Ariana is so excited to become part of the Whitehouse Prep family, after both her children attended as students!

Acting has been Ariana’s passion since she was 6 years old, and she has been performing in both local and professional productions ever since. Ariana holds a Bachelors of Fine Arts Degree in Acting from California Institute of the Arts.

In addition to her degree, Ariana has done master classes in Commedia D’el Arte (Foundation of Comedy and Mask Work), Shakespeare, and Solo Performance. Over the years, she has been lucky enough to work closely with Tony award winner Stew (Passing Strange), as well as Playwrights Susan-Lori-Parks and James Lecesne. Ariana has an intensive background in the classics of theatre, as well as musical theatre, and on-camera acting.

Ariana believes that teaching children to act, sing, and dance not only increases their ability to communicate with others in a positive way, but also provides an outlet for children to learn new things about how to act and react to others as they grow. Skills gained from theatre, such as public speaking, projection of the voice, and ability to think on one’s feet also help kids learn to have more confidence within themselves.

Ariana offers private acting lessons to children of all ages and loves helping children work on audition prep, character work and scene study, and helping them explore how much acting can truly help in everyday life!