Tara Bruno is an international theatre maker. Originally from Philly, PA she earned her BFA in Theatre at The University of the Arts before moving to NYC. After studying privately with Larry Moss, her passion and commitment guided her across the pond to the UK, where she will graduate with a Masters in Acting Classical & Contemporary Texts from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland in October 2019. While at RCS, she completed an intensive month of training at Shakespeare's Globe in London.
She has worked regularly in U.S. Regional Theaters, International and National tours, and in New York, originating roles such as Chevette in Joshua Conkel's smash hit HOUSE OF VON MACRAME at the Obie Award Winning Bushwick Starr in Brooklyn, directed by Nick Leavens. Later she was given the opportunity to work again with Leavens as a part of UNICORNLAND, an eight episode series about a woman named Annie, who explores her post-divorce sexuality by dating couples, written by Lucy Gillespie. In 2017 Unicornland and won for Best Director and Audience award in the Around International Film Festival and was an official selection at the New Orleans Film Festival, Raindance Film Festival, Toronto Web Festival, and the NY Indie Theatre Film Festival.
Tara is at her best playing duplicitous women involved in secret liaisons that are often taboo.
Theatre credits include: Black Me Out (Kraine Theatre, Locked in the Attic Productions, NYC), House of Von Macrame (Bushwick Starr, NYC), , Doctor Faustus (Royal Conservatoire of Scotland), The Affair (Tron Vic Bar/RCS), Cycle-Logical (Bridge Week/RCS), As You Like It (Shakespeare’s Globe/RCS).
Film/TV credits include: Unicornland (Amazon Prime), Spite (Locked in the Attic), Almost Anonymous (Artbees), Deadly Sins (Investigation Discovery).
Tara is also an accomplished singer and producer. She wrote and debuted her original cabaret, THE AFFAIR with well known contemporary songs this past June. She is currently developing her one woman show.
Upcoming: September 30th, THE AFFAIR is back, this time at STEREO in Glasgow, UK to benefit the Faces and Voices of Recovery UK.
She has worked regularly in U.S. Regional Theaters, International and National tours, and in New York, originating roles such as Chevette in Joshua Conkel's smash hit HOUSE OF VON MACRAME at the Obie Award Winning Bushwick Starr in Brooklyn, directed by Nick Leavens. Later she was given the opportunity to work again with Leavens as a part of UNICORNLAND, an eight episode series about a woman named Annie, who explores her post-divorce sexuality by dating couples, written by Lucy Gillespie. In 2017 Unicornland and won for Best Director and Audience award in the Around International Film Festival and was an official selection at the New Orleans Film Festival, Raindance Film Festival, Toronto Web Festival, and the NY Indie Theatre Film Festival.
Tara is at her best playing duplicitous women involved in secret liaisons that are often taboo.
Theatre credits include: Black Me Out (Kraine Theatre, Locked in the Attic Productions, NYC), House of Von Macrame (Bushwick Starr, NYC), , Doctor Faustus (Royal Conservatoire of Scotland), The Affair (Tron Vic Bar/RCS), Cycle-Logical (Bridge Week/RCS), As You Like It (Shakespeare’s Globe/RCS).
Film/TV credits include: Unicornland (Amazon Prime), Spite (Locked in the Attic), Almost Anonymous (Artbees), Deadly Sins (Investigation Discovery).
Tara is also an accomplished singer and producer. She wrote and debuted her original cabaret, THE AFFAIR with well known contemporary songs this past June. She is currently developing her one woman show.
Upcoming: September 30th, THE AFFAIR is back, this time at STEREO in Glasgow, UK to benefit the Faces and Voices of Recovery UK.
