Rivka will be in a reading of Stephanie Swirsky’s play DON’T DO THIS TO US! on Thursday, August 23, at The Tank, directed by Tasha Gordon-Solomon. The play is a fun one!: In 2018, Rachel is worried that Jared Kushner is making the world more dangerous for Jews because his public image embodies the worst… Read more »
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MFA Graduate and Back in NYC!
After three amazing years, Rivka graduated with an M.F.A. in Acting from American Conservatory Theater! Hurrah! She has moved back to New York City, where she is primarily based out of.
New Play workshop with Eric Ting
Rivka workshopped a new autobiographical play by Thao Nguyen of the indie rock band Thao & the Get Down Stay Down for A.C.T.’s New Strands Festival. The workshop and presentation were directed by Eric Ting, Artistic Director of Cal Shakes.
SHOWCASE in SF/NYC/LA
Our ACT MFA Showcase is fast approaching and coming to cities near you! If you are in SF, NYC, or LA, come out and see our talented class shine! San Francisco Friday, March 23, 2018, 4 p.m. The Rueff at A.C.T.’s Strand Theater 1127 Market Street, 4th Floor San Francisco, CA 94103 RSVP: RSVPSF@act-sf.org or… Read more »
Qui Nguyen’s World Premiere @ ACT
Rivka will play the hilarious Jillie Lee in Qui Nguyen’s Begets: Fall of a High School Ronin, directed by M. Graham Smith. Jillie Lee is described as “a second year senior, legendary slacker, former burnout with a penchant for sounding like a film noir detective.” Qui Nguyen an artistic director of the Obie Award winning… Read more »
‘The Last Days of Judas Iscariot’ Dir. David Mendizábal
Rivka is playing Henrietta Iscariot in A.C.T.’s M.F.A. production of Stephen Adly Guirgis’ The Last Days of Judas Iscariot. The play is directed by David Mendizábal, Artistic Associate of the Atlantic Theater Company, and runs from Feb 22 to Mar 3 at A.C.T.’s Strand Theater. Ticket information can be found here.
‘Every 28 Hours’ @ A.C.T.
Rivka is performing in the Every 28 Hours Festival at A.C.T.’s Strand Theater on February 3rd. Every 28 Hours is a series of one-minute plays inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement and is free to the public! This year’s theme, A Healing Experience, will center on resilience and joy in the Black struggle against police brutality and Black oppression…. Read more »
‘Christmas Carol’ @ A.C.T.
Rivka plays Beth and a plethora of other fun characters in CHRISTMAS CAROL at American Conservatory Theater’s from December 1 to 24. Directed by San Francisco mainstay Domenique Lozano. Tickets here.
Ophelia in A.C.T.’s 2017-18 ‘Hamlet’, opposite John Douglas Thompson, dir. Carey Perloff
Rivka will play Ophelia in HAMLET in American Conservatory Theater’s mainstage season this September and October. Tony-nominated John Douglas Thompson will star in the title role and A.C.T.’s artistic director, Carey Perloff, will direct. Read an article I wrote about being cast as Ophelia in A.C.T.’s blog here.
Workshopping new play w/ Jeremy Cohen and Dipika Guha
Rivka is workshopping a new play, Malicious Animal Magnetism, co-comissioned by American Conservatory Theater’s New Strands Festival and Z Space. The piece is co-written by Dipika Guha and Jeremy Cohen, and directed by Cohen, Producing Artistic Director at the Playwrights’ Center in Minneapolis. Malicious Animal Magnetism tells the story of: in 1973, amid men in suits, men… Read more »