The transmasc Tim Curry rip off you never knew you needed.
Cesario Tirado Ortiz (they/he/it) is a playwright, actor, singer, producer, and exhausted barista. A SUNY New Paltz graduate, Rio bases most of his work around creating queer stories for queer folk that's not really about being queer. They're also a successful drag artist performing under the name Scam Likely (it/its), and utilizes drag frequently in their work. Cesario is part of the first cohorts of the Genesis Project at 54 Below, providing performance opportunities, master classes, mentorship roundtables, and networking events with industry professionals to emerging artists in the cabaret scene. You can read more about it here.
Cesario is an Actors Equity Association member, and is proud to be a trans performer in the union. They’re also a Dramatist’s Guild Associate, and is hoping to move up to being a member soon!
Currently, Cesario is working on his full length thriller “it’s been ten years since everyone died,” a dramedy about the women at the end of a horror film. You can buy tickets to its first workshop at The Tank’s Limefest here.
