ANNOUNCING A  NEW CLASS

CLOWNING AROUND

Actress | Comedian | Acting Teacher

Malena Ramírez

Malena Ramirez is a Puerto Rican Actress/Comedian/ Producer with a Master in Fine Arts from Penn State University where she works now as part of the Faculty at the School of Theatre.  Member of the Spanish Repertory Theatre Company in New York City where she performed in plays like In the Time of the Butterflies, Don Quixote, Discreet but in Love, among others. She made her TV debut in Puerto Rico when she was 17 years old in the renowned comedy show El Condominio in WAPA TV. Her favorite credits in theatre include: Veronica in The Motherf**ker with the Hat, Clytemnestra in The Oresteia, Miverva Mirabal and Patria in In the Time of the Butterflies,  Sir Andrew Aguecheek in Twelfth Night, Miss Margarida in Miss Margarida's Way (a one woman show she produced) and Miguelina in the show I.D. which toured South Africa in 2015. She was also part of the cast of “Song of Home” which toured in Poland and Moldova in February 2020. Malena studied clowning and physical comedy with renowned American actor, clown, and comedian Bill Irwin and Christopher Bayes (Head of Physical Acting at Yale School of Drama).

In the midst of the pandemic she started writing, producing and creating her own original characters.

Seven Original Characters

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THEATRE 

Song of Home Ensemble Poland/ Monica Payne

Miss Margarida’s Way Miss Margarida State Theatre, PA/ Malena Ramirez

Miss Margarida’s Way Miss Margarida Penn State Studio Series/Steve Snyder

Trash Story Ursula NYC/Monica Payne 

I.D Miguelina Penn State Centre Stage/Steve Broadnax 

The Motherf**ker with the Hat  Veronica     Penn State /Steve Broadnax  

Twelfth Night Sir Andrew Penn State / Steve Snyder

Julius Caesar Ensemble Penn State Centre Stage/Bill Kelly

In the Time of the Butterflies Minerva/Patria Spanish Repertory. NYC/Jose Zayas    

Discreet but in Love         Gerarda Spanish Repertory. NYC/Gamaliel Valle    

The Girl Who Used to Die Often         Mother     Spanish Repertory.NYC /Gamaliel Valle      

The Oresteia Clytemnestra University of P.R. Theatre/Dean Zayas

FILM

Sugarcoated Veronica Cruz Dir. Darcy Long

TRAINING

M.F.A Acting  2016 Penn State University 

B.F.A. Theatre 2008 University of Puerto Rico

Acting: Jim Wise, Richard Robichaux

Speech:                   Charmian Hoare, Holly Thuma

Movement: Andrew Belser 

Tap:           Germaine Salsberg - Broadway Dance Center

Singing: Katya Kortny, Beth Burrier

Clowning: Bill Irwin, Christopher Bayes

AWARDS

Leopoldo Santiago Lavandero Award for Outstanding Performance 2008 (Puerto Rico) 

READINGS AND WORKSHOPS

Emerging Writers Retreat The Public/LA William. Logan Vaughn. ( NYC)

Acting: Make It Your Business Casting Director: Paul Russell. (NYC)

Shakespeare Cicely Berry. (London)    

Solo Performance: Tim Miller (Penn State)

Clowning Work: Bill Irwin (Penn State)

Steppenwolf Summer Intensive: Monica Payne, Eric Hanicutt, Kim Rubinstein, Evelyn Carol Case

Theatre of the Oppressed Augusto Boal (Brasil ) 

SKILLS

Fluent: English, Spanish. Intermediate French. Pole Dancing. Roller Skating.