C. Ryanne Domingues teaches Acting, Devising, and Directing classes in the Department of Performing Arts.
Prior to coming to Rider, she served as the Artistic Director of Passage Theatre, a professional company based in Trenton, NJ from 2017-2024. Born and raised in Altoona, Pennsylvania, she received her undergraduate degree from Bloomsburg University while working on various productions with the Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble. Following graduation and a yearlong directing and dramaturgy internship with Portland Stage Company, she spent six years in Philadelphia working for a variety of local theatres, including The Wilma Theater and Plays & Players Theatre. During this time, she also co-founded and served as the Producing Artistic Director of Simpatico
Theatre, where she directed a variety of shows whose themes reflected the company’s mission to encourage active dialogue that promotes positive social change in the community. During this time, she also participated in
the 2008 Lincoln Center Director’s Lab and the La MaMa Umbria International Symposium for Directors.
Ryanne received her MFA in Directing from the University of California, Irvine in 2013. While there, she had the opportunity to work at South Coast Repertory, California Shakespeare Theater, and Utah Shakespeare Festival.
She then went on to direct the world premiere of Assistants, a show that received various awards and accolades at the 2015 Hollywood Fringe Festival and received an Off-Broadway run in June of 2019. After moving back to the East Coast, Ryanne returned to The Wilma Theater in the capacity of External Relations Director, where she spent two seasons in the field of fundraising, development, and donor relations.
Having a deep love and appreciation for Devised work and Documentary theatre, Ryanne has trained extensively with Tectonic Theatre Project in their Moment Work technique. She has worked on multiple interview-based projects that highlight stories from underserved communities. Her research interests include the work of Bertolt Brecht, Erwin Piscator, and Theatre for Social Change.