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  • short selection of credits:
    Plano | Isabel / dir. Kari Barclay, convergence-continuum
    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
    Lemons & Oranges | Supporting / dir. Keenan John Carosielli
    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 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

  • 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)

  • 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

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