About Me

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

​Rowe acknowledges the ancestral traditions of storytelling that come from her Caribbean and Alabama roots. She takes the mantle of story on with a sense of rigorous play, knowing that oral traditions are tools for remembrance, resistance, and defiant joy.

In 2020, Rowe premiered "My Papier-Mâché Monster,” a contemporary morality solo work exploring the grip asceticism has on one's sense of identity and well-being. Since its inception, Rowe's play has been selected as a semi-finalist for the 2024 National Playwrighting Conference and Troy Foundry Theatre's 1/2 Baked Theatre Festival.

Whether classical, contemporary, devised, or solo​, Rowe does it all. Known for the physical rigor and vocal precision they bring to their work, they’ve embodied several characters ​throughout their ​journey, including, but not limited to, Harriet Tubman, ​Shakespeare's Viola, Lady in Blue, v/w from Beckett’s Rockaby, and Hamlet, for which they received a Shakespeare Performance of the Year award. They 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. They've had the pleasure of working for Shakespeare & Company, Geva Theatre, Create a Space NOW, and Proctor's Collaborative.

​Rowe stands firm on the adage "My tongue is the pen of a ready writer.", They hope their work inspires you to stand firm in your convictions and use your voice to change the world.