Marisa 
Diamond

Marisa Diamond has an extensive performance background, ranging from comedy to dance and  circus arts to acting. She has studied acting and dance at the University of Michigan with renowned professors, such as Ron de Jesus, Malcolm Tulip, Lisa Mayer, Robert Najarian, and Priscilla Lindsay. She also studied full-time at the Second City's Comedy Studies Program with Norm Holly, Anne Libera, and Rachael Mason. Her circus training began at the age of 6, and she has studied at NECCA and Circus Smirkus, among others. 

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Her acting credits include Alicia in Moonbox Productions' The Thanksgiving Play, Papagena in The Magic Flute, and Mrs. Wallace in Beyond Therapy at the University of Michigan. She performed on the Second City stage in Empathy and Irony, her Comedy Studies graduation show. Additionally, she has appeared in numerous feature, independent, and student films and TV shows, including Netflix's The Society and Disney+'s Godmothered.

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As a circus performer, Marisa has performed internationally, including with RuPaul Drag Race Down Under's Rita Menu in Aotearoa NZ, under the big top with Granite State Circus, at a TEDx conference, at the World Circus Summit, in the Circus Harmony ring at the City Museum in St. Louis, and in her original production of Diamond Family Circus's Epic.

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