Actress, Director, and Producer, Carolyn Ratteray, known for her film and television credits in “Riley Parra” (2017), “NCIS” (2003) and “The Hungover Games” (2014,) was staring as Isabella in Shakespeare’s “Measure for Measure” at the Antaeus Theatre Company at the Kiki & David Gindler Performing Arts Center, which is now closed due to the coronavirus.
A Resident Artist at A Noise Within and a member at the Antaeus Theatre Company, she’s also played in productions such as “Gem of the Ocean” at A Noise Within, “The Mountaintop“ at the Garry Marshall Theatre, and “The Cake“ at The Geffen Playhouse and Echo Theatre Company. Classically trained in Shakespeare and theatre at The Old Globe at the University of San Diego, she’s also appeared in off-broadway and regional theatrical such as “The Winters Tale” at Theatre 150, “Merry Wives of Windsor”, “Alls Well That Ends Well,” “Two Gentleman of Verona” at The Old Globe, “Hecuba” at The Pearl Theatre Company, and “The Cherry Orchard” at The Classical Theatre of Harlem. As a Director, Ratteray has helmed “By The Way Meet Vera Stark,” “In Love and Warcraft,” and “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” at Pomona College, along with staged readings throughout the Los Angeles area.
Ratteray’s film and television credits also include “Snowfall,” “Castle,” “All My Children,” “Chemistry,” “The Young and the Restless” and “Law & Order: Criminal Intent,” just to name a few. With a master’s in Arts education and training from The Old Globe at the University of San Diego and a bachelor’s from New York University, she is currently a professor at Pomona College and has also studied theatrical clown with Philippe Gaulier, Christopher Bayes, David Bridel, and Angela De Castro and she is currently at work creating her solo clown show, “Both, And,” according to her website.
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