Ria Nez (she/her) is an Indigenous (Nahautl) actress, director and artist based in New York City.  Current role with WAM: Mikaya in Kamloopa  WAM Theatre: Debut  Selected Theatre Credits Elsewhere: Mother Courage and Her Children (Frederick Loewe Theater), The Last Days Of Judas Iscariot (Frederick Loewe Theater), Sea Level Rise (Broadway Bound Festival, Theatre Row), Buenas Noches Mama (Tacoma Little Theatre), Mind The Gap (New York Theatre Workshop) Additional artistic credits: Directing: Proof (Goldberg Studio), Traveling Through Trauma (Goldberg Studio), Film Directing: Night Night (The Sequestered Short Film Festival)  Creative inspiration:  Art, films and the people in my life help shape how I see the world and inspire me to create a more welcoming one. Community Engagement/Activist work: Through social media I try to spread awareness of the injustices that happen throughout the entire world. Selected training: Hunter College (BA in Theater), Peter Brook/NY Workshop Awards/proudest achievements: The Robert LoBianco Undergraduate Theatre Scholarship and The Patty and Jay Baker Acting Award  Final word: Pialli (Hello) and Tlazocamati (Thank you) for sharing in our art. Connect: Instagram @Rianezacts