Tamarie Cooper

'''Tamarie Cooper''' (born September 9, 1970) is an actress and playwright in Houston, Texas who is best known for her work with Infernal Bridegroom Productions and the Catastrophic Theatre.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.houstonpress.com/arts/good-bye-cruel-world-tamarie-coopers-doomsday-revue-the-greatest-musical-ever-6372974|title=Good-bye, Cruel World: Tamarie Cooper's Doomsday Revue (The Greatest Musical Ever!)|last=Alvarez|first=Olivia Flores|date=July 13, 2012|work=Houston Press|access-date=March 7, 2017}}</ref> She currently serves as co-artistic director of the Catastrophic Theatre.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 9, 2015 |title=Know a Theatre: Houston's Catastrophic Theatre |url=http://www.americantheatre.org/2015/09/09/know-a-theatre-the-catastrophic-theatre/ |access-date=March 7, 2017 |website=American Theatre}}</ref> She attended Houston's High School for the Performing and Visual Arts.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.visithoustontexas.com/about-houston/my-houston/tamarie-cooper/|title=Tamarie Cooper Interview|website=Visit Houston|language=en-us|access-date=March 8, 2017}}</ref>

Cooper is known for the semi-autobiographical musicals she produces annually.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.houstonpress.com/arts/school-is-in-session-for-followers-of-tamarie-cooper-7548991|title=School is in Session for Followers of Tamarie Cooper|last=Tommaney|first=Susie|date=June 30, 2015|work=Houston Press|access-date=March 8, 2017}}</ref> Her first, ''Tamalalia!'', was performed on stage at The Orange Show in 1996.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.houstonpress.com/arts/down-the-road-6570969|title=Down the Road|last=Halverson|first=Megan|date=May 8, 1997|website=Houston Press|access-date=March 24, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.houstonpress.com/arts/good-bye-cruel-world-tamarie-coopers-doomsday-revue-the-greatest-musical-ever-6372974|title=Good-bye, Cruel World: Tamarie Cooper's Doomsday Revue (The Greatest Musical Ever!)|last=Alvarez|first=Olivia Flores|date=July 13, 2012|work=Houston Press|access-date=March 7, 2017}}</ref>

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