Marissa Galin of Scottsdale, Arizona; Founder and Headmaster of The Manchester Theatrum College, was pronounced missing on November 11, 2111 at the age of 120. The date of Marissa's disappearance was also the 100th anniversary of her marriage to her husband, Collin Hamel. Mr. Hamel was also reported missing. "They were a crazy bunch, those two,” said long-time friend Lindsay Fisk.
Born July 31st, 1991 , Marissa instantly fell in love with the arts. She became a published artist at the young age of 13 with her very own International postage stamp. This accomplishment was just the start of her great achievements. Marissa began her theatrical career in high school, and upon graduation she became a member of the American Theatrical Actors and Stage Managers Union. She attended Northern Arizona University for the first two years of her undergraduate degree in Theatre and Stage Management. After marrying Collin Hamel, her high school sweetheart, on 11/11/2011, she transferred to DePaul University in Chicago on a full-scholarship. Together they then opened her highly acclaimed coffee shop “Le Capulus Theatrum.” Simultaneously she also managed to write her first novel, “Trouvaille".
In 2017, after graduating summa cum laude and obtaining her Masters degree in Technical Theatre from Tisch School of the Arts of New York University, she introduced her first son, Jack, to the world. In 2018, she directed the Tony Winning Broadway production of “The Mariner” written by her dear friend Austin Labau. She then proceeded to receive her PH.D in Theatre Education at Yale University while raising her other two children, Sam and Rory.
Marissa was also a highly acclaimed scenic and fashion designer, and producer of her husband’s beloved, world-renowned band, 23:7. After years of managing the stage for numerous Broadway Productions, touring with 23:7, and guest teaching at her numerous alma-maters, and all of her children had graduated high school; she and her husband set off on a European Excursion. They finally landed in Manchester, where they built their dream abode. There Marissa decided to open her own College, offering majors in all fields of the theatre arts. She humbly tired at the age of 80 passing her reins down to her daughter Rory, as headmaster of Manchester Theatrum, to pursue her love of painting. Recently it has been reported that Marissa and Collin had left their home on a sailing trip on their very own “Pirate” ship to the shores of the Caribbean, where they were last sighted to be in possession of the ancient map with supposed coordinates to the infamous “Fountain of Youth.”