Marti was Producing Artistic Director a founding member of UPROOTED theatre from 2009-2015 and proud member of Actors Equity Association and SAG-AFTRA.
Stage credits include: Milwaukee Shakespeare (HENRY IV, part 2), Milwaukee
Chamber Theatre (WELL, AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS, BROKEN AND
ENTERED, FIRES IN THE MIRROR), Renaissance Theaterworks’ (NEAT(Milwaukee, Sheboygan and South Africa), THE PERSIANS, CRUMBS FROM THE TABLE OF JOY, THE VIOLET HOUR, STILL, SEX WITH STRANGERS,THE ROOMATE) and a reading of Tanya Saracho’s EL NAGULAR and Gwendolyn Rice’s THE GRIOTS), First Stage Children's Theatre (THE NEVERENDINGSTORY, and readings of JACKIE AND ME, THE PROMISED LAND), The Milwaukee Repertory Theater (CLYBOURNE PARK, A CHRISTMAS CAROL 2012-2014, YANKEE TAVERN, TROUBLE IN MIND), Forward Theatre (IN THE NEXT ROOM, MR BURNS, SKELETON CREW) and UPROOTED theatre (BEAUTY’S DAUGHTER (Milwaukee, Chicago and Memphis), A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE, YELLOWMAN, CRUMBS FROM THE TABLE OF JOY, *PINK CHAMPAGNE, JACK & JILL, HOODOO LOVE, OLEANNA and I HAVE BEFORE ME A REMARKABLE DOCUMENT GIVEN TO ME BY A YOUNG LADY FROM RWANDA, THE PHILADELPHIA STORY, *MAN FROM MADISONVILLE, THE SUNSET LIMITED, SUDDENLY LAST SUMMER), Next Act Theatre (PERFECT MENDACITY, NO CHILD, TWILIGHT: LOS ANGLES, THE TAMING, THE CHRISTIANS) and Theatre Lila (NO CHILD). Marti plays an ongoing role as the Civil Rights suffragist, Ida B. Wells for the Kenosha Civil War Museum in Kenosha, Wisconsin, and is often featured in local and regional commercials and voice-overs. She appeared in the short film, SPARE CHANGE, as well as the web-series GETTING’ GROWN; both directed by the award-winning film director Aaron Greer and Faith Flix’s COME FOLLOW ME, MARY, MOTHER OF JESUS and the feature film GAME DAY produced by Chicago Studio City. National television credits include NBC’s CHICAGO PD in addition to several Regional commercials.
Directing Credits include: National Project 1 Voice staged reading of TROUBLE IN MIND, (Ten Chimneys Estate), A SOLIDER’S STORY (Isitatha Theatre in South Africa) the staged reading of A LESSON BEFORE DYING (Duncan Entertainment Group), and the world premiere productions of Reginald Edmund’s *SOUTH BRIDGE (The Broadway Theatre Center), Laura Lynn MacDonald’s* THROUGH THE EYES OF JIM (Young Auditorium & Milton House Museum), and Caleen Sinnette Jennings’ *HAIR, NAILS & DRESS (Tenth Street Theatre, Milwaukee) and *FREEDOM HIGH. IN THE RED AND BROWN WATER a collaboration with Marquette University and UPROOTED theatre. Renaissance Theaterworks (THE BALLAD OF EMMETT TILL, NATIVE GARDENS) and Staged Reading of Philana Omorotionmwan’s BEFORE EVENING COMES. Forward Theatre (EXIT STRATEGY) and Milwaukee Chamber Theatre (THE BROTHERS SIZE) and the self-produced reading of MARCUS: THE SECRET OF SWEET and Next Act Theatre (BLOOD AT THE ROOT, PRINCIPAL, PRINCIPLE).
Ms. Gobel earned her BA in Performance Theatre and Philosophy (with an emphasis in Religious Studies) from UW-Whitewater and completed an Acting Internship at Milwaukee Repertory Theater (2008-2009). Marti has served as a lead teacher at
FirstStage Theatre Academy in Milwaukee as well as a lead teacher and program designer for UPROOTED theatre’s education department. She is currently an adjunct professor at Marquette University, UW-Milwaukee, and Carthage College. She is a JF Kennedy trained teaching artist who worked closely with Master Educator, Randy Barron for 6 months developing her residency which is now offered through The Young Auditorium and The Overture Center. Marti actively engages in public speaking opportunities and advocacy campaigns to encourage diversity in the arts.
Marti Gobel is represented by the Paonessa Talent in Chicago.
*Indicates World Premiere’s