage 2023; Children’s Theatre of Charlotte 2023
HONORS
—> International Thespian Society; 2025 Induction —> Northwest School of the Arts Outstanding Drama Major Award 2024; Middle Promotion Ceremony **NC Theatre Conference 2024; Excellence in Acting Award: Lady in White, Bottom of the Lake
PRESS
Esperanza Rising centers immigrant experience on Charlotte Stage; WFAE.org Listen/Read here
Hope travels fast in Esperanza Rising; Toppman of the Arts, The Charlotte Ledger Read here
Historia de migración y esperanza cobra vida en teatro de niños; Hola News Read here
Behind the Curtain: Unmasking the Magic of Theatre; featured 1:46 in Watch here
MISC. EXPERIENCE
— Season 99-100 Advisory Panel for Theatre Charlotte 2025 — Teen Film Series for Mecklenburg Co ABC; Visart Video Studio; cast/crew/content creator 2025 — Murder on Tap, Murder-Mystery Improv Group; Theatre Charlotte 2025 — Char-Meck Library Volunteer Summer 2024 — Youth Choir for Mandy Gonzalez; Cain Center for the Arts Anniversary Gala 2024
OBLIGATORY SKILLS LIST FOR THE CV
Bilingual / Biliterate Spanish,English
Improv
Accents -quick ear for most
Fencing
Belly Dancing (beg.)
Drawing
Tarot
Voice -Soprano
Cat noises
BIO
Lucca Amortegui is a Colombian-American actress who has grown up immersed in the arts. At a young age, Lucca understands stage acting as a powerful art form and a means to connect with the human condition no matter the audience or genre. An alumna of the inaugural pre-college cohort at the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre in New York City, Lucca enjoys villainous or hyperbolic characters and experimenting with costume & makeup. She has performed as a youth actor in adult community theatre productions; and most notably as the title role in ESPERANZA RISING, a main season production at Children’s Theatre of Charlotte. Lucca is a recipient of Northwest School of the Arts’Outstanding Drama Major Award 2024 and a top ten NC Theatre Conference Excellence in Acting Award, receiving the honor among 400+ student participants statewide.
Lucca (double c)
Amortegui pronounced Ah-more-tay-gui ..like geese
Colombian with an /o/ not /u/.. trust the Colombians will fill up your inbox if you misspell it.
Lucca is a virgo & the first born daughter/child of two first-born parents.. that should tell you everything.
