Clarissa Mota

Majoring in Theatre Arts, Minoring in Latin American And Carribean Studies
SUNY New Paltz, Class of 2019
From Brooklyn, N.Y.

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Education

SUNY New Paltz
City University of New York: Kingsborough Community College
Leon M. Goldstein High School for the Sciences

Clarissa in the News

Clarissa Mota is part of the cast and crew for "for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf" at SUNY New Paltz

SUNY New Paltz student Clarissa Mota of Brooklyn, N.Y. is part of the cast and crew for the Department of Theatre production "for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enu...

March, 01 2019 - Verified by SUNY New Paltz

Clarissa Mota earns a spot on the spring '18 Dean's List at SUNY New Paltz

SUNY New Paltz is proud to congratulate Clarissa Mota of Brooklyn, N.Y., for being named to the Dean's List for the spring 2018 semester. Dean's List designation is reserved for students who excel...

June, 15 2018 - Verified by SUNY New Paltz

Clarissa Mota is a member of the cast & crew of "Water by the Spoonful"

Clarissa Mota of Brooklyn, N.Y. is a member of the SUNY New Paltz cast and crew for the spring 2018 production of "Water by the Spoonful." Performances of "Water by the Spoonful" will be given Mar...

February, 28 2018 - Verified by SUNY New Paltz

Clarissa Mota makes the fall 2017 Dean's List at SUNY New Paltz

SUNY New Paltz is proud to congratulate Clarissa Mota of Brooklyn, NY, for being named to the Dean's List for the fall '17 semester. Dean's List designation is reserved for students who excel acad...

February, 09 2018 - Verified by SUNY New Paltz

Clarissa Mota is a member of the cast & crew of "To Kill A Mockingbird"

Clarissa Mota of Brooklyn, N.Y. is a member of the SUNY New Paltz cast and crew for the fall 2017 production of "To Kill A Mockingbird." The story is a bona fide classic, which in many ways is as ...

October, 11 2017 - Verified by SUNY New Paltz

Achievements Added by Clarissa

Clarissa Mota was recognized for earning a spot on the Dean's List

Spring 2011 - Spring 2016 - Added by Clarissa

Clarissa Mota was recognized for earning a scholarship

Before she attended Kingsborough, Clarissa caught the acting bug just around the corner at the Leon M. Goldstein High School for the Sciences. Already familiar with the KCC campus, she nonetheless discovered a new world on the KCC stage, earning a starring role in the play "Blood Wedding" and the title role in the recent musical "Violet." She represented Kingsborough at the annual American Theater College Festival last Fall, where she was a finalist; she will go to the festival again this Fall as an Irene Ryan nominee: "Kingsborough has one of the strongest theater departments in the state, and it feels like I'm in a very close-knit family of dedicated artists." After graduation, she intends to continue her studies at either Julliard or Brooklyn College, and one day hopes to become a theater teacher herself. No matter where her talents take her, she will always be grateful for the help she received along the way: "my scholarship came at a time of personal turmoil and financial uncertainty; it helped me stay in school and continue on my path."

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Work Experience

Executive Personal Assistant at Hbacademics.org

Managing scheduling, invoicing, and other tasks

March 2016 - Present

Performing Theater Experience at Performing Arts

Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival 49- January 2017
Irene Ryan Nominee For "Violet"

Violet, music by Jeanine Tesori and libretto by Brian Crawley- May 2016
Based on the short story "The Ugliest Pilgrim" by Doris Betts
Kingsborough Community College
Role: Violet

Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival 48- January 2016
Irene Ryan Nominee For "Blood Wedding"

Blood Wedding, by Federico Garcia Lorca- November 2015
Kingsborough Community College
Role:Bride

Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival 45- January 2013
Irene Ryan Nominee For "Radium Girls"

Radium Girls, by D.W. Gregory- November 2012
Kingsborough Community College
Role:Grace Fryer

Working, book by Stephen Schwartz and Nina Faso- May 2012
Kingsborough Community College
Roles: Grace Clements, Heather Lamb

Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival 44- January 2012
Irene Ryans Scene Partner- Finals

Almost Maine, John Cariani- November 2011
Kingsborough Community College
Role: Hope

Gypsy, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim - April 2010
Leon M. Goldstein
Role: June, Electra

The Trojan Women, Euripides - March 2010
Leon M. Goldstein
Role: Cassandra

The Wizard of Oz, L. Frank Baum - April 2009
Leon M. Goldstein
Role: Auntie Em

April 2009 - Present

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