Margret Echeverria

In the summer of 1978, while watching a performance of A Murder is Announced on the London stage, Margret fell in love with the theatre. Born and raised in Cedar Falls, Iowa, Margret came to New York City in 1994. She was cast in the company of Newmyn's Nose Limitless Theatre Limited, a groundbreaking improvisational theatre ensemble, in the summer of 1995 and eventually became a member of the company's board. Margret starred in the critically acclaimed and award-winning short film Jigsaw Venus by Dean Capsalis in 2000 (Best Actress, Buenos Aires International Independent Film Festival; Honorable Mention Sundance Film Festival) and her film career was begun. She played the adorable Fag Hag, Audrey, in both A Four Letter Word (2007) as well as Violet Tendencies (2010), films by Casper Andreas and Jesse Archer. Violet Tendencies was based on true stories from Margret's own life as a single straight woman living in New York City, revered as the city's most adored Fag Hag, while trying to find a relationship with a straight man. Recently, she had a co-starring role in Max Emerson's new film, Hooked. Always sentimental about performing for a live audience, Margret penned and performed Orangerie, a one-woman show exploring the subject of finding love while traveling non-traditional avenues, which premiered at the Bowery Poetry Club in November of 2005 and ran through the spring of 2006 to critical acclaim. After Margret's family survived the death of their son, Gavin, to SIDS in 2011, she penned her latest one woman show, Finding Gavin, which premiered in New York City in 2015. Margret has appeared in sketch comedy scenes as Nurse Margret in P. Diddy's television series, Making the Band; she says Puffy is a marvellous partner in improvisational comedy. Margret has a BFA in Acting from Rockford College and also studied Acting at Regent's College in London, Classical Voice and Opera at the Royal Academy of Music in London, and Acting at Sally Johnson Studio here in New York City. Margret is also a published poet. She lives in Yonkers, NY with her husband, Tattoo Artist, Bobby Cimorelli, and daughter, Alyson. If you wish to know more about Margret and see her performance reel, visit her website www.margretecheverria.com.