Andrea Maulella as Nurse Ratched in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest."
Seeing the wonderful Andrea Maulella play the cold-hearted Nurse Ratched in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, it was hard to bring to mind her portrayal of Annie Sullivan‘s generous spirit in Ivoryton Playhouse‘s The Miracle Worker. Andrea was chosen for these parts by two different directors - Jacqueline Hubbard cast her in the role of Annie Sullivan, and Peter Lockyer chose her to play Nurse Ratched. In both cases, Andrea was ready for the challenge of playing a complicated character with layers of emotion. We are so grateful for Peter Lockyer, the director, Andrea and the rest of the cast for their hard work in bringing such electricity to the stage of the Ivoryton Playhouse.
Andrea Maulella in the "The Miracle Worker" as Annie Sullivan.
Andrea Maulella’s television credits include in 1997 she performed in the television series Spin City as an activist, and in 2000 she played Michelle Foreman in The Sopranos, and also appeared on the daytime series, Guiding Light.
In 2005 she appeared in the movie comedy Love Ludlow as Carol directed by Adrienne Weiss. and she recently finished the movie drama The Mulberry Tree directed by Mark Heller.
Maulella theater credits include in 2001 The Holy Mother of Hadley New York directed by Rachel Dickstein at the Ohio Theater.
In 2002 she played Nicole Harris in the play One Shot One Kill with Primary Stages directed by Joe Brancato in New York City.
In 2006 she played Adelaide in Tryst at the Westport County Playhouse directed by Brancato which won the Connecticut Critics Circle Award.
Again in 2006 under the direction of Brancato she played Edie with the Penguin Repertory in Stoney Point New York in Centennial Casting.
In 2007 at the Alley Theater she played Jean Louise in To Kill a Mockingbird directed by Paul Barnes at the Alley Theater in Houston, Texas.
In 2008 with the White Horse Theater Company she was in Small Craft Warnings, a play by Tennessee Williams in New York City as the bar regular Violet.
In 2009 Maulella plays Sheila in The Vows of Penelope Correlli also at the Penguin Rep directed by Brancato.
In April of this year she played Ruth in Miracle of South Division Street at the Seven Angels Theater in Waterbury also directed by Brancato.
In a Blog In the Wings written by Peter D. Kramer who worked as an actor, director, and technical director and has a great love of theater, he describes her performance;
“…As Ruth, an aspiring actress, Maulella is steadfast and focused, clearly an outsider in her own family. When she utters the words “here’s the thing,” the roller-coaster begins its thrilling descent. Maulella is an actress of considerable powers, nuanced and thoughtful. We see the wheels turning in her head. We feel for her.”
With this resume behind her, one can only imagine the performances ahead of her, Maulella can only surprise us with her next performance which is surely going to be a smash with audiences.
