Maria is an award-winning actor, solo performer and writer. A member of UMO Ensemble, Maria performs in and was one of the lead writers (with Lyam White) for UMO 's critically acclaimed FAIL BETTER: Beckett Moves UMO. She recently transformed her full-length play VIC into the seven-episode audio drama VIC: The Life and Times of Victoria Woodhull, Future Presidentess, premiering on Voice of Vashon / KVSH this summer and fall. Maria also appeared in Vashon Rep’s Savage / Love. Her solo works Pu’uhonua (place of refuge) and See Me Naked garnered her Best of Fest honors at several US & Canadian Fringe Festivals. Maria received an Artist Trust Fellowship in Theatre and was nominated for a Gregory Award for her work as Emily Dickinson in Sound Theatre Company's The Belle of Amherst. She lives on Vashon Island and has helped several organizations share their work and accomplishments with the world.