Marco Pigossi is a Brazilian TV Star who is about to make his US Theatrical Stage Debut in Glory Kadigan's Double Crossed as part of the Broadway Bound Theatre Festival.

I am so honored to speak with Marco as he gets ready for this milestone moment in his career.

In this interview, Marco answered my call to share:

• Why Double Crossed was the right show for him to make his US theatrical stage debut in
• What excites him about performing for US audiences
• When he felt his life was heading towards a reckoning
• A time he was Double Crossed
• So much more

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Double-Crossed is a captivating new play by Glory Kadigan. 

When a staff member on a luxury cruise ship is accused of theft by a wealthy guest, the normally unflappable Cruise Director is thrust into a high-stakes game of class warfare, manipulation, and shifting alliances. Her secret affair with the accused, a handsome, poverty-stricken Brazilian struggling to support his ailing mother, threatens to unravel her career, reputation, and moral compass.

Meanwhile, her overworked and overlooked assistant watches her superior’s unraveling with quiet calculation, possibly to her own advantage. As tensions rise and loyalties dissolve, the ship speeds toward a reckoning where no one is innocent and everyone has something to lose. Be careful who you leave in your wake.

Double Crossed will be part of the Broadway Bound Theatre Festival from August 6-15, 2025 at AMT Theater in NYC. Click Here for tickets!

Cast of Double Crossed
L to R: Gabrielle Filloux, Ria Meer, Marco Pigossi, Jessica Kahler
Photo Courtesy of Double Crossed

1. This August you are going to be making your US Stage debut in Glory Kadigan's Double Crossed as part of the Broadway Bound Theatre Festival. What made Double Crossed the right show for you to make your US Stage debut? There was something immediately compelling about Double Crossed. The writing is sharp, the themes are bold, and the character of Tomás walks a dangerous line between charm and manipulation. It’s a dark, complex story that challenges both the actor and the audience, and that’s exactly the kind of work I wanted to bring with me for my U.S. debut.

2. What excites you about performing for a US audience? It feels like opening a new chapter. I’ve always admired American theatre for its boldness and diversity of voices. To step onto a stage here and offer a piece of myself — my culture, my language, my contradictions — is both thrilling and humbling. I’m excited to connect, exchange, and see what resonates across oceans.

3. What makes you nervous? Honestly? The language... English isn’t my first language, and even though I’m confident with it, there’s a vulnerability in performing live in a second language. But maybe that nervousness fuels something truthful in the character. Tomás is supposed to be Brazilian so I can use that to my advantage. To express yourself, to love, to lie, to exist in a different language changes something in you.

4. In Double Crossed, you are playing Tomás. What do you relate to most about him? I relate to the way Tomás navigates identity in a space that isn’t built for him. As a Brazilian man working on an international cruise ship, he’s constantly shifting — between cultures, languages, who he is, and who people expect him to be. That experience, of moving between worlds and trying to belong without losing yourself, is something I know deeply.

There’s also a survival instinct in Tomás that I recognize. He grew up in a favela and learned early on that charm can be a weapon and a shield. I don't condone his choices, but I understand the hunger that drives him — the hunger for stability, for recognition, for something better. That complexity is what drew me to the role. He’s not a villain. He’s human. And that makes him fascinating to play.

5. What is one characteristic of Tomás' you are glad you yourself do not possess? His ability to manipulate without guilt. Tomás knows how to twist a situation to his advantage, but at a cost to others. I believe in empathy as a compass — he buries his a little too deep.

L to R: Jessica Kahler and Marco Pigossi in Double Crossed
Photo Courtesy of Double Crossed

6. Playing off the show's title, Double Crossed, when has there been a time you were double crossed? Without naming names, let’s just say, showbiz is full of surprises. You learn who’s really with you when the lights go out.

7. Press notes state that Tomás is having a secret affair with the boat's cruise director. What is one secret you have held onto that you are ready to share with the world? I don’t think I have one. I’ve shared all my secrets already. LOL. I try not to keep secrets…

8. Press notes also reveal that the cruise ship is speeding towards a reckoning. When have you felt like your life was heading towards a reckoning? Moving countries, changing languages, starting over in a new industry — that felt like a reckoning. But sometimes, transformation requires that kind of storm.

Marco Pigossi

9. Who or what inspired you to become an actor? It wasn’t one person or one moment. It was a slow realization that storytelling was the only place I felt truly free. I was always drawn to observing people, to trying to understand what moves them beneath the surface.

Acting became a way for me to step into someone else’s skin, to explore the human experience from all angles. It’s the closest thing I’ve found to empathy in motion, and once I discovered that, I couldn’t walk away.

10. You have spent a lot of time working between the stage and TV in Brazil. What do you get from your television work that you don't get from your stage work? Television teaches you agility — how to make strong choices quickly, how to find the truth in a tight window. But the stage gives you depth. It’s alive in a way that nothing else is.

On TV, you aim for perfection. On stage, you chase presence.

We usually say that TV belongs to the writers, Cinema to the director and theatre to the actors. Theatre is generous with the craft of the actor.

11. What is something we didn't get to talk about in this interview that you'd like my audience to know about you? That I’m still learning and this is the beauty of being an actor. You are ALWAYS learning. This is a debut, yes, but also a beginning.

I want to keep growing, collaborating, and telling stories that reach beyond borders. And if this play starts a few uncomfortable conversations, even better.

Marco Pigossi, Photo Credit: Gerson Lopes

More on Marco Pigossi:

Marco Pigossi is one of Brazil’s most acclaimed actors. He recently starred in Amazon’s Gen V and three Netflix series: Tidelands, High Seas, and Invisible City by Oscar-nominated Carlos Saldanha. His latest film, High Tide by Marco Calvani, which he also executive produced, premiered at SXSW to critical acclaim, opposite Oscar-winner Marisa Tomei and Tony-winner Bill Irwin.

A classically trained stage actor, Marco has performed in Brazil in The Saint and The Sow and A Dog’s Will by Ariano Suassuna, Molière’s The Learned Women and The Imaginary Invalid, Glengarry Glen Ross by David Mamet, and Loot by Joe Orton. Double-Crossed marks Marco's debut on the American stage.