Skip to main content
Portrait of Marie Muhammad

Honor Society® member

Marie Muhammad

Bartender/Server at Great Lakes Party Professionals, Shenandoah Country Club, The Community House

  • MFA Acting
  • Class of 2026
  • Michigan

Member since June 2024

About

A resilient, ambitious, and empathetic individual, Marie graduated from Wayne State University with a degree in Environmental Science and is currently pursuing an MFA in Classical Acting. Her passion for the arts and commitment to community service are evident through her extensive volunteer work with the Black and Brown Theatre, Detroit Biodiversity Network, and the Center for Success Network.
Marie has been recognized for her outstanding contributions, receiving the Best Debut Performance Award from the Black and Brown Theatre in 2018 and the Best Teamwork Award at the 2022-2023 Wild Awards. Her academic excellence was acknowledged early in her undergraduate years with an invitation to the Emerging Scholars Program by the mathematics department faculty.
Professionally, Marie has showcased her versatility as an actor on stage and screen, performing with renowned theaters such as the Flint Repertory Theatre and Detroit Public Theatre, and lending her voice to commercials and audiobooks. With a deep-seated interest in drama therapy and arts education, Marie aspires to combine her skills as a drama teacher and professional actor in theater, film, TV, and voiceover/animation, aiming to positively impact both her students and audiences alike.

Education

  • Wayne State University

    Environmental Science

    2009 – 2017

Honors and awards

  • Best Debut Performance

    2018 Black and Brown Theatre Bricolage Award

  • Best Teamwork

    2022-2023 Wild Award

  • Emerging Scholar

    Emerging Scholars Program. Invited in 2013 by mathematics department faculty.

Goals and interests

Career goal

Drama teacher and professional actor in theatre, film, TV, and voiceover/animation.

Graduate school interests

The processes and methods of acting, and their relation to the mind in preventing dementia.

Use of acting practices, such as drama therapy, to combat learning disabilities and mental health disorders.

Outside the classroom

Crocheting, genealogy, reading, dancing, singing, kayaking, hiking, cycling, and skating.

Experience

  • Bartender/Server

    Great Lakes Party Professionals, Shenandoah Country Club, The Community House

    Oct 2021 – May 2024

  • Behavior Technician

    Centria Healthcare

    Jun 2019 – Sep 2022

  • Office Clerk and Recruiter

    Fight for 15

    Oct 2018 – May 2020

  • Actor

    Theatre: Black and Brown Theatre, The Ringwald Theatre, Flint Repertory Theatre, Theatre NOVA, Inspired Acting Company, Detroit Public Theatre Commercial: Ford, Chevrolet, General Motors, DTE, Quicken Loans, Biggby Coffee Voiceover: DTE (radio), Verse Entertainment USA (audiobook trailer)

    Jul 2018 – May 2024

  • Research Technician

    Proteomics Core Facility, Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (IEHS)

    Feb 2017 – Aug 2018

  • Environmental Assistant

    Wayne County Environmental Health Division

    Apr 2015 – Jul 2016

Volunteering

  • Performer and Mentor

    Black and Brown Theatre

    Apr 2018 – Oct 2023

  • Tree Planter/Gardener/Transplanter

    Detroit Biodiversity Network and Keep Growing Detroit

    Jun 2017 – Jul 2022

  • Tutor and Mentor

    Center for Success Network

    Sep 2016 – Aug 2017

Languages

  • English (US) Advanced
  • English (UK) Fluent