Latest News!
If you are interested in seeing any of my upcoming work, here are some projects, here are some of my recent adventures:
-My short film “Sam the Unsinkable” was presented at the Miranda Family Summit this June in New York.
-I attended the LMDA conference, and presented my paper: “Theatre as Social Change: The Distortion of Reality as Activism in Weiss’ Marat/Sade and Treadwell’s Machinal."
-You might have seen me playing Yvette in Trap Door’s “Mother Courage and Her Children” this July in Chicago.
-My latest play “Don’t Feed the Pigeons!” received a professional production at the University of Southern California this fall. More on that coming soon!
-I got to lead in the feature film Yellow Eyes, directed by the wonderful Jesse Korman, and produced by Joe Swanberg and Ben Gojer. Currently in its post-production phase.
-I was recentely accepted into Eight Ball Theatre’s Writing Workshop, and will be creating a brand new 10 minute play over the next two weeks!
Past News!
Mother Courage and her Children, Trap Door- Reviews
-“The cast hasn’t a single weak link, all are comfortable with the challenge of Brechtian performance style (…) Nena Martins is fresh and affecting as Yvette.”- Newcity Stage
“I can hardly imagine a better performance of this text.”- Around the Town Chicago
“Nena Martins played a bewitching Yvette”- E-CIBS
“Yvette is played with sexy zest by Nena Martins”"- Third Coast Review
Cry Baby, DQT Fellowship, Rhino Fest Production
-My solo show Cry Baby received its first production June of 2023, as a part of the Rhino Fest in Chicago.
-It was subsequently awarded the DQT American Woman Fellowship in New York.
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