About Me

Eliana Rowe is a storyteller and mischief-maker from Albany, New York. Rowe trained at Fordham University. There, they received their B.A. in Theatre & Performance. Esteemed mentors like Geoffrey Owens, Regina Taylor, Daniel Alexander Jones, and LaTanya Richardson Jackson provided invaluable guidance in shaping them into the artist they are today.

In 2020, Rowe premiered "My Papier-Mâché Monster,” a contemporary morality solo play that explores the grip of religiosity, asceticism, and its impact on our connection to pleasure, self, and mental well-being. 

Rowe revels in the grotesque and liminal realities of life. Known for the physical rigor and vocal precision they bring to their work, they’ve embodied several characters throughout their career including, but not limited to, Harriet Tubman, Viola, Celia, Lady in Blue, v/w from Beckett’s Rockaby, and Hamlet for which they received a Shakespeare Performance of the Year award from New York Shakespeare. They’ve also originated the roles of Betty and Toms in the world premieres of Imbroglio by Melissa Maxwell and A Deed Without a Name by Katie Pedro. 

Beyond the spotlight, Rowe teaches, eager to share the power of storytelling with students of all ages.