Rafael Casal
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Rafael Santiago Casal (born August 8, 1985) is an American writer, performer, and producer Originally from the Bay Area.
Rafael's first television appearance was on three seasons of HBO's Def Poetry and as a creator online with millions of YouTube/Facebook views for his original music, poetry, web shorts, and political commentary. His theater-in-verse performances have taken him around the country and around the world, as well as in the fields of activism and arts education at hundreds of colleges and venues.
Rafael is the Co-Founder and Artistic Director of the BARS workshop at The Public Theater in New York.
Early life
Casal grew up in Berkeley and Oakland, California. He was suspended from Berkeley High School after two years and obtained his diploma through a different college program. Casal is of Irish, Spanish, and Cuban descent.
Career
When Casal was 18, he appeared on HBO's Def Poetry Jam. He was touring, performing, and instructing nationally with YouthSpeaks at the same time. He is a two-time champion of the Brave New Voice Poetry Slam Festival. Casal spent three years as a creative director at the University of Wisconsin-Madison's First Wave Spoken Word and Hip Hop Arts Learning Community while earning his degree at night.
The BAY BOY Mixtape was launched by Casal in July 2010 with Daveed Diggs, part of Getback Productions. The pair co-founded with Chinaka Hodge in China. Casal has also released Mean Ones (2012), As Good As Your Word (2008), and Monster (2009). The Collin and Miles EPs were released by Casal and Diggs in 2018 to coincide with their film, Blindspotting.
Casal and Daveed Diggs' debut film, Blindspotting, was released in 2018, which they had been writing for ten years. The pair wrote, directed, and starred in a film that uses verse to tell the tale of their hometown of Oakland, California. Casal has appeared in supporting roles in Bad Education, The Good Lord Bird, and the second revival of Are You Afraid Of The Dark? Casal was a participant in Amend: The Fight for America's Netflix documentary film. Casal will make his film directorial debut in First Sight, a sci-fi romantic drama about falling asleep to find the person of your dreams.
It was announced in 2020 that the Casal and Diggs written film Blindspotting will be released as a comedy-drama series, with Casal set to star, produce, and act as showrunner. Ashley, a character played by Jasmine Cephas Jones both in the film and show, is portrayed as she navigates life's ups and downs after Miles is unexpectedly arrested. Lionsgate Television has acquired the series and is expected to be distributed by Starz. On June 11, 2021, the film made its international premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival. On June 13, 2021, the series was available on Starz and StarzPlay. Starz renewed the series for a second season in October 2021.