We are pleased to introduce you to RILA's 1st Teatro Artists Collective
The Teatro Artists Collective is a two-year fellowship supporting four bilingual Latinx theater artists—two who have performed on a main stage and two who are still growing their theater practice. Together, they will mentor each other, collaborate, and expand their knowledge about theater as a whole while strengthening the Latinx theater community. Who knows, they may even create new works that will be added to our list of future plays for Teatro en El Verano.
As the first program of its kind for Latinx actors and led by RILA, this inaugural cohort will set the stage for future generations. The four fellows will have the first opportunity to perform on RILA’s Teatro en El Verano and will be expected to commit fully to the collective for two years.
As the first program of its kind for Latinx actors and led by RILA, this inaugural cohort will set the stage for future generations. The four fellows will have the first opportunity to perform on RILA’s Teatro en El Verano and will be expected to commit fully to the collective for two years.
2025-2027 Cohort ★ Click on each of their names below to read more about the actors
Lorraine's debut with RILA was with a dual role: as Don Pedro and Watchman in Tanta Bulla … ¿Y Pa' Que? (Much Ado About Nothing). She received her BFA from the University of Rhode Island in 2019 and has acted in local theaters such as Burbage and the Wilbury Theatre Group. Most-recently, she was an understudy in Trinity Rep's 2024 production of POTUS.
Ramon was born in Brooklyn, New York, is of Dominican / Spanish heritage and studied theater at Hunter College. His first role with RILA was in 2023 as Gato, lead actor in La Luz Verde (The Great Gatsby). He returned to Teatro in 2024 to star in the role of Gavi Comas in Teatro en El Verano's ¡Alguien Más! the bilingual adaptation of You Never Can Tell.
Natan Rodrigues Ferreira is from Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. He will be graduating from Brown University this Spring (2025) with a major in Visual Arts and Computer Science. RILA served as his first entry into a theatrical stage when he served as an understudy in La Luz Verde (2023). He returned in 2024 and was cast in a more prominent role, as Felipe Calderon in Teatro en El Verano's ¡Alguien Más!
Marina studied science and theater at the Community College of Rhode Island. She first performed in RILA's Teatro en El Verano in the 2017 adaptation of Roméo y Julieta. She has performed at Burbage, Mixed Magic and Epic theaters. On the Trinity Rep stage, she was understudy in Sueño and played a key role in La Broa' as the young Doña Rosa. Most recently, Marina performed in RILA's Tejiendo Historias.
