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Ren Manley began her career in the Philadelphia theatre community, where she lived for almost 10 years after graduating from Arcadia University with a BA in Theatre Arts and Video Communications. She has studied theater, art & media all over the world, including London, Italy, & India. As a director, Ren has spent over a decade learning about all aspects of theatre and has worked in most areas of theater: acting, directing, stage managing, and designing props, sound & projections. She was the Resident Sound & Projection Designer for New City Stage, where her design for RFK received rave reviews and was a featured selection at the Capitol Fringe Festival in Washington, D.C. In Denver, she has worked with Visionbox Studio & The Edge Theatre as an actor, sound & projections designer and currently works as a director with Stagedoor Theatre. She was the Associate Artistic Director for Visionbox Studio, and acted as the Assistant Producer and Sound Designer for The Wild Hunt, written and directed by Bill Pullman. In 2015, she received a Henry Award and a Marlowe Award for her sound design of Jerusalem at The Edge Theatre.