About
Marissa Raine Carlin is a theatrical composer, lyricist, librettist- and recent transplant to Brooklyn. Marissa is a graduate of Boston’s Berklee College of Music, where she majored in Songwriting with a minor in Musical Theater Writing. On top of her passion for writing musical theatre, Marissa is also a singer-songwriter and screenwriter. Through her artistry, Marissa strives to bring her feminist & queer narratives to the stage and screen while illuminating the power and importance of human connection.
Experience
Theater
Whiskey, Hope, and The Climate Clock
Book, Lyrics, and Music by Marissa Raine Carlin
Book and Music by Carter Quinn Tanis
A ten-minute musical playing at La MaMA Experimental Theatre through the Downtown Urban Arts Festival- Now playing on June 17th at 7:30, Tickets available here
Curtain up: New Musical Theatre Songs by Berklee Students - "Before Dusk"
"Before Dusk," written by Marissa Raine Carlin and Carter Quinn Tanis, was selected and performed in a showcase presenting new musical theatre works written by Berklee Students.
Orlando: A New Musical
Shadow Experience under director Kimille Howard at Theatre Row for an Off Broadway production in NYC of ‘Orlando: A New Musical’
Songs For Social Change- "My Body Isn't Yours"
"My Body Isn't Yours," written by Marissa Raine Carlin, was selected and featured in a showcase at Berklee College of Music, presenting original songs written with the intent of creating positive social change.
Film
THE DIRECTOR
A short feminist-horror screenplay written by Marissa Raine Carlin
Wendy and the Lost Boy
Production Assistant on independent short film, 'Wendy and the Lost Boy'
Music
Serenity West Recording
Internship
Highland Park Collective
Internship
Mix 104.1 Radio/ Entercom Communications Corp.
Street Team
Marissa Raine's music available to stream here:
new music coming soon...
Education
Berklee College of Music
London Film Academy
Achievements
Big Apple Film Festival and Screenwriting Compettition
Quarter-Finalist
Selected as a quarter-finalist in the 'Big Apple Film Festival and Screenwriting Competition' for her feminist horror screenplay,
"THE DIRECTOR".
A Night of Horror International Film Festival
Finalist
Selected as a finalist in the 'A Night of Horror International Film Festival' in the Unproduced Screenplay category for her feminist horror screenplay, "THE DIRECTOR".
Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival Screenwriting Competition
Semi-Finalist
Selected as a semi-finalist in the 'Flickers’ Rhode Island International Film Festival Screenwriting Competition' for her feminist horror screenplay, "THE DIRECTOR".
MidWest Weird Fest Short Screenplay Competition
Finalist
Selected as a Finalist in MidWest WeirdFest’s 2025 short screenplay competition for her feminist horror screenplay,
"THE DIRECTOR".
Berklee’s Songs for Social Change Contest
Finalist
Selected as a finalist in Berklee's Songs for Social Change Contest for her musical theater piece, "My Body Isn't Yours".
Curtain Up: New Musical Theatre Songs by Berklee Students
Theater Showcase
Her song,'Before Dusk,' (cowritten with Carter Quinn Tanis) was selected and performed in 'Curtain Up,' a showcase spotlighting new musical theatre songs written by students of Berklee College of Music.
Songwriting Department Pattison Award Scholarship
Berklee College of Music Scholarship
Received the Songwriting Department Pattison Award Scholarship at Berklee College of Music- a scholarship granted by songwriting professor Pat Pattison for demonstration of expertise in her craft & exceptional lyricism.