Melissa Vera "Missy" Maramara is a Filipino actor, theater director, Intimacy director and coordinator, improviser, and educator. She holds a Master of Fine Arts in Drama (Performance) from the University of Arkansas (Fayetteville) through the International Fulbright Scholarship Program. She is also trained in mask work and silent play from the L'École Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq in Paris, Moment Work from Tectonic Theater Project in New York City, and