Resume
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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 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
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