Tania Benites is an actress and playwright living in Cleveland, Ohio. She was born in Lima, Perú and moved to the U.S. with her family when she was two years old. Tania has a passion for all things creative and she has been in love with theatre since she was a young girl.
During college, Tania had the opportunity to study European Clowning at Accademia dell’Arte in Arezzo, Italy. After graduating from Cleveland State University with a B.A. in Theatre Performance in 2012, she served as the
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Tania Benites is an actress and playwright living in Cleveland, Ohio. She was born in Lima, Perú and moved to the U.S. with her family when she was two years old. Tania has a passion for all things creative and she has been in love with theatre since she was a young girl.
During college, Tania had the opportunity to study European Clowning at Accademia dell’Arte in Arezzo, Italy. After graduating from Cleveland State University with a B.A. in Theatre Performance in 2012, she served as the Director of Education and Outreach at Talespinner Children’s Theatre for almost three years. Tania currently serves as the Adult Programming Assistant at the Cuyahoga County Public Library, where she enjoys creating and developing adult programs for all 27 branches.
As an actress, Tania has performed in the greater Cleveland area and Akron. Past credits include “Johanna: Facing forward” at Cleveland Public Theatre; “The Magic Flute” at Talespinner Children’s Theatre; “Twelfth Night” at Rubber City Theatre; and “Water by the Spoonful” at Ensemble Theatre. Tania has also participated in community events for LatinUs Theatre Company.
In addition to acting, Tania has also recently explored playwrighting. Her most recent play “The Tulpa” was featured in “¡Obras en Evolución!”, a play reading festival for Teatro Público de Cleveland, a latino theatre company founded by Cleveland Public Theatre.
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