Ryan Mardesich is a Latino actor, director, and theatre educator currently based in Boston, MA.

As an actor, he has worked across the country with various companies, including The Huntington Theatre, Speakeasy Stage, New Repertory Theatre, North Shore Music Theatre, The Barnstormers, City Lights Theatre, San Francisco Playhouse, Sierra Repertory Theatre, and many others. As a director, he directed Sweeney Todd at Moonbox Productions, along with additional works with Lyric Stage of Boston, The Boston Conservatory, Broadway By the Bay, Foothill Music Theatre, and many others. 

Originally from the San Francisco Bay Area, Ryan received his BA degrees in Acting and Music at Santa Clara University. During his undergraduate studies, he began his work as a professional actor and arts administrator. He served as Assistant Artistic Director for Broadway By The Bay, a regional theatre in Redwood City, CA producing large-scale musicals in a 1300 seat house. In addition, he worked as a freelance casting director and producer.

Ryan moved to Boston in 2014 to pursue his MFA degree in Musical Theatre at The Boston Conservatory, one of only two programs of its kind in the country. After graduating, he performed and taught around the country while being based in Boston and New York City. In 2019, Ryan joined San Francisco State’s theatre faculty as their one Lecturer in Musical Theatre. Ryan regularly serves as a Guest Lecturer with Boston College, Berklee College of Music, and Boston Conservatory at Berklee. While teaching, he formed his own consulting business, Coaching with Joy and Ryan, which works with high school students pursuing BFA programs in acting and musical theatre. Ryan’s scholarship focuses on the performance, direction, and history of musical theatre, especially the works of Stephen Sondheim.

Ryan moved back to Boston in 2021 and currently works as a freelance director, actor, producer, and theatre educator, currently serving on Bunker Hill Community College’s Acting faculty. Ryan is a proud member of the Actor’s Equity Association and the Musical Theatre Educator’s Alliance.