José (Joey) Israel García, Jr. is a stage director & teaching artist born, raised, and based in Brownsville, TX. Joey fell in love with music & theatre at Lopez High School—where he performed in productions of Chicago and Cabaret. Joey received his degree in voice & music education from The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. While at UTRGV, Joey assistant directed various opera productions with the Bravo Opera Company—including their award-winning production of Jacques Offenbach’s Orpheus in the Underworld. After teaching choir & theatre in South Texas public schools for three years, Joey attended Florida State University where they earned their master’s degree in Opera Production & Directing. Joey has worked with companies & theatres throughout the country—such as the PROTOTYPE Festival & Beth Morrison Projects in New York City, Des Moines Metro Opera, Chicago Summer Opera, and Red River Lyric Opera.

Joey maintains voice studios online & in person with Modulation Institute & Brownsville Piano Studio, respectively. They also teach music classes at Texas Southmost College as adjunct instructor.

Joey is proud to make their professional directorial debut in their hometown of Brownsville, TX with the Camille Playhouse and looks forward to sharing stories with the community that turned them into a storyteller. “