Rita Markova
AEA

Off-Broadway
Homer's Odyssey Nausicaa, Phemios Handcart Ensemble / dir. J. Scott Reynolds

Theater
Fiddler On the Roof ** Tzeitel Walnut Street Theatre / Bruce Lumpkin
The Hidden Sky, with Prospect Theater Company Beloved West End Theater / Kate Chisholm
Nunsense Sister Mary Leo Devon Theater / Michael Pickering
Guys and Dolls Sarah Brown Barksdale Theatre / Patti D'Beck
West Side Story Maria Arts Center of Coastal Carolina / Casey Colgan
Into The Woods Cinderella Barksdale Theatre; Theatre IV / Robin Arthur
Beauty and the Beast Belle Riverside Theatre / Stephen Hayes
Cats Jellylorum, Griddlebone Northern Stage / Brooke Ciardelli
Titanic Kate Mullins, Mady Astor Media Theatre / Jesse Cline
Rumpelstiltskin’s Daughter Rumpelstiltskin’s Daughter Assembly Theatre; Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Phantom of the Opera (Selections) Christine Rappahannock Pops Orchestra / Kirk Wilke
My Favorite Year Tess Village Light Opera Group / Evan Pappas
God Lives in Glass by Keith Thompson Rita Provincetown Playhouse / Greg Ganakas
Godspell On the Willows Shawnee Playhouse / Carmela Mayo
Chorus Line Bebe Shawnee Playhouse / Carmela Mayo
West Side Story Suite  Maria (u/s & perf.) The Town Hall / Will Bryan
Street Scene Jennie Hildebrand Frederick Loewe Theatre, NYU
Babes in Arms Agnes Frederick Loewe Theatre / Orig. Chor. Randy Skinner
Frustration by Sheldon Harnick Melisande Black Box Theatre, NYU / Laura Alley
Eugene O’Neill Revue Kathleen Jenkins Provincetown Playhouse / Stephen Murphy
The Music Man Polly Squires Quisisana Theatre / Amy Rogers
Forbidden B'dwy Review: Mamma Mia! Sophie Quisisana Theatre / Amy Rogers
Grease Miss Lynch Shawnee Playhouse / Corin Hollifeld
Loves Fire;140 Lover Barrow Group
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers Martha Dodger Touring Limited, Reading
La Perichole La Perichole * Black Box Theatre / Carolann Page
** 2010 Barrymore Award nominee for Best Supporting Actress in a Musical
** 2010 BroadwayWorld Philadelphia Award Nominee for Best Actress in a Musical


Readings / Concerts 
Pursuit of Persephone Deb Snapple Theatre Center / Scott Schwartz
Intro Brightening Air Lorelei Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program / Daniel Winerman
Muscle-man vs. Skeletonman, A Love Story: The Musical Ensemble Cast Album Recording / Richard Hinds
Or Movement Benefit Concert Singer Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Center
Sondheim: The Birthday Concert Singer Avery Fisher Hall in Lincoln Center

Film / TV / Commercial 
Living the Dream Violetta (LEAD) Columbia University MFA Studio / Gerry Kim
Rachel's Revenge Kelly (LEAD) Paragon Feature Films Inc. / Worth Keeter
English As a Second Language; Highschool Yelena (Principal) ESL TV Pro. / Luis Argueta
Twilight Dreaming Jane (Lead) New York Film Academy / Luther Alexander
VA Lottery Commercial Principal Park Group / Benjamin Weinstein
Violetta (Lead) Columbia University MFA Studio /: 201px;">Featured Dreams Factory / Sunny Zhao
Rachel's Revenge Kelly (Lead) Paragon Feature Films Inc. / Hervey, Scott
August Rush (with Keri Russell) Featured Warner Bros. / Kirsten Sheridan
Law & Order: Illegal Featured NBC Productions
BioFuel Operatic Opera Singer Nora Radio; Rainmaker Recording & Creative
Life’s Passing Me By Bridesmaid iMark Films / Mark Cabaroy
Model Salon Hair Show Wella, Vidal Sassoon

Opera 
Nightingale By Evan Hause Featured (World Premiere) Off-Off Broadway:Present Company Theatorium
Dido and Aeneas Second Woman One World Symphony
Hansel and Gretel Sandman One World Symphony
Gianni Schicchi Lauretta Pacific Opera
Suor Angelica Suor Infermiera One World Symphony
Cavalleria Rusticana Ensemble Chelsea Opera
Die Zauberflöte 2nd Lady (scenes) * One World Symphony
Die Zauberflöte 2nd Spirit * One World Symphony
The Magic Flute  2nd Spirit Bay Area Summer Opera Theatre Institute
Cenerentol Thisbe * Bay Area Summer Opera Theatre Institute
Cendrillon Dorothée * Bay Area Summer Opera Theatre Institute
Tickets, Please By Robert Nelson Nora New York University
Hansel and Gretel Angel Chorus Ferederick Loewe Theatre, NYU
Don Giovanni Zerlina * New York University
Le Nozze di Figaro Cherubino * New York University
* Partial Role

Teachers, Coaches, Conductors, Directors, Master Class Teachers 
Dianna Heldman, Dr. Lori McCann, Prof. Karen Lykes, Grant Wenaus, Greg Ganakas, Keith Thompson, Phillip Fortenberry, Carolann Page, Michael Ricciardone, William Wesbrooks, William Bolcom, Joan Morris, Sylvia Anderson, Patricia Craig, Patricia Wise, Alexander Katsman, Matthias Kuntzsch, Jorge Parodi, Stephen Kennedy Murphy, Laura Alley, Francisco Nunez, Evan Hause, Phillippe Bodin

Training 
Bachelor of Music: New York University, Vocal Performance
Voice: Victoria Clark, Andrew Byrne, Kimberly Kahan
Acting: Diane Ciesla, Betsy Capes, David Ostwald, Robert Britton (Alexander Technique), Viatcheslav Dolgatchev of Moscow Art Theatre (Stanislavsky Method Workshop)

Special Skills
Russian (fluent), French (Adv. Int.), Piano (Int.), Guitar (Adv. Beg.), Tap, Jazz (Adv. Dance Technique), Ballet, Swing, Flamenco, Ballet Pointe, Ballroom (Intermediate)