L. Peter Callender

Actor L. Peter Callender is well-known and highly regarded among theater audiences in the Bay Area and beyond. He was the artistic director of the African American Shakespeare Company in San Francisco for 15 years and was an associate artist at the California Shakespeare Theater for more than 20 years. Born in Trinidad, raised in England and New York, and trained at the Julliard School, he has appeared in leading roles around the world including on Broadway and at San Francisco’s ACT and Berkeley Rep. In 2022, he played Prospero at the Elm Shakespeare Co. in New Haven, CT, and in 2023, he played all three roles, including Louis Armstrong, in the play Satchmo at the Waldorf at San Jose Stage Company. In 2022, he also took part in Ensemble Cherubim’s concert “Echoes from Ukraine.” He has directed many plays and has taught at Emory University, San Francisco School of the Arts, and Stanford University. lpetercallender.com.