Achille Vann Ricca is an actor-first, educator-second, everything-else-third artist who holds a BFA in Acting with a Minor in Education from Ithaca College. He holds warmth, collaborative spirit, rhythm, and quareness dear in his artistic pursuits.
 
Achille will be originating the role of PINE in KUDZU CALLING at Alabama Shakespeare Festival in June 2025 and playing SKIN HORSE in THE VELVETEEN RABBIT at Mile Square Theatre this upcoming February. He has also been seen regionally on the stages of the Hangar Theatre and Kitchen Theatre. With a passion for bringing imaginative and equitable art to life, Achille also currently works as a 6th-grade teaching artist through Black Theatre United, using the structure of devised theater to synthesize the already-brilliant ideas of black&brown kids, and develop said ideas into a collaborative musical.