kid.my first phrase was "tots dawn pootbong" translation: "touchdown, football." complete with arms up like a goal. i went to my first protest at the age of three. i used to dig for worms on my elementary school playground. i got kicked in the face with the heel of a tap shoe during a final dress rehearsal of a show and got seven stitches under my eye... i still performed opening night. |
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womyn.
i still have a lot of kid-like tendencies.
i've been lucky enough to meet a lot of people who have influenced my growth tremendously.
food is my friend, eco-consciousness is essential, social justice is my standard.
i proudly embrace being a queer pilipina-american.
i believe my happiness and quality of life depends directly on the type of work i choose to do.
i am a work in progress.
i've been lucky enough to meet a lot of people who have influenced my growth tremendously.
food is my friend, eco-consciousness is essential, social justice is my standard.
i proudly embrace being a queer pilipina-american.
i believe my happiness and quality of life depends directly on the type of work i choose to do.
i am a work in progress.
actor.
as a SAG-AFTRA & AEA performer, rinabeth has worked professionally as an actor, singer, dancer, print/lifestyle/arts model and voiceover actor. while predominantly a theatre actor, she's also appeared in film, television, new media, industrials and commercials and often lends her voice to video games and children's toys. she is a proud company member of Ferocious Lotus and PlayGround, an Emerging Artist with the Kevin Spacey Foundation as well as a Multicultural Artist Leadership Initiative Fellow.
educator.
rinabeth currently serves on the dance faculty of san domenico high school and works as a teaching artist in the san francisco/bay area and beyond. you can find her teaching master classes at different bay area dance studios and choreographing for various musical theatre productions. her workshops include all aspects of theater education, including acting, elements of technical design and theatre professionalism. rinabeth is also a regular guest lecturer in and around the san francisco/bay and los angeles areas where she facilitates "Intro to the Industry" Q&A sessions for middle, high school and college students interested in a future in entertainment.
activist.
off-stage, you will typically find her focusing her energy mentoring LGBTQ youth and working diligently with students of color pursuing careers in the performing arts. rinabeth also enjoys spending time with the ladies of the BAAC Women's SubCommittee, a group of Equity actresses seeking to bring forward and address issues of gender inequity in theater.
