Maria Plata is making her Strauss debut in "The Wedding Singer". Plata has prior experience in writing, acting, and directing plays in the Philippines. She starred as Bloody Mary in "South Pacific" directed by the late Hal Robinson, and Plata was also Dña Aurora in Pagsabog ng Liwanag (Burst of Light). Plata directed a trilogy of plays that included two adaptations of love stories and one comedy written by Plata title "Inday (Maid)". By day, she works at Monroe City Schools as a Gifted math teacher and content leader. In her spare time, she allows her creativity to come alive through painting, but Plata is excited to make her return to the stage as Imelda Marcos in "The Wedding Singer".