About My Work
I have appeared on New York stages including Manhattan Theatre Club, Ensemble Studio Theatre, HB Studio, The Houston, Perry Street Theatre, The Actors Studio, The Duplex, Henry Street Settlement and Classic Stage Company, where I voiced the premiere of American Opera Project’s Darkling and toured with the production in Poland and Germany. I’m a longstanding member of NYC’s Emerging Artists Theatre Company.
Regionally, I’ve performed at Arena Stage, The Shakespeare Theatre, The Kennedy Center, Ford’s Theatre, Roundhouse, Woolly Mammoth, Scena Theatre, The Source, La Jolla and The Charles Playhouse. I’m a proud alumna of the Washington Shakespeare and Everyman Theatre Companies.
I received my training at New York’s American Academy of Dramatic Arts, the Boston University Theatre Institute, Studio Theatre and Catholic University, where I earned my BFA in Acting.
Morticians in Love
Theatre of the absurd is a favorite theatrical genre, and this dark comedy was one of my most memorable. I played Limer, a mortician’s assistant who is secretly in love with the mortician. The story is an exploration of intimacy and those who fear it more than death. I received a Helen Hayes Award Nomination for my performance.
“As Limer, Monda plays the part like Joan Crawford might’ve played Riff Raff – with pathos and intimidation at once.”
Out of Season
Filming this lesbian love story was one of my most enriching experiences. My other film credits include Thou Shalt Not Mysogenate, The Gentleman, Second Hand and the 2011 Sundance Festival Shorts Finalist, After You Left.
“Out of Season is a dramatic powerhouse – stunningly acted, beautifully directed, and resonating with depth and honesty. Carol Monda stars as Micki, a lesbian character the likes of which is rarely encountered on the screen: she’s a real person, filled with bitterness and rage, and scared to death of loving someone.”
The Misanthrope
Another favorite – I played Celimene in Roundhouse Theatre’s production of The Misanthrope. Other favorite roles include The Snow Queen at The Kennedy Center and Hillary in Albee Damned (NYC SpotlightOn Award, Best Actress).
“Both men are besotted with the vixenish starlet Celimene Carol Monda). Monda — playing an amoral gamine in a sleeveless T-shirt and a gauzy skirt — makes you understand why. She slouches around her mirrored pill-bottle- and champagne-magnum-filled room (another great set by James Kronzer), taking calls on her portable phone, gossiping maliciously and making nice with anyone who can advance her career. Monda brings a certain hardheadedness to the character, which makes Celimene seem less sleazy and more ruefully pragmatic than she might in other hands.”
