COVER STORY ARTICLE

EVA CARREON IS A DYNAMIC 11-YEAR-OLD ARTIST WITH A PASSION FOR PERFORMING, NOW ENTERING THE 6TH GRADE. SHE RECENTLY TRAVELLED ACROSS THE COUNTRY WITH THE 2024–2025 BROADWAY NATIONAL TOUR OF ANNIE! SHE PERFORMED ON SOME OF THE MOST MEMORABLE STAGES, INCLUDING THE THEATER AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN IN NEW YORK ALONGSIDE THE INCREDIBLE WHOOPI GOLDBERG, AND TO SOLD-OUT AUDIENCES AT THE ORPHEUM THEATRE IN SAN FRANCISCO WITH HER HOMETOWN CROWD. WITH A PASSION FOR MUSICAL THEATRE THAT SHINES THROUGH IN EVERY PERFORMANCE, EVA HAS ALREADY HAD THE HONOR OF PERFORMING STANDOUT ROLES AND EARNING PROFESSIONAL CREDITS AT A YOUNG AGE.

AT THE AGE OF FOUR, EVA DELIGHTED AUDIENCES AS LULU IN THE FIRST NATIONAL TOUR OF WAITRESS, PERFORMING AT SAN FRANCISCO’S GOLDEN GATE THEATER. EVA HAS ALSO CHARMED REGIONAL THEATERGOERS WITH HER PORTRAYAL OF BABY JUNE IN GYPSY AT THE BELOVED WOODMINSTER SUMMER MUSICALS, AND AS NAYIB/YOUNG EMILIO/YOUNG GLORIA UNDERSTUDY IN ON YOUR FEET. SHE APPEARED AS AMARYLLIS IN THE MUSIC MAN WITH TRI-VALLEY THEATRE COMPANY (TVTC), SHOWCASING HER COMEDIC TIMING AND DANCE SKILLS. ANOTHER FAVORITE ROLE WAS YOUNG ANNA IN FROZEN JR. WITH EAST COUNTY CHILDREN’S MUSICAL THEATER. EVA HAS ALSO APPEARED IN NATIONAL COMMERCIAL AND ADVERTISING WORK FOR GOOGLE NEST AND TYSON.

EVA WAS BORN INTO A PERFORMING ARTS FAMILY. HER FATHER IS A MUSICIAN, RECORDING ENGINEER, AND MUSIC EDUCATOR WHO PERFORMS DRUMS AND PERCUSSION WITH BROADWAY ARTISTS, THEATER PRODUCTIONS, AND OTHER PROFESSIONAL MUSIC EVENTS. HER MOTHER IS A HIGH SCHOOL CHOIR DIRECTOR, MUSICAL THEATER VOCAL DIRECTOR, AND FORMER PROFESSIONAL FIGURE SKATER, AND HER BROTHER IS ALSO A TALENTED PIANIST.EVA WAS BORN INTO A PERFORMING ARTS FAMILY. HER FATHER IS A MUSICIAN, RECORDING ENGINEER, AND MUSIC EDUCATOR WHO PERFORMS DRUMS AND PERCUSSION WITH BROADWAY ARTISTS, THEATER PRODUCTIONS, AND OTHER PROFESSIONAL MUSIC EVENTS. HER MOTHER IS A HIGH SCHOOL CHOIR DIRECTOR, MUSICAL THEATER VOCAL DIRECTOR, AND FORMER PROFESSIONAL FIGURE SKATER, AND HER BROTHER IS ALSO A TALENTED PIANIST.

EVA TRAINS UNDER THE EXPERT GUIDANCE OF RANCE WRIGHT WITH WRIGHT WAY COACHING, DEVELOPING HER PERFORMANCE TECHNIQUE, ACTING SKILLS, AND AUDITION READINESS. SHE IS A PROUD MEMBER OF THE EAST COUNTY PERFORMING ARTS CENTER (ECPAC) DANCE FAMILY, WHERE SHE HAS TRAINED EXTENSIVELY IN MULTIPLE DANCE DISCIPLINES—JAZZ, CONTEMPORARY, LYRICAL, TAP, MUSICAL THEATER, BALLET, HIP HOP, AND ACROBATICS—FOR THE PAST EIGHT YEARS, HELPING HER BUILD THE VERSATILITY REQUIRED FOR PROFESSIONAL MUSICAL THEATRE. SHE HAS BEEN A COMPETITIVE DANCER FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARS. EVA ALSO ENJOYS VOICE OVER AND RECORDING PROJECTS. IN ADDITION TO HER MUSICAL THEATER AND DANCE TRAINING, EVA PLAYS THE DRUMS AND UKULELE, AND TRAINS IN JIU JITSU AS A GREY-WHITE BELT WITH MARCELLO GIUDICI. IN HER FREE TIME, SHE LOVES CRAFTING, MAKING BRACELETS, AND CREATING MUSIC AND DANCE VIDEOS WITH HER FRIENDS. EVA ALSO LOVES TRAVELING AND VALUES THE LONG-LASTING CONNECTIONS SHE HAS DEVELOPED WITH FRIENDS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

PHOTOGRAPHER | JACLYN SALAMONE