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:''This article is about the Boca Raton musical theatre performer and producer. For the Portuguese film director, see [[wikipedia:Pedro Costa|Pedro Costa]] on Wikipedia.''
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{{Infobox artist
| name          = Pedro Costa
| name          = Pedro Costa
| image        = Pedro_Costa.jpg
| image        = Pedro_Costa_Drowsy_Chaperone_2022.jpg
| caption      = Costa performing on stage
| caption      = Costa as Feldzieg in ''The Drowsy Chaperone'' (2022)
| disciplines  = Musical theatre performer · Producer · Director
| disciplines  = Actor · Singer
| based_in      = Boca Raton, Florida (from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
| based_in      = Boca Raton, Florida
| education    = Boca Raton Community High School (2025)<br />University of Florida (class of 2029)
| education    = Boca Raton Community Middle School<br />Boca Raton Community High School (class of 2025)
| known_for    = Founding [[Our Time Productions]]
| years_active  = c. 2018–present
| productions  = ''The Road Ahead'' (2026, producer and director)
| notable_roles = Feldzieg (''The Drowsy Chaperone'', 2022)
| companies    = [[Our Time Productions]] (founder)
| productions  = ''The Little Mermaid'' (2019)<br />''The Drowsy Chaperone'' (2022)<br />''The Theory of Relativity'' (2023)<br />''Hello, Dolly!'' (2023)
| awards        = "Blood, Sweat and Tears" scholarship (2024)
| years_active  = c. 2023–present
| website      = [https://www.instagram.com/pedro_mboc/ Instagram]
}}
}}
'''Pedro Costa''' is a Brazilian-American musical theatre performer, producer and director from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, now based in Boca Raton, Florida. While still a student he founded '''[[Our Time Productions]]''', an independent theatre company whose first show, the musical cabaret ''The Road Ahead'', sold out both of its performances in June 2026. He is a student at the University of Florida, in the class of 2029.<ref name="ig">{{cite web |url=https://www.instagram.com/pedro_mboc/ |title=Pedro Costa (@pedro_mboc) |website=Instagram |access-date=2026-11-07}}</ref><ref name="sold">{{cite web |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/DaihvJcFpGj/ |title=The Road Ahead: thank you |website=Instagram (@our_time_productions) |date=2026-07-08}}</ref>
'''Pedro Costa''' is an American actor and singer from Boca Raton, Florida. He performed in at least two productions at Boca Raton Community Middle School and three or more at Boca Raton Community High School. As a freshman he played the impresario Feldzieg in the high school's 2022 production of ''The Drowsy Chaperone''.<ref name="drowsy">{{cite web |url=https://luanda.dehilster.com/?p=1525 |title=Back Home |author=David de Hilster |website=luanda.dehilster.com |date=2022-04-17}}</ref>


== Early life and training ==
== Education ==
Costa's hometown is Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.<ref name="fbabout">{{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100007074481887&sk=about |title=Pedro Costa: About |website=Facebook |access-date=2026-11-07}}</ref> He moved to Boca Raton, Florida, and graduated from Boca Raton Community High School in 2025.<ref name="fbedu">{{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100007074481887&sk=directory_education |title=Pedro Costa: Education |website=Facebook |access-date=2026-11-07}}</ref> In May 2024, at the end of his junior year, he rehearsed and performed in the opening number of the Dream Awards, Palm Beach County's high school musical theatre awards, on the main stage of the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts in West Palm Beach. That week he also received the "Blood, Sweat and Tears" scholarship. He called it "one of the most memorable weeks of my life".<ref name="dream">{{cite web |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/C7fs7f_I_9y/ |title=Dream Awards week |website=Instagram (@pedro_mboc) |date=2024-05-27}}</ref>
* '''Boca Raton Community Middle School''', Boca Raton, Florida
* '''Boca Raton Community High School''', Boca Raton, Florida (2021–2025)


He credits three teachers for his training: "Thank you to Jackie, Jason, and Mrs. Nixdorf for all your years of training, I could not have done any of this without the three of you as my mentors."<ref name="dream" />
== Career ==
=== Boca Raton Community Middle School ===
Costa appeared in at least two productions with the Boca Raton Community Middle School drama club, directed by Joshua Tay, including ''The Little Mermaid'' (spring 2019).


