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Christopher Torborg |
Christopher Torborg was sold
on a career in the theater ever since he was cast as Ed Sullivan in a
children’s production of Bye Bye Birdie
as a 4-year-old. These days Torborg is a rising star at Grossmont College’s acclaimed
Theatre Arts Department with plans on becoming a working actor in San Diego’s
thriving theatre scene.
He had a number of options
when he came to choosing a school to hone his craft. The decision to attend
Grossmont College, though, was a simple one.
“I always heard people tell
me, `Don’t go to a community college to study theater. Go to a university,’” he
said. “But I have absolutely no regrets. Grossmont College has the best
theatrer program in the county, by far.”
Torborg, 19, grew up in
Tucson but moved here in 2011 while visiting relatives and touring Valhalla
High School’s Theatre Arts Program, which has won a number of honors at the
Musical Theatre Competitions of America, the National Youth Art Awards, and the
California Center for the Arts.
“My father always told me,
‘No matter what you do in life, we’ll support you 100 percent.’ So he supported
me in my decision to come here.”