Marilet Martinez*

PCPA Director: Breaking Through Out Reach Tour. Upcoming: The River Bride Actor Mo, Mother Road, Soldier, Hamlet (2004) Upcoming: Bright Star, American Mariachi  

Other Theatres: American Players Theatre; American Conservatory Theatre, California Shakespeare Theatre, TheatreWorks, Berkeley Repertory Theatre’s Ground Floor, Woman’s Will, African American Shakespeare, Brava Theatre, TeatroVision, ComedySportz Chicago World Premieres at: the Magic Theatre, the San Francisco Mime Troupe, Shotgun Players, Crowded Fire, Cutting Ball Theatre, Impact Theatre, Shadowlight Theatre Company  

Other: Co-founder and Co-Artistic Director of the award-winning Latina comedy collective Ratas De Dos Patas; Co-founder and Co-Artistic Director of Tus Tias Productions, who’s sketch comedy cabaret style show The Invocation of Selena was featured at the 2022 Latinx Theatre Commons Comedy Carnaval. 

Training: PCPA (Class of 2004), Certified Theatrical Combatant in 6 weapons by Dueling Arts International SF, Second City Chicago 

Member: Actors Equity Association  

Teaches: Acting II 

Teaching Philosophy: To study acting is to become a scientist of the human condition. Our studio is a laboratory where we experiment with bravery, investigate risk, and discover just how vulnerable we can be. We use trial and curiosity to fail and fail better. To that end, I firmly believe we can best fail, i.e., learn, when we are invested in the collective support and success of our learning community. Using breath and play, we navigate our way through text, character, and connection.