Arts Administration
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Past residencies include Lincoln Center, Brooklyn Acting Lab, Learning Extended Arts Programs (LEAP), St. Nick’s Alliance Brooklyn Art Exchange, and CO/LAB Theater Group
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Her work at Girl Be Heard as program manager, is committed to dismantling barriers of access within NYC school systems and centering, amplifying, and celebrating the voices of BIPOC youth.
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Her work at CO/LAB Theater Group with adults and children with developmental or physical disabilities reminds her to meet all participants of any ability “where they are at,” practicing radical hospitality, centering youth’s intersectional identities, and encouraging creative choice through curriculum design.
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Community Word's Teaching Artist Project Scholarship Recipient 2020
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Heidi Chronicles New York University Steinhardt 2016
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Girl Be Heard Weekend Workshop Teaching Artist 2020-2021
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Studying Shakespeare at London's Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts 2015
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Brooklyn Arts Exchange Group Leader Summer 2019
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Women's March 2018
Other Work
Teaching Artistry
One of her passion projects was teaching classes at BAL creating devised theater pieces inspired by the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. Students each got their own Hogwarts Acceptance Letters and created their own imaginary creatures! Imaginative play and creating new work with youth are two of her passions.
Theater
Marissa’s time at Stella Adler Studio of Acting sparked her love of classical text, movement, and working with all-female creative teams. Her favorite roles include a chance to bring multi-dimensional, diverse stories to the stage and screen.