Theodore Watler is from Long Beach, California. He trained at the Long Beach Ballet under Johnny Zhong, and he has attended summer courses at the San Francisco Ballet School, Oregon Ballet Theatre, and Hubbard Street Dance Chicago. Theodore joined Oregon Ballet Theatre as an apprentice in 2017 and was promoted to company artist in 2018. Featured roles include Tea in George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker®, the Fish in Septime Webre’s ALICE (in wonderland), and the Jester in Ben Stevenson's Cinderella. He holds degrees in Art History and Law, Letters, & Society from the University of Chicago.