about me | andre lajevardi

Andre Lajevardi (he/him) is a Middle Eastern–Hispanic actor born and raised in the Bay Area, California. He is currently in his final year at Penn State University, where he is pursuing a BFA in Musical Theatre (expected Spring 2026).

D O W N L O A D

At school, Andre has appeared in numerous Penn State Centre Stage productions:

Sweeney Todd (Tobias), dir. Zack Steele

Godspell (Judas/Dance Captain), dir. Marcus Jordan

Great Comet (Swing), dir/chor. Christine O’Grady

Urinetown (Robby the Stockfish), dir. David Kersnar

How to Succeed (Toynbee/TV Announcer),

dir. Christopher Campbell

During his senior year, Andre also worked on Centralia, a new musical conceived and written by Adam Chanler-Berat and Julian Hornik.

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Andre has performed regionally across the country:

Upcoming:

PCSC: Wild Child (Tom) by Dan Marshall/Julianne Wick Davis, dir. John Simpkins

Milwaukee Repertory Theater: Footloose (Lyle/Ensemble), dir. Stephen Mear

Past:

Interlakes Summer Theatre:

Newsies (Race), dir. Michael Stoddard

Chicago (Bayliff/Clerk), dir. Gustavo Wons

Coeur d'Alene Summer Theatre:

Hello, Dolly! (Ensemble), dir. Roger Welsh

Anastasia (Ensemble) dir. Antoinette DiPietropolo

Outside of school, Andre is a Certified Personal Trainer with NASM. If you ever need to find him, you can consult the local weight room. He’s also confident in just about any sport, so if you think you would beat him, please contact him. In addition, Andre is also a huge EDM fan, so make sure to also ask him about that when you see him!