Marie Ramirez Downing
Voice, Text, and Dialect Coach, Educator, Director, and Actor
Director
I choose projects that ask the audience to reflect on their community, family and society, and think about making change, or to ponder why they won't or can't change. I want audiences to laugh, cry, stand up, shout, because that is what I want when I see a play, and it's the actor's responsibilty to make them hear and see what the character needs and to care deeply.
Real Women Have Curves Directed by Marie Ramirez Downing
6th Street Playhouse: May 2022
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Water By The Spoonful Directed by Marie Ramirez Downing,
Sonoma State University: October 2022
Invited by the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Fesitval Region 7 to perform 2 encore performances at Gonzaga University in Spokae, WA. Three Irene Ryan Nominees, 1 achievement in stage management. Two National Awards. The Kennedy Center Citizen Artist Award- that recognize programs in higher education using theatrical production to promote long-term societal impact through an artistic lens, to encourage empathetic exploration of the complex cultural and physical world, and to advocate for justice on campus and throughout the world. Distinguished Achievement in the Facilitation of a Brave Rehearsal Space celebrates teaching artists who create a rehearsal room community that prioritizes the mental, physical, and emotional well-being of their student artists; empowering them to safely engage with challenging theatrical stories.
Director, In The Heights,
Sonoma State University February 2024
