Resume
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short selection of credits:
The Hobbit | Ori Track / dir. Erin Dolan, Dobama Theatre
A View from the Bridge | Catherine / dir. Celeste Cosentino and asst. dir. Laura Perotta, Cain Park
Mother Courage and Her Children | eight roles incl. Poldi & Eyepatch / dir. Rebecca Moseley and Ian Hinz, Ensemble Theatre
Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley | Lydia Wickham / dir. Curt Arnold, Clague Playhouse
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
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 | Lead / dir. Jackson Goldberg
Stale Air | 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 -
Intimacy Directors & Coordinators (IDC): Level 1 and 2
Additional courses including: Stage Managing Intimacy (Sarah Lozoff and Alexis Black); Working Together: Intimacy Directors & Fight Directors (Eli Lynn and Colleen Hughes); Applied Intimacy – March 8, 2020 (Samantha Kaufman and Alexis Black)Theatrical Intimacy Education (TIE): multitude of courses including Intimacy Choreography; Intimacy Coordination; Studio Techniques, Casting, and Policy; Foundations in Race, Intimacy & Consent; Best Practices (all with Laura Rikard and Chelsea Pace)
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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