Sofía Ruiz Carrera (she/her/ella) is a storyteller. Whether in front of the cameras and onstage as an actor, or behind the scenes as a writer, director, and producer, telling stories is what moves her.

Lover of big urban areas like Mexico City and Paris. She grew up in the mountains, yet has endless footage of the ocean on her phone. Dance has been her refuge from age three and painting was her first mode of self-expression — today, movement and strong visuals are present in all her work. Her work as a scholartist brings together Theatre and Film Performance Theory, Women’s Studies, New Media, and Mexican Culture, utilizing all these viewpoints to center the celebration of women.

Favorite credits include Henrietta in Silent Sky, Titania in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Emily Webb in Our Town, Ophelia in Love in Ophelia and Monica in AppleTV's Acapulco . Her most recent directing credits include The Wolves and The Convent of Pleasure.

She is about to finish her MFA in Performance at UGA!