Tiana is a New York based actress and singer originally from Indianapolis, Indiana, who graduated from Indiana University's Musical Theatre BFA Program in 2023. She has been a solo vocalist since she was 15 after her parents finally shove-with-love'd her onto the solo stage and off the volleyball court. Some of her past productions include Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812 (Natasha), Ragtime (Sarah), and Something Rotten (Portia U/s *).
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Offstage, Tiana is a dedicated Shonda Rhimes and Issa Rae TV series fan who loves to paint in the sun, hike, SHOP, and drink pineapple milk tea. She's a stickler on beginning and ending her
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days by listening to the soothing voices of Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Louis Armstrong, and Nat King Cole. Tiana is was a former Musical Theatre Representative for the IU Theatre & Drama Advisory Board, and a former Social Programming Chair for IU's NAACP Chapter. She received the "Chadwick Boseman" Image Award (for her advocacy in the arts) from the university's NAACP chapter in February, 2022.
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