Hi! I’m Marjie.
I bring stories to life,
from one industry to the next.
An actor by vocation, I caught the performing bug young, beginning ballet training at age five and joining every community theatre production I could in my northern Minnesotan hometown.
I moved to New York City to earn a B.A. at Barnard College of Columbia University, where I trained as an actor under Rob Bundy and Juilliard’s Rebecca Guy and worked with celebrated choreographers Twyla Tharp, Larry Keigwin, Colleen Thomas, and Sidra Bell. In the years since, I’ve continued my acting training at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, The Freeman Studio, The Bob Krakower Gang, and The Studio/New York, and performed on stages and sets across the country.
Some of my most fulfilling experiences have come from creating my own work. In 2018 and 2019, I created and produced a solo cabaret honoring Judy Garland (we share a hometown!) called, What Would Judy Do?, selling out venues in New York and Minnesota.
In the fall of 2024, Jamie Gore Pawlik and I founded Kind Strangers Collective, a New York City–based theatre company committed to amplifying new voices and forging opportunities to perform bold and exciting work here in NYC. We’ve produced two sold-out productions highlighting 10 playwrights and 22 actors, directors, and designers—with many more to come.
Alongside every step of my performing arts career, I’ve written and edited professionally for various entities, including Big Five publishers, Harvard professors, Fortune 500 executives, award-winning authors, human rights nonprofits, law firms, commercial brands—you name it.
During the pandemic, I joined the leadership team of a personal branding firm helping business leaders share their work and cultivate an audience around it. As VP of Content & Editorial, I built the ghostwriting team and managed a roster of over 30 clients at the top of their fields, shaping their brands, launching their books, and writing and editing thousands of pieces of content.
I now freelance as a ghostwriter and editor with clients in a range of industries and subject matters—from executive coaching to mental health to product management—writing and editing books, memoirs, articles, and newsletters and creating content strategies focused on value delivery, engagement, and growth.
Whether diving into a play or writing for a client, tying all of my work together is a deep curiosity about people, a commitment to understanding others’ perspectives, and the determination to have a positive impact.