“Dancing with my Demons” (storytelling)

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Ruth is a native New Yorker and a graduate of New York University, Tisch School of the Arts.  She has studied acting at the Stella Adler Conservatory and The Atlantic Theatre Co.  She had the honor of studying with Stella Adler and Bobby Lewis.

Ruth was chosen by Variety Magazine as one of the 10 Comics to Watch in 2002 for her second self-written, one-woman comedy “Dancing With My Demons”.  She performed it in New York (The Nuyorican Poet's Café, The Duo Theatre, P.S. NBC), Los Angeles (The Laugh Factory, The Ford Amphitheatre) and in a kickboxing ring in Thailand.  In 2004, her latest and most personal show “OOOPS! I Killed My Mother” had its East Coast Premiere at the New York Fringe Festival after a successful Los Angeles run in 2003.  Ruth is currently developing a new solo show tentatively titled Courting Ruth.  In her spare time she appears in commercials, teaches ESL and conducts workshops on how to create and produce a one-person show.  www.RuthieOtero.com  

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