Hello, I'm Rebecca Marquardt (mAr-kwArt), an actor, director and filmmaker who plays a lot of instruments.
I studied music at the Cincinnati Conservatory before quitting oboe to pursue comedy (the obvious next step). I spent eight years in Chicago studying improv, standup, storytelling, acting (Meisner) and writing while shooting, editing, and making videos along the way. I moved to NYC in 2015 and toured the country as the host/emcee of Odd Squad LIVE! Children raved, "You're crazy!" while parents wanted to know, "Where do you get all that energy?"
My looping act made the front page of reddit and got me shoutouts from Nicki Minaj ("fkng icon") and Leslie Jones (hello SNL tickets!), my video about grocery shopping during the pandemic got 225k views, and my short screenplay Pinsetter made the Semi-Finals at Slamdance in 2021. In August 2021 I co-wrote and directed a queer short film called Boifriend which is almost locked!
I'm wholesome, quirky, and sure to become your child or cat's new best friend.
I studied music at the Cincinnati Conservatory before quitting oboe to pursue comedy (the obvious next step). I spent eight years in Chicago studying improv, standup, storytelling, acting (Meisner) and writing while shooting, editing, and making videos along the way. I moved to NYC in 2015 and toured the country as the host/emcee of Odd Squad LIVE! Children raved, "You're crazy!" while parents wanted to know, "Where do you get all that energy?"
My looping act made the front page of reddit and got me shoutouts from Nicki Minaj ("fkng icon") and Leslie Jones (hello SNL tickets!), my video about grocery shopping during the pandemic got 225k views, and my short screenplay Pinsetter made the Semi-Finals at Slamdance in 2021. In August 2021 I co-wrote and directed a queer short film called Boifriend which is almost locked!
I'm wholesome, quirky, and sure to become your child or cat's new best friend.