BioNatasha Ramondino (she/her) is a queer actor, creator, and theatre marketer living in Tkaròn:to/Toronto. She is a third generation immigrant by way of Venezuela, Trinidad, and Italy, with settler lineage from France. Natasha graduated from the Theatre and Drama Studies program at Sheridan College and the University of Toronto Mississauga. A few notable theatre companies she has worked with include Buddies in Bad Times, Theatre Aquarius, Tarragon Theatre, Factory Theatre, Nightwood Theatre, Pencil Kit Productions, Convergence Theatre, Shakespeare BASH’d, 4th Line Theatre, and fu-GEN Theatre.
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ACTINGI'm back in the rehearsal room revisiting the role of Valeria in an upcoming workshop of Mariló Núñez's Foxy: Tales of an Urban Zorra.
Past Foxy workshops: Tarragon Theatre, Theatre Aquarius' 2024 BRAVE NEW WORKS FESTIVAL. Valeria Quintana is turning fifteen today. Her mother, Dolores, is throwing her the most elaborate and most expensive quineañera ever. Her estranged father, Jorge, is hiding in a broom closet waiting to dance a final waltz with his daughter. And like fairy godmothers, The Chola, The Virgen, and the Latina Lover convene at the quinceañera to help Valeria become the woman she was always meant to be. But Valeria has a secret she is afraid to tell. |
WRITINGThanks to Recommender Grants from Aluna Theatre and Buddies in Bad Times Theatre funded by the Ontario Arts Council, I'm developing my script de ambiente, a weird, darkly comedic immersive piece focused around survivors of conversion therapy, parental disappointment, and the undeniability of queer love in all its forms.
de ambiente has also received support from the OAC and Tarragon Theatre. |
Natasha played the role of Alba in Margarita Valderrama's One Perfect Day | un día perfecto, directed by Mariló Núñez as part of the CAMINOS Festival 2023 at Factory Theatre.
One Perfect Day | Un día perfecto is a telenovela-inspired play. Alba and Evan think they’re getting the picture perfect Colombian wedding but when the groom is swapped with an evil twin by a long lost sister bent on revenge, the special day falls into chaos, testing the family’s strength. Photo by Fran Chudnoff |

Directors Lab North - Actor in Playwright/Actors session (Rosa Laborde's Léo)
Factory Theatre's Training Enhancement Program
Alumni of the 2023 Acting Cohort.
Facilitated by Jeff Ho, the acting cohort participated in masterclasses, workshops, and readings, culminating in a short performance work that was showcased to industry professionals.
Tarragon Theatre's Young Playwright Unit Showcase Actor - Peli in Mariel Calvo's play How to Drink Mate. How to Drink Mate delves into the traditional cultural practice of yerba mate and how you’re “supposed” to drink it. Part tutorial and part diary, we follow the matrilineal experiences, memories, and stories from one family journeying between Argentina and Canada. |