Biography
Mirirai - a Zimbabwean-American with a Super-Urban sensibility - is a digital nomad nurturing roots in Los Angeles, California. She is a Conscious Global Citizen, Performing Artist and an Entertainment Industry Community Organizer within physical and virtual spaces. She is an alum of the Professional Training Company at Actors Theatre of Louisville and has Volunteered with the 52nd Street Project in Hell’s Kitchen, New York. She is also the Chief Creative Director of Production Company AYE DEFY.
Mirirai’s extensive resume includes Dramaturg, Dancer, Director, Executive Personal Assistant, Mentor, Executive Producer and more. While studying theatre at Adelphi University, Mirirai was drawn to the collaborative nature and limitless possibilities within ensemble based projects; especially those that use elements of devised theatre. Inspired by Neil Miller's "Out of the Past...", Mirirai - alongside Dance, Theatre, and Music majors - created a devised play: "Move for Love" chronicling the history of the Gay and Lesbian Rights movements. Essentially, she loves new play development and physically engaging material and yet she will not shy away from classics from writers like Alice Childress, Bill Gunn, William Shakespeare, and George Bernard Shaw. (Check out the Classix organization to expand your classical canon.)
After graduating with a BFA in Theatre and a minor in Human Resources from Adelphi University, Mirirai has performed at numerous Off-Broadway venues in NYC (Signature Theatre Co., Atlantic Theater Co., Lincoln Center Education etc.) and in regional theaters spanning from Vermont, to Idaho, and Los Angeles to name a few. She can be seen on Russian Doll, "Black Mirror" Smithereens, Broad City Bull, Master of None etc. and has had lead roles in award-winning independent short films.
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Mirirai’s extensive resume includes Dramaturg, Dancer, Director, Executive Personal Assistant, Mentor, Executive Producer and more. While studying theatre at Adelphi University, Mirirai was drawn to the collaborative nature and limitless possibilities within ensemble based projects; especially those that use elements of devised theatre. Inspired by Neil Miller's "Out of the Past...", Mirirai - alongside Dance, Theatre, and Music majors - created a devised play: "Move for Love" chronicling the history of the Gay and Lesbian Rights movements. Essentially, she loves new play development and physically engaging material and yet she will not shy away from classics from writers like Alice Childress, Bill Gunn, William Shakespeare, and George Bernard Shaw. (Check out the Classix organization to expand your classical canon.)
After graduating with a BFA in Theatre and a minor in Human Resources from Adelphi University, Mirirai has performed at numerous Off-Broadway venues in NYC (Signature Theatre Co., Atlantic Theater Co., Lincoln Center Education etc.) and in regional theaters spanning from Vermont, to Idaho, and Los Angeles to name a few. She can be seen on Russian Doll, "Black Mirror" Smithereens, Broad City Bull, Master of None etc. and has had lead roles in award-winning independent short films.
Select Awards:
- 10 Under 10 Young Alumni Recognition from Adelphi University
- Rosemarie Tichler Fund Grant for Mother Courage and Her Children at Classic Stage Company
- Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play for School Girls; Or, the African Mean Girls Play by
- Award-Winning Jocelyn Bioh & directed by TONY Winner Rebecca Taichman
- Drama Desk Ensemble Award for School Girls; Or, the African Mean Girls Play by Award-Winning Jocelyn Bioh & directed by TONY Winner Rebecca Taichman
- 2017 - 2018 Audelco “The Viv” Featured Actress in a Play Nominee for The Homecoming Queen by Award-Winning Ngozi Anyanwu directed by Awoye Timpo
- 2019 Chita Rivera Award Outstanding Ensemble Nomination for If Pretty Hurts, Ugly Must Be a Muhfucka by Award-Winning Tori Sampson, directed by Leah C. Gardiner & Choreographed by Princess Grace Winner Raja Feather Kelly