I am a seasoned professional with varied interests and skills. I currently work in the following fields: education, VR, writing and performance.I am currently actively working in the voice-over and acting industry in Cape Town.For the past 15 years I have been a lecturer at an art & film college in South Africa. During this period I have: created and taught a three-year acting degree, taught Stop Motion Animation and puppetry, Voice Over technique and Creativity Development, as well as more fundamental subjects (Visual Literacy and Academic Skills).I hold a Master’s degree in English, researching Storytelling for Virtual Reality. Medium articles are available where I discuss the performer’s process of working in live, immersive VR experiences: https://medium.com/@marindabothaI am part of a New York-based company, The MetaMovie, that does live theatrical shows in Virtual Reality. I have performed with the company for 5 years, working remotely from South Africa. (See www.themetamovie.com/ for dates and tickets of our latest shows).I have written about live, immersive theatre in VR for XRMust magazine (https://www.xrmust.com). I’ve dabbled in Conversational Design, writing dialogue for chatbots and assisting with prototypes for two US-based companies.My training is in literature, theatre, voice overs, puppetry and general creativity. I lived in London, UK for 8 years before returning to my native South Africa. More information at www.marindabotha.co.uk