Tara Giordano is a New York based actor, producer, teacher, and director, and an 11-season company member of PTP/NYC. A Helen Hayes Award nominee, her acting credits include roles at Arena Stage (Death of a Salesman, A View from the Bridge, Christmas Carol 1941), Shakespeare Theatre Co. (As You Like It), Folger Theatre (Conference of the Birds, Twelfth Night),Two River Theater (The Underpants, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, A Year with Frog and Toad), The Kennedy Center (Willy Wonka), Olney Theatre (Anna Karenina, Blithe Spirit, Is He Dead?), and Studio Theatre (Batboy: the Musical); and artistic residencies/creative collaborations at New Victory Theatre, Lincoln Center Education, and Celebration Barn. Her work can also be seen & heard in national commercials (AT&T, CVS), independent films (YellowBrickRoad), and over 40 audiobook narrations (Marvel’s The Death of Captain America). She was a co-producer on the feature film The Witch in the Window and a co-developer of the original musical The Village of Vale and has continued long-time artistic collaborations with fellow Middlebury College alumni. As a college professor and director, Ms. Giordano has worked with students at Boston University, Stephens College, American University, Juniata College, and Middlebury College, directing productions of Love Song, Little Shop of Horrors, There Goes the Bride, Caryl Churchill’s Fen, selected scenes from The Last Days of Judas Iscariot, and The Government Inspector (upcoming). She holds a BA in Theatre and English from Middlebury College and an MFA from The Academy for Classical Acting at George Washington University.