Hey there!

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My name is Marisa, and I am originally from the foggy coast of Morro Bay, California. I have always been a lover of nature and animals, and so moving to Colorado for school to study theater and be surrounded by mountains was a no-brainer for me. I decided to stay in the Denver area after school to continue enjoying the wildlife, snow, and rich theater scene.

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I fell in love with theater because of my mom. She is a dancer, and growing up I got into dance because I admired her so much. She always took me to tours of Broadway musicals that came through town. The first show I saw with her was Cats ... I was five years old and burst into tears on the lyrics, "Touch me!" My mom thought the high note may have scared me, but I said, "No, it's just so beautiful!"

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From that moment on, I knew I wanted to make people feel the way I felt when I heard that beautiful voice. I wanted to use my voice, my artistry, to move people to laugh, cry, open up, contemplate, and ultimately want to connect with each other. I know what it feels like to be deeply moved, have my perspective shifted, and want to take action when I see live theater, and I want to give people that experience. I want to use my artistry to help people to connect. Creating and experiencing art is what makes us all human.

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I am passionately anti-ai and have experience in advocating for folks in toxic work environments.  I love improvisation, long form, short form, musical and immersive. I also love to write my own music. When I'm not performing, I love to read, write, draw, go hiking, keep up with my pen pals, swim in a natural body of water, cook, and watch nature documentaries. I am a huge geek of various cartoons, movies, books, and games. When I get a little overwhelmed, I find it helps to be outside and listen to the birds or stare at the stars.​

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