“Everything I do is in service to all the Latine immigrants before me, who dreamT of working within the arts, like my abuela, who did not have the means or circumstances to be able to.”
Manager
Alaina Feehan / Inclusive Talent Management
Agent
David McDermott / Jordan, Gill & Dornbaum
Stephanie “Nani” Orta-Vázquez (she/they) is a Bilingual Multi-Hyphenated Latinx Artist born and raised in Puerto Rico and now based in NYC, where they graduated from Pace University with a BA in Acting. This means that she is a Classically Trained Actor and a Devised Theater Maker who’s created and participated in multiple theater productions in both Spanish and English. She trained in Poland with the Grotowski Institute and collaborated in Spain with the Institute of the Arts in Barcelona, where she also performed an original piece. Stephanie also studied English Literature and Creative Writing.
Steph has been described as both effervescent and down-to-earth, often leading her to breathe life into out-of-this-world characters with a very grounded and very human spirit, as well as everyday archetypes with big personalities. Above all, Stephanie is a proud Boricua carrying Indigenous Taino ancestry, with a thirst to accurately represent and connect with her people.
Some of Stephanie’s fun special skills include: Spanish Speaking, Oracle & Tarot Card Reading, Dancing Bomba Puertorriqueña, and Drinking Matcha Lattes (preferably with oat milk). She also has Joint Hypermobility, which is a fun party trick every once in a while.
2024
CLOSE TO THE SUN (short)
Currently in Post Production
SERIALS (theater)
Performing at The Tank’s mainstage (Off-Off Broadway)
COMMERCIAL
Currently in post production
