Maria Noriko Cabral is a Japanese-American actor based in New York.

Some of her previous roles were Gravity in Ellipses (MilkyWay Theater Company at Theater 71), Charlotte in Junk (Burbage Theater Co), Shelby/Ensemble in The Prom and Ensemble/Featured Dancer in Elf (Cumberland Theatre), Faerie/Lady in Waiting in Midsummer Night’s Dream (The Gamm Theatre), and Bebe Benzenheimer in A Chorus Line (Footlights Rep Co).

Maria graduated with a BA in Musical Theatre at Rhode Island College where she played Emily Brennon in The Marriage of Bette and Boo, Bessie in Marvin’s Room, Daughter in Quilters, and Marie in Barbeque.

Maria was also the 2020 recipient of the Kennedy Center ACTF ASPIRE/LORT Leadership Award, as well as becoming a 2021 KCACTF ASPIRE National Fellow.

She also became a Gamm Fellow for Emerging Artists of Color at The Gamm Theater for their inaugural year (‘21-’22).