Resume

  • selection of credits:
    A View from the Bridge
    (upcoming) | Catherine / dir. Celeste Cosentino and asst. dir. Laura Perotta, Cain Park
    Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley (upcoming) | 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 Spearpoint

    Chautauqua 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 Zaseev

    Accademia 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 Bruschi

    University of Pittsburgh | BA, Theatre and Social Change

  • 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 Patient

    Accents & Dialects
    Neutral American | Mid-West American

    Sports
    Yoga Teacher (RYT 200) | AcroYoga | Gymnastics | Volleyball | Horseback Riding (English & Western) | Weightlifting | Functional Movement | Certified Breathwork Facilitator

    Other 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

  • 7 Cups Therapy
  • Digital Theatre Plus
  • Roche
  • Bare Addiction Skincare
  • Haskapa superfood berry powder