Marama's birth delayed a stage production of "Joseph and the Amazing
Technicolour Dreamcoat" by 90 minutes as her father Bill Killen (the
musical director) was away. This earned her the nickname 'Jo'.
Produced and Directed the Broadway musical "Chicago" in her small home town Te Aroha in 2007.
Directed "Little Shop of Horrors" at Future Te Aroha in 2008.