Resume
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selection of credits:
A View from the Bridge | Catherine / dir. Celeste Cosentino and asst. dir. Laura Perotta, Cain Park
Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley | Lydia Wickham / dir. Curt Arnold, Clague Playhouse
Whatever You Conceive Him To Be | Bartender / dir. Kari Barclay, Borderlight Theatre Festival
Prospect of Equality | u/s Young Ruth, u/s Margie/Sharron, u/s Sally/Elena / dir. Celeste Cosentino, Ensemble Theatre
Mother Courage | eight roles incl. Poldi & Eyepatch / dir. Rebecca Moseley and Ian Hinz, Ensemble Theatre
Temptation of Adam | Adam’s sister / dir. Mike Frye, Cleveland Public Theatre
Chautauqua Young Playwrights | 72 plays by 3rd & 4th graders / Chautauqua Arts Education’s Young Playwrights Project
Fissures of Men | Mary Magdalene / dir. Jeffrey Glover, Blank Canvas Theatre
She Kills Monsters: Virtual Realms (mentioned in NYT) | Tilly / dir. Ricardo Vila-Roger and Kelly Trumbull
She Kills Monsters | Tilly / dir. Ricardo Vila-Roger and Kelly Trumbull, UPitt Stages
Appropriate | River / dir. Ricardo Vila-Roger, UPitt Stages
A Dream We Want for Nothing | Self / dir. Rhodessa Jones
A Midsummer Night’s Dream | Puck / dir. Chennelle Harris, ESU Shakespeare -
Not a Coat Rack(upcoming) | Lead / dir. Jackson Goldberg
Stale Air (upcoming) | Supporting / dir. Sarah Leibman
Real Maple Syrup | Lead / dir. Sage O’Bryant
Four Deaths | Lead / dir. Roger Alsina
Wings | Lead / dir. Molly Allen
A Norse Game | supporting / dir. Nathan Kayn -
Digital Theatre Plus | Lead Presenter for 16 videos / Andreas Tokkallos and Evie Godowski
Seven Cups Therapy | Patient / Mick Cooper -
Demidov Studio London | Inexact (Creative) Repetition; Circumstances; workshops with Andrei Biziorek
Pandemonium Studio | all classes through Extra Super Advanced Clown with Christopher Bayes
Training Programs:
National Youth Theatre of Great Britain with Anna SpearpointChautauqua Theatre Academy with Stori Ayers, Andrew Borba, Budi Miller
Completely Ridiculous Conservatory | Acting as Play | Character & Energetics | Chekhov & Études | Olympia Dukakis’ Method | Embodied Text Work | Improv | Alexander Technique
Teachers: Gabriel Levey, Annelise Lawson, Zenzi Williams, Devin Shacket, Ato Blankson-Wood, Tracy Einstein, Ralf Jean-Pierre
University
Moscow Art Theatre School (Moscow, Russia) | Acting | Droznin | Ballet & Russian Folk | Stage Combat
Teachers: Sergei Ivanovich Zemtsov, Ilja Bocharnikovs, Vladimir Sazhin, Irina Nikiforova, Batraz ZaseevAccademia dell’Arte (Arezzo, Italy) | Commedia dell’Arte | Voice and Mask | Grotowski | Laban | The Physical Actor | Tarantella
Teachers: Giangiacomo Colli, Dory Sibley, Nhandan Chirco, Sabine Fichter, Sam McGehee, Gianni BruschiUniversity of Pittsburgh | BA, Theatre and Social Change
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Unarmed BASSC Pass with Distinction (w/ Ronin Traynor) | DAI Level 1 (w/ DC Wright)
Sword and Shield FDS Pass with Distinction (w/ Christian Reid)
Single Sword SAFD Recommended Pass (w/ Amie Root)
Quarterstaff SAFD Recommended Pass (w/ DC WRight)
Knife SAFD Pass (w/ DC Wright)
Smallsword SAFD Pass (w/ Amie Root)
Single Rapier DAI Level 1
Rapier and Dagger DAI Level 1
Broadsword DAI Level 1
Theatrical Firearms SAFD Pass -
Theatrical
Stage Combat (10 weapons) | Clown | ICOC Intimacy Captain & IDC Level 2 | Standardized PatientAccents & Dialects
Neutral American | Mid-West AmericanSports
Yoga Teacher (RYT 200) | AcroYoga | Gymnastics | Volleyball | Horseback Riding (English & Western) | Weightlifting | Functional Movement | Certified Breathwork FacilitatorOther Info
US and Canadian Passport | US Driver’s License | Fully vaccinated
Reviews:
“Ariana Starkman’s eyes are like a five act play — they tell so many stories.” - Chennelle Harris
“Starkman’s performance as Tilly was delightful.” - Ringa Sunn for pghintheround
Short Clips
Roche Cervical Screening PSA
Clip of Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night by Dylan Thomas for Digital Theatre Plus
Brands I’ve Worked With