Mariela Lopez-Ponce

Mariela Lopez-Ponce (Ofelia) is an actor and director based out of Boston, MA. Folger Theatre: debut. Regional: Teatro Chelsea: Atipico 3 New Play Festival (Director); 1st Stage Theatre: Mojada; Teatro Chelsea/Apollinaire Theatre co-production Don’t Eat the Mangos (Elliot Norton for Best Director); Hartford Stage/Huntington Theatre/Alley Theatre touring co-production of Quixote Nuevo; Wellesley Repertory: Sonia Flew; Apollinaire Theater: Hamlet, A Beautiful Day in November on the Banks of the Greatest of the Great Lakes (Elliot Norton Award), Blood Wedding; Lyric Stage Boston: Water by the Spoonful, Living Out (Ana, IRNE Award for Best Actress); TheatreZone: Bodas de Sangre; Company One: Twilight LA; Lexington Players: The Lion in Winter. Mariela is a founding and board member of Teatro Chelsea, and a member of Actors’ Equity Association.