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 of Jewish stereotypes: he’s wealthy, avaricious, and ominously wields world power behind the scenes. She devises a plan to go back in time to 1999, hook up with teenager-Jared, and break his penis, preventing him from marrying Ivanka – saving the reputation of Jews around the world.

Event and ticket information here.

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.

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.

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 Vampire Cowboys Theatre Company and writes for Marvel Studios. M. Graham Smith is a resident artist at SF’s Crowded Fire.

Begets runs April 17-21 at American Conservatory Theater’s Strand Theater. Ticket information here.

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.

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. More information can be found here.

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.

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.

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 weeping, and one psychiatrist in a Nixon mask, ten-year-old Peter witnesses a landmark moment in gay rights and reaches out to grab the hand of Oakland boy Deshawn. An epic story about love, queerness, and what we can’t help looking at.

The reading will be Sunday, May 21 at 7 p.m. in the Rueff at A.C.T.’s Strand Theater. Reserve a seat here.