Mariel Katrina Reyes
Arts Educator · Yoga & Meditation Teacher · ActorMariel is an arts educator, actor, and yoga/meditation teacher with a background in Meisner-based actor training, performance, and over twenty years of yoga and meditation study and teaching.Her work is rooted in presence, truthful connection, and the development of authentic connection in performance.
About
Mariel trained in Musical Theatre at LASALLE College of the Arts in Singapore and later completed the two-year Meisner conservatory at the William Esper Studio in New York.She has worked as an actor across theatre, film, and television in Southeast Asia and the United States, including performances with Wild Rice and SRT Young Company, television hosting on Kids Central, and work in Singapore Dreaming and other independent film projects. She also performed in the ensemble in the first all-Asian cast of an Off-Broadway musical in New York.She later returned to LASALLE as a Visiting Lecturer, teaching Meisner Technique and mindfulness for actors before directing The Evolution of Musical Theatre in 2019 and 2020 for the BA Musical Theatre students.Her broader teaching background includes international yoga and meditation teaching, contributions to yoga teacher trainings in Thailand, and the development of online mindfulness curriculum for youth. Her approach is also informed by long-term meditation practice, including Vipassana meditation.
Areas of Work
Meisner-Based Acting Training
Mindfulness for Performers
Presence and Emotional Truth in Performance
Yoga and Meditation for Creative Practice
Teaching Approach
Mariel is interested in creating spaces that support performers in deepening presence, emotional availability, and truthful connection in performance.Drawing from both Meisner training and long-term meditation and yoga practice, her work emphasises awareness, responsiveness, and grounded presence in creative process.