Missy Maramara

Melissa Vera Missy Maramara is a Filipino actor theater director Intimacy director and coordinator improviser and educator She holds a Master of Fine Arts in Drama Performance from the University of Arkansas Fayetteville through the International Fulbright Scholarship Program She is also trained in mask work and silent play from the LÉcole Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq in Paris Moment Work from Tectonic Theater Project in New York City and Intimacy Work from Intimacy Directors and Coordinators IDC and Theatrical Intimacy Coordination TIE in New York City She is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Fine Arts and English Department of the Ateneo de Manila University AdMU where she earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theater Arts a Master of Arts in English Literature and Cultural Studies and a Doctor of Philosophy in English Language and Literature Her most recent acting credits include Marie Curie in Lauren Gundersons The Half Life of Marie Curie Sister Lucia in Floy Quintos Grace Uncle Jane in Nelsito Gomezs Uncle Jane and Maro Liwanag in Joshua Lim Sos A Color for Tomorrow She received the LEAF Award for Most Outstanding Actress for Callie in Diana Sons Stop Kiss 2019 the Aliw Award for Best Featured Actress for Mitch in Floy Quintos The Kundiman Party 2018 She is a proud member of SPIT Manila Southeast Asias premier Improvisational theater company and a teacher in Third World Improv She is currently the president of the Philippine Theater Actors Guild TAG Ph