DERECK ATWATER

(He/Him) Actor, Singer, and Dancer based in Chicago!

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A PASSION FOR AUTHENTICITY

Authenticity is at the core of everything we do as artists and Dereck strives to achieve this both on and off stage!

Reels

Headshots & Resume

Dereck Atwater as Rapunzel's Prince in Into the Woods

News & Upcoming

How The Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical (Tour)

Crossroads Live America

Bob Richard, Scott Seidl

Peter Leigh Nilson (MD)

Andrew David Sotomayor (MD)

This past holiday season, Dereck returned to Whoville with the Old Max tour of Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical for his third year as Buzz Who while understudying the Grinch, as which he perfomed multiple times, and Grandpa Who!

Rocky Mountain Repertory Theatre

Shows:

Frozen, Guys and Dolls, and Footloose

This past summer, Dereck returned to RMRT for their 2025 Summer Season! He performed in all three shows: Frozen (Pabbie/Ensemble),

Guys and Dolls (Benny Southstreet/u/s Sky Masteron),

and Footloose (Bickle/Ensemble).

The Music Man

Direction by Mark Minnick

Music Direction by Ross Scott Rawlings

Spring '25, Dereck returned to Toby's Dinner Theatre in The Music Man as Tommy Djilas while understudying Harold Hill.