Nick DeSantis

Nick DeSantis moved to the NW in 1996 where he began as a principal dancer with Spectrum Dance Theatre, at that time under the direction of Dale Merrell. He Performed locally and in Europe dancing a repertory by some of America's most influential choregraphers: Margo Sappington, Frank Chaves and Ann Reinking among them.

After a foray into Community Theatre with the Microsoft Theatre troupe (as Anatoly in "Chess", Angelo in "Measure for Measure", Algernon in "...Earnest" and Psudolys in "...Forum") he once again got the musical theatre bug from his college years and began auditioning in professional theatre as well. Locally he has been seen on stage at Second Story Repertory in "A Little Night Music" and "The Foreigner". Also at The Village Theatre as Rooster in "Annie" for which he won a Seattle Footlight award along with his spiritual sister Bobbi Kotula. At ArtsWest he has been seen as Alfred/Sam in "Romance, Romance", Moffat in "The Judas Kiss" and Papa Ge in "Once on this Island". Look for him this Holiday season as Skimbleshanks/Bustopher Jones in "Cats" at the Village as well.

Nick is recently retired from an 18 year career in computer systems development with AT&T, Microsoft and Expedia Inc. The frenzied influx of both right and left brain activity left him exhausted and bewildered, so now he just lives for the theatre. Well, the theatre and his dog. Ok...the theatre, his dog and his boyfriend....but not necessarily in that order.