Aurea Tomeski

Actor: The Giver

Originally from South Florida, Aurea is a New York based actor, producer, and teaching artist. She holds a B.S. in Pre-Med/Psychology (NYU) and an M.F.A. in Acting (New School) and received additional training at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. She has performed with Ensemble Studio Theatre, The Lark, New York Stage and Film, Ars Nova, FringeNYC, New York Shakespeare Exchange, Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, California Shakespeare Company, A Noise Within, and Human Race Theatre, and she has also appeared in national commercials, web-series, and independent films. Since 2015, Aurea has toured extensively across the United States performing Literature to Life's one-woman version of Lois Lowry’s classic young adult novel, The Giver. Marking her first foray into script development and playwriting, she recently completed a theatrical co-adaptation of the acclaimed autobiography The Latehomecomer, another Literature to Life touring title. She is a Drama Curriculum Specialist and Teaching Artist at The Juilliard School and has led numerous workshops centered around solo-storytelling and empowerment through personal narrative in under-served communities all over the world. Other selected teaching artist work includes: Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival, Young Audiences New York and Young Audiences Maryland. As a producer, Aurea is passionate about bringing original, socially-conscious work to the forefront. She functioned as the lead producer for Wide Eyed Productions’ FIRST AMENDMENT PROJECT, featuring three original commissioned one-act plays inspired by the First Amendment, with proceeds going to the ACLU. She is the Associate Artistic Producer of Writopia Lab’s Worldwide Plays Festival, which annually showcases original plays written by children from all over the country. Aurea is proud to volunteer as an artist-mentor at The 52nd Street Project. She is also a certified running coach and Director of Program Development at Run4Fun International, a non-profit organization focused on the interplay of exercise and mental health in youth.