As an actor, Rita has unwittingly developed a brand for playing caring teachers, Russian speakers, and characters who generally get thrown around a lot. Her writing has been produced by Rogue Theater Festival, The Tank, and Theatre X. She is a director for film and theatre, whatever medium suits her ideas best. Raised on Barbie films, Nancy Drew, and the Olsen twins, she is a lifetime believer that the world is best saved by a girl who believes she can do anything. Her work is for those girls. You know who you are.