Tara Martinez

NEW YORK THEATRE: Mora the Mermaid in Night Tide (NYMF, dir. Luis Villabon), Ava in Stalker the Musical (NYC Fringe, dir. Benita DeWit), Ensemble in Birthday Boy the Musical (AKA Productions, dir. Mitchell Walker), Angel in Travis Tanner (NYC Fringe, dir. DJ McDonald), Big Sis/Mariachi in A Grimm Reality (Theatre for the People, dir. Isaac)

WORKSHOPS/READINGS:
Tiff in Medicine the Musical (StartUp Productions, dir. Rachel Klein), Lashley in Sparkly Clean Funeral Singers (York Theatre Co., dir. Martha Banta), Angie in Connections (Developmental Reading Musical, dir. Andy Peterson)

REGIONAL THEATRE: U/S Hortencia/Fabiola/Sis in Destiney Of Desire (The Old Globe Theatre), Eva in Evita (The Theatre Co., dir. Randy Wilson), Nancy in OLIVER! (The Theatre Co.), B.J. in Smokey Joe’s Cafe (The Theatre Co.), Hodel in Fiddler on the Roof (A&M Consolidated Theatre Co.) Gertrude Mcfuzz in Seussical (The Theatre Co), Thelma in The Trip to Bountiful (Navasota Theatre Alliance, dir. Chaz Pitman), Rusty in Footloose (The Theatre Co), Matirio in The House of Bernarda Alba (A&M Consolidated Theatre)

CONCERTS/BENEFITS: Featured Singer in S.T.A.G.E. Benefit Los Angeles (Saban Theatre, dir. John McDaniel), Featured Singer in A Drink With Death (54 Below)

AWARDS: MAC Award winner for Piano Bar Entertainer of the Year 2019, and Outstanding Individual Performance at NYMF for Night Tide 2017

TRAINING: Voice: Susan Eichhorn-Young (Musical Theatre), Mary-Lou Vetere (Opera), Michael Rafter (Repertoire coach), Acting: Jo Spiller (Meisner technique), Kristine Zbornik (Scene study coach)

SKILLS: Fluent in Spanish; Trained in Opera; Strong High Belt to B5; Contralto Range; Riffing; Basic Ballroom dance; Basic Jazz dance; Violin; Guitar; US Passport; Dialects (Southern, Cockney, British, Irish); Valid Texas Drivers License

http://www.taramusicnyc.com/