ARIANA JOHNS                                                                                                     Member: AEA  AFTRA/SAG             
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OFF-BROADWAY
PIGEONS ON THE WALK
STAGESTRUCK BLUES**
THEATRE (partial listing)
​BUZZ, SON OF A BEE
MOONBITE...a montage of radiant lunacy**

VAMPINGO...a comedy with bite**
       (solo show; dvd available)
​THE HAPPY HOOKER (Musical)
HAPPY VALENTINE (Musical) 
PROOF
BABY WITH THE BATHWATER 
VAMPIRE ASYLUM, MALIBU POINT
LAMUMBA, KING OF THE PYGMIES
MARY HARTMAN (w/Louise Lasser)
IMPORTANCE OF BEING ERNEST
RAPTUROUS DELIRIUM** 
HELLO, BOB (by Robert Patrick)
THE MIDNIGHT COURT 
SOLO I & II**
FLIGHT TO ARKADELPHIA ** 
TWO OLIVES ** (Musical)
THE KILLING OF SISTER GEORGE 
STAY PRETTY **  
HAY FEVER (w/Joanne Woodward) 
THE REAL INSPECTOR HOUND 
​SPRING AWAKENING
MUSICAL CABARET
THE DREAMER’S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY (I & II)
BUZZ SONGS
LUSH LOVELY MADNESS  
OK, SO WE LIED! (Comedy/Improv/Music
FIRST MONDAYS 
YO-PRO VARIETY SHOW 
FILM/TELEVISION
CITY SHERPA: Sexing The City 
A SHIMMERING REALIZATION
CHASING TCHAIKOVSKY (w/Ann Magnuson) 
THE GOODMANS 
WALL STREET 2 
AN AUGMENTED REALITY
WHO’S TALKING ** 
STRANGE HEARTS (w/Rose Mc Gowan)
TOGETHER APART
THREE SECRETS (w/Jaclyn Smith) 
PARANORMAL BORDERLINE  
CHICK-TV **  (pilot)

COMEDY/IMPROVISATION 
TOO IDIOTS (w/MTV’s John Ten Eyck)  
UNEXPECTED COMPANY 
ALARMING BEHAVIOUR 
THE ODD SQUAD 
CLASS ACTS 

The Girl
Candy
​
Carla
​​Lead


Alwyn
​

​Flavia
Pat
Claire
Helen
Morganna

​Mrs. Whname
Loretta

Algernon

Lead
Brenda

​Ensemble
Valerie, Juliet
Kelly
Rebecca
Childie
Laurie
Jackie
Mrs. Drudge
Ilse

​
​Solo show

​Carla (Soloist)
​Group show
Head Artist
Group show
Group show
Doris
Ziggy
Fiona,Boris' Neighbor
​Autism Aide
Swiss Notary
P.T. Starker
Maureen
Prod. Assistnt
Maria
Nurse Solins
Principal
Principal


Comedy/Improv
Comedy/Improv
Sketch Comedy
Sketch Comedy 
Comedy/Improv

Nell Robinson, dir.
Andrew Johns, dir.

Sargent Theatre, ATA, NYC​
Woodstock Fringe Festival, NY; Westbeth, NYC; Actor's Art Theatre (L.A.)
NY International Fringe Festival; Actor's Art, L.A.;  Jolene Adams, director
Musical Thtr Fac, ​Rachel Klein, dir.
National Opera Ctr, Bill Lewis, dir. 
Odyssey Thtre, Elina de Santos, dir.
The Raven, L.A. (A.D.A Award)
Original Musical, West End Th, L.A.

Woodstock Fringe, David Heefner, 

Player’s Club; Joan Darling, dir. (scenes)
Actor's Art Theatre, Jolene Adams, 

The Road, L.A., (w/Cathy Ladman)
Lionstar Theatre, L.A; (World Premiere)
(Drama-Logue award)
Theatre East, L.A; Mel Green, dir.
NOHO Studios, L.A.; Mark Silver, dir.
Cinegrill, L.A.; James Metropole, dir.
Theatre Gym, NYC; Ann Bowen, dir. 
The Cubiculo, NYC; Andrew Johns, 
Kenyon Festival Theatre, OH
                   " (w/Allison Janney)
                   " (w/Mark Moses)



​Don’t Tell Mama, Darryl Curry, Musical dir
The Metropolitan Room, NYC​
​Golden Fleece Prods, Lou Rodgers, 
NYC & National Touring Company 
Episcopal Actors Guild, Woody Regan, dir
The Little Church, Matt Robertson, Prod

Obey Irony Prods, Brendan Keene, dir.
Henway Prods, Ray Edelstein, dir.
Susan C Snell, Prod., Greg Lalazarian, dir.
Pat Douglas, dir.
20th Century Fox, Oliver Stone, dir.
Henway Prods, Ray Edelstein, dir.
Vampingo Prods, Greg Mullavey, dir.
Michelle Gallagher, dir.
Independent Focus, PBS
Longbow Prods, Marcus Cole, dir.
UPN, Alec Griffiths, dir.
Chick Prods, Jennifer Valley, dir.


NYC Comedy Clubs, Cabaret Rooms, etc
Resident Group, Manhattan PunchLine
Head Writer/Performer, Masquers , L.A.
Head Writer/Performer, Ovations Cabaret
Writer/Performer, Chicago City Limits, NY

** author (writing resume & samples available upon request)
TRAINING: 
Acting: Alfred Molina (Shakespeare), George Shdanoff, Uta Hagen, William Hickey, Ed Morehouse, Joanne Linville, Jolene Adams, Greg Mullavey;  ​B.A. in Theatre, Adelphi University
Singing: Annette Hunt, Mary Rodgers, Darryl Curry  
Improv: Carol Schindler/Chicago City Limits, John Montieth (Montieth & Rand)
Flute: Professional credits upon request   
Dialects: Upper British, Manchester, Irish, French, Russian, USA regionals…
Member: Eric Ransom's Dead Playwrights Society (Shakespeare), Musical Theatre Factory, Woodstock Fringe Playwrights Unit; Actor’s Art Collective, L.A; Off-Broadway Alliance, WomenArts, Episcopal Actor’s Guild, Dramatists Guild