About
Actor
Hello! I’m Nicole Ruthmarie. I’m an actor who loves theater, storytelling, and the kind of magic that happens when a room goes quiet because everyone is locked into the same moment. I’m also the person who will absolutely stop mid walk to photograph a perfect little mushroom, and yes, I do keep a sword around because it makes me feel like I might be ready for a quest at any moment.
My love for performing started early, watching my aunt light up a stage like it was the most natural thing in the world. It felt enchanted. Like there was some secret language everyone on stage understood, and I needed to learn it. But the moment it truly clicked for me came in 2006, during a church youth group production of Daniel & the Lion’s Den. Someone handed me a script, I stepped into the story, and my whole brain went, oh. This. This is where I’m supposed to be.
After that, I chased theater every chance I got. High school gave me an acting program and I dove in completely. Community theatre and college kept the momentum going. Then I headed to West Chester University of Pennsylvania, where I earned my Bachelor’s in Theatre: Performance, and spent my time jumping from one production to the next, learning how to listen, respond, and build a character from the inside out.
Post graduation, I landed in the DC Metro Area and did what actors do best. I kept showing up. I performed wherever I could, and I stayed curious by exploring other corners of theater along the way. Every project taught me something new about timing, connection, and what it means to tell the truth in imaginary circumstances.
When I’m not on stage, you can usually find me making something with my hands or getting outside. I embroider, garden, practice witchcraft, and take a truly unreasonable number of photos of mushrooms, flowers, and my dogs. I love hobbies that feel like little portals, anything that helps me explore, create, and stay awake to the world.
Theater is home for me. Storytelling is the work I keep coming back to, again and again. I bring my curiosity, my humor, and my full heart into every role, ready to connect with an audience and make something real together.
And yes, in another corner of my life, I’m also an admin support virtual assistant. You’ll see more about that below, but at the core it all comes from the same place: I love helping things run smoothly so the story can shine.
Playwright
I’m a storyteller through and through. I act because I love living inside a story, and I write because some stories won’t leave me alone until I put them on the page.
I’ve been writing since high school, following that persistent itch to build worlds and shape moments. Over the years, I’ve played in a lot of forms: short stories, poems, and always, always plays. My work centers Black women. Their voices, their humor, their tenderness, their complexity. These are the stories I’m committed to putting on stage with care and intention.
So far, I’ve had the joy of seeing two of my plays come to life in festival spaces:
Enough, featured by ArtsCentric in Q-Fest 3.0
Persephone’s Descent, produced by Pomegranate Room for Echoes: Stories from Mythology Radio Festival
Writing is one of the ways I stay connected to my roots and my community. It’s how I honor experiences that deserve more room, more light, and more stage time. I’m still early in the journey, but I’m building. There are more stories coming, and I can’t wait to share what’s next.
Admin Support Virtual Assistant
Solstice Sister Studio
Solstice Sister Studio is where I bring my calm, capable admin brain to support service based business owners who need more ease behind the scenes. I’m a virtual assistant and operations support partner, which means I help you handle the details that keep your business moving, so you can stay focused on the work only you can do.
My style is steady, collaborative, organized, and human. I love creating simple systems that make your day feel lighter, whether that looks like inbox and calendar support, client onboarding, updating documents, keeping your workflows clean, or managing the moving pieces that tend to pile up when you’re wearing every hat.
At the heart of it, I’m here to make things run smoothly. You get reliable support, clear communication, and a partner who actually enjoys building structure that feels sustainable. And yes, the storyteller in me still shows up here too. I’m paying attention to the big picture, the tone of your brand, and the experience your people have on the other side of every email, form, and follow up.
Committed to My Craft
Throughout my career, I’ve constantly pushed myself as an actor in order to hone my craft - from meticulously studying the great performances to taking on a wide variety of roles. I’ve worked hard at developing my own artistic voice and making sure I stand out in the acting scene.
Click Resume or here for my full resume and/or check out my career highlights below!
Leading Role - Oleanna
Played Carol
Supporting Role-Trojan Women Project
Played Nefertiti
Helen Hayes Nominated:
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Play
Outstanding Ensemble in a Play
Supporting Role - A Midsummers' Nights Dream
Played Titania/Hippolyta
Ensemble - Use All Available Doors
Played multiple characters in various vignettes including:
Aunt-like character
Young but tired mom
Blogger
Speeding walking DC tourist
Many more