Monica
Rose
Slater
Hunter Carrico Photography
I’m Monica, a Brazilian-American singer, actor, and educator (and occasionally some other things, too). My favorite projects are musically, narratively dense works that live in the cracks of genre.
Since my cross country move from Virginia to San Francisco in 2021, I’ve had the privilege of performing with companies all across the Bay Area: San Francisco Playhouse, Word for Word, Oakland Theater Project, Ross Valley Players, Lamplighters Music Theater, Cinnabar, Berkeley Playhouse, and 42nd Street Moon. In 2025, I was nominated for a Bay Area Theater Critics Choice Award for my work as Pearl White in Ghost Quartet.
I also teach private and group voice lessons.
I teach all levels with a particular passion for adult beginners. I have a Master’s in Music from the San Francisco Conservatory and draw from classical, musical theatre, and contemporary traditions. My teaching is rooted in curiosity, care, storytelling, and a deep belief that anyone can, and should, (it's good for you!) sing. The only qualification for singing is loving to sing!
I also teach at the community choir Cadence for Change. Come join our beautiful community!
I also get excited about amplifying Latinx voices! I have produced and played the leading roles in two full works.
In 2025, my friends and I fully produced the Cuban play Two Sisters and a Piano by Nilo Cruz as 2025 recipients of the Theater Bay Area Ca$h Grant.
In 2020, I produced and sang the title role in the US premiere of the Brazilian Opera Domitila by João Guilherme Ripper with grants from the James Madison University Honors College as well as assistance from the composer.
In addition to my Masters of Music from the San Francisco Conservatory, I have a Bachelor of Music from James Madison University where I also studied writing and was an Honors Scholar. I studied at the American Institute of Music in Graz, Austria as a Hillcrest Scholar and was a 2021 Fulbright Semi-Finalist for the Franz Liszt Academy in Budapest.
When I’m not on stage or in the classroom, you might find me doing any number of my too- many hobbies! Crafting or biking or rollerblading or cooking or reading or writing or playing various instruments (at a very beginner level) or sitting in the sun or going on a little walk. Some times, many of these things at once ;)
UPCOMING SHOWS
THE HAIRY APE
Sept 20&21st Village Theater in Danville
October 9-12th at Eugene O’Neill International Festival of Theatre in New Ross, Ireland