SERENA ARORA
Actress / Director / Writer
She / Her / Non Union
Height: 5’6” | Hair: Light Brown
Eyes: Dark Brown | Vocal Range: Mezzo Soprano Belt
📧 Email: serenaarora368@gmail.com
🌐 Website: https://serenaaroraa.com/
THEATRE
| Production | Role | Location/Company/Director |
|---|---|---|
| The Notey Boys | Tanis / u/s Swing | Under St. Marks Theatre (Hamza Khan) |
| Much Ado About Nothing | Friar Francis/Verges/Messenger | BADA Midsummer In Oxford (Ben Naylor) |
| Othello | Emilia | Shakespeare and Company (Kevin G. Coleman) |
| People Places and Things