== Our Time Productions ==
=== Boca Raton Community High School ===
Costa founded [[Our Time Productions]] in 2026 "to bring together a group of artists aspiring to achieve something beyond what they've done before, with the courage to try new things and with the passion to achieve their goals."<ref name="why">{{cite web |url=https://www.instagram.com/our_time_productions/reel/DXkqQptDBcO/ |title=Why Our Time Productions |website=Instagram (@our_time_productions) |date=2026-04-25}}</ref> He raised money for its first show through a crowdfunding campaign, then produced and directed it: ''The Road Ahead'', a cabaret of musical theatre songs, at Barclay Performing Arts in Boca Raton on June 26 and 27, 2026. Both performances sold out. Afterwards he thanked "all of you who have supported me in this journey and made my dream of producing and directing come to life."<ref name="sold" />
In spring 2022, as a freshman, Costa played Feldzieg, the Broadway producer, in Boca Raton Community High School's ''The Drowsy Chaperone'', directed by Stephanie Nixdorf at the Kathryn Lindgren Theatre. Gianna Downing played Kitty, the would-be star who becomes his fiancée. The reviewer wrote that Costa, "only a freshman, showed off acting skills well beyond his age", and that "with impeccable timing and a powerful acting voice, Costa never missed a beat and looked like a veteran of the stage."<ref name="drowsy" /> The production won an award at the Kravis Center Dream Awards.<ref name="relbm">{{cite web |url=https://bocamag.com/?p=14583 |title=The Theory of Relativity – Boca Raton High Drama |website=Boca magazine |date=2023-01}}</ref>


== University ==
He went on to appear in the school's productions of ''The Theory of Relativity'' (January 12–15, 2023, Kathryn Lindgren Theatre)<ref name="relbm" /> and ''Hello, Dolly!'' (spring 2023).
Costa began studying at the University of Florida in Gainesville on August 31, 2025, in the class of 2029.<ref name="ig" /><ref name="fbedu" />
 
== Selected credits ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year !! Production !! Role !! Venue / company
|-
| 2019 || ''The Little Mermaid'' || || Boca Raton Community Middle School
|-
| 2022 || ''The Drowsy Chaperone'' || Feldzieg || Boca Raton Community High School
|-
| 2023 || ''The Theory of Relativity'' || || Boca Raton Community High School
|-
| 2023 || ''Hello, Dolly!'' || || Boca Raton Community High School
|}


== References ==
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== External links ==
* [https://www.instagram.com/pedro_mboc/ @pedro_mboc] on Instagram
* [https://www.instagram.com/our_time_productions/ Our Time Productions] on Instagram


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Revision as of 22:59, 7 November 2026

Pedro Costa
Pedro Costa
Costa as Feldzieg in The Drowsy Chaperone (2022)
Actor · Singer
Personal information
Based in Boca Raton, Florida
Career
Education Boca Raton Community Middle School
Boca Raton Community High School (class of 2025)
Years active c. 2018–present
Performance
Notable roles Feldzieg (The Drowsy Chaperone, 2022)
Productions The Little Mermaid (2019)
The Drowsy Chaperone (2022)
The Theory of Relativity (2023)
Hello, Dolly! (2023)

Pedro Costa is an American actor and singer from Boca Raton, Florida. He performed in at least two productions at Boca Raton Community Middle School and three or more at Boca Raton Community High School. As a freshman he played the impresario Feldzieg in the high school's 2022 production of The Drowsy Chaperone.[1]

Education

  • Boca Raton Community Middle School, Boca Raton, Florida
  • Boca Raton Community High School, Boca Raton, Florida (2021–2025)

Career

Boca Raton Community Middle School

Costa appeared in at least two productions with the Boca Raton Community Middle School drama club, directed by Joshua Tay, including The Little Mermaid (spring 2019).

Boca Raton Community High School

In spring 2022, as a freshman, Costa played Feldzieg, the Broadway producer, in Boca Raton Community High School's The Drowsy Chaperone, directed by Stephanie Nixdorf at the Kathryn Lindgren Theatre. Gianna Downing played Kitty, the would-be star who becomes his fiancée. The reviewer wrote that Costa, "only a freshman, showed off acting skills well beyond his age", and that "with impeccable timing and a powerful acting voice, Costa never missed a beat and looked like a veteran of the stage."[1] The production won an award at the Kravis Center Dream Awards.[2]

He went on to appear in the school's productions of The Theory of Relativity (January 12–15, 2023, Kathryn Lindgren Theatre)[2] and Hello, Dolly! (spring 2023).

Selected credits

Year Production Role Venue / company
2019 The Little Mermaid Boca Raton Community Middle School
2022 The Drowsy Chaperone Feldzieg Boca Raton Community High School
2023 The Theory of Relativity Boca Raton Community High School
2023 Hello, Dolly! Boca Raton Community High School

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 David de Hilster."Back Home". luanda.dehilster.com(2022-04-17).
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "The Theory of Relativity – Boca Raton High Drama". Boca magazine(2023-01).
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