Monica Lopez Orozco

Monica Lopez Orozco is an Assistant Professor of Theatre at Smith College. She earned her M.F.A. in Acting from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and has an extensive career in performance and education.

Her scholarly work focuses on decentering traditional theater training practices to elevate marginalized perspectives and promote linguistic justice in actor speech training. She is currently exploring energy-based techniques to enhance mind-body wellness and creative flow for performers.

Ms. Lopez Orozco has performed at notable institutions such as Goodman Theatre, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, and Utah Shakespeare Festival, and appeared in television shows like Chicago Med (NBC) and Soundtrack (Netflix).