We are an ever-evolving, self sustaining, financially rewarding, and humanity-supporting theatre company. Through courageous and passionate commitment to creating truthful and living theatre we awaken the audience and ourselves.
Rachael Adler (Director) founded the Magnetic Theatre Company in 1999, serving as executive producer for the opening show, Harold Pinter’s The Homecoming. Ms. Adler received her B.A. in Film Theory and Criticism from Wesleyan University. She began her career apprenticing with documentary filmmakers Albert & David Maysles in New York. After studying acting with Larry Moss, she went on to study with Sanford Meisner at the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre in NY. Ms. Adler originated the lead role of Hanna in Talking With Angels, which won the San Francisco Fringe Festival in 1999. Ms. Adler is on faculty at the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco. She also teaches the Meisner Technique and Scene Study at the Adler Studio. This work is dedicated to Sonya, the ‘Village’, and to this ensemble of artists.
Cassandra Carrasco is ecstatic to a part of The Magnetic Theatre Company. Working within an ensemble of truly passionate and like-minded artists has been a dream of hers for a long time. Most recently she has been studying Fitzmaurice voicework, movement, and dance. She has also trained with numerous acting coaches on discipline from Strasberg and Stanislovski to Meisner and Morris. Her absolute favorite book on acting is True and False by David Mamet and some of her favorite roles include Bertha of Tennesee Williams’Hello From Bertha and Harper of Angels In America.
Tom Kremer was born in Moscow, Russia but grew up on the American west coast. The obsessive need to express his point of view of what it means to be human, led him to the dramatic arts. To supplement his studies at the North West Film Center in Portland, Oregon, he dove into acting. Performing in local plays and studying the Meisner technique under Laurel Smith cemented his desire for becoming a truthful actor. Wanting to take his skills to the next level he moved to San Francisco where he spent two years studying with Rachael Adler and breaking into the local theater scene. Not interested in faking anything but addicted to genuinely living on stage, Tom is on a mission to stand out as very believable actor. Allow him to empower you through his work as a key player of the progressive and thought-provoking Magnetic Theatre Company.
Natalia Nassim began her performing career at the age of 8. Her career began as a classical pianist, and as a child prodigy, she quickly garnered sweeping awards, making highest honors during local and regional competitions. After a ten-year career, she transitioned into dance, and came to acting through a desire to enrich the experience of her audience. This is a debut of her theatrical work, and she is excited to be a founding member of the Magnetic Theatre Company.
Scott Ragle is happy to be back on stage after a 6-year absence, having last performed Off-Off-Off Broadway in I Love My Wife. Favorite roles include Don John in Much Ado About Nothing, and Borrachio in The Tempest. Scott has appeared in several films, notably, Around The Fire and Exploding Oedipus. Scott would like to thank Rachael, whom he met and trained with 10 years ago, for the opportunity to be a part of this amazing project. www.scottragle.com
Jen Rainin began her career as a first grade teacher. After years of captivating audiences of 6-year-olds, Jen realized that she dreamed of an audience with a slightly higher maturity level. She left the classroom and began training with Ed Hooks, Cliff Osmond, and Rachael Adler, among others. Jen has appeared in numerous films, including The Invited, Wrong Turn, the 4-21, and The Vendetta. She will make her debut on the stage with Magnetic Theater. Jen lives in the East Bay with her two sons, a dog, a cat, two snakes, and a bearded dragon.
Kate Willett has performed at UC Berkeley, the Samuel Beckett Theater of Trinity College in Dublin, and at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. She completed her B.A. in English Literature at UC Berkeley in 2005. Kate’s favorite roles include Lady Macbeth, Polly in Freedomland, and John the Baptist in Salome.
