Ariana Valdes

ARIANA VALDES [she/they] is a New York City based Cuban-American multi-hyphenate performing artist, director, private voice teacher, and arts educator, currently serving as Artistic Director of the Ensign-Darling Vocal Fellowship - New Voices, a vocal scholarship and talent development program at The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts in Hartford, CT. With EDVF-NV, Ariana has directed and conceptualized several showcase concert performances, including a professionally filmed documentary style showcase concert entitled, “Time, Dreams, and the Changes Between” at The Bushnell, chronicling the experience of 6 graduating seniors in high school, as they worked towards creating a performance during the height of the pandemic (available to stream on YouTube). Ariana studied Vocal Performance with an Opera Emphasis with Patty Thom at The Boston Conservatory, where she sang roles in Cosi fan tutte (Despina), A Hand of Bridge (Geraldine), and Serse (Atalanta).

OFF-BROADWAY: The Green Room (Divonne). NATIONAL TOURS: The Sound of Music (Sister Berthe, Baroness Elberfeld, The Mother Abbess u/s), My Fair Lady (Mrs. Hopkins). REGIONAL: Arizona Broadway Theatre, Prather Entertainment, Scranton Shakespeare Festival. REGIONAL: In the Heights (Daniela, *BWW Nomination) - STAGES St. Louis, Westchester Broadway Theatre, Gallery Players; In the Heights (Abuela Claudia, *BWW Winner); The Sound of Music (Mother Abbess, *BWW Nomination) - Prather Entertainment, Arizona Broadway; The Sound of Music (Sister Sophia, Mother Abbess u/s) - Paper Mill Playhouse; Sister Act (Sister Mary Patrick) - Arts Center of Coastal Carolina, WPPAC; Sister Act - Paper Mill Playhouse; Beauty and the Beast (Madame de la Grande Bouche) - Palace Theatre; The Secret Garden (Mrs.Winthrop/Claire) - WPPAC; Shrek (Dragon), Showboat - Gateway Playhouse; Bernard Kennedy's Nativity (Mary) - Long Island Masterworks; Jerry Springer: The Opera (Peaches/Baby Jane) - SpeakEasy Stage Company; A Christmas Carol (Christmas Past u/s), Guys and Dolls (General Cartwright), My Fair Lady (Mrs. Eynsford-Hill/Mrs. Hopkins), Seussical (Sour Kangaroo) - John W. Engeman Theater at Northport.

Ariana has a major affinity for new works and has been involved with several developmental readings and workshops including El Otro Oz (La Bruja/La Curandera) by Jaime Lozano, Tommy Newman, and Mando Alvarado - Forestburgh Playhouse; Dot Dot Dot: A New Musical (Teacher) by Keelay Gipson and Sam Salmond - TheaterWorks; Love is Love is Love: The Musical (NYC Directorial Debut, Viola) by Michelle Lee - 54 Below; A First Glimpse of Light by Anessa Marie - 54 Below; and Little Duende (Senora Patrona) by Robi Hager and Georgina Escobar.

Ariana is a proud member of Actor's Equity Association and is represented by Gregg Baker Management.

www.ArianaValdes.com
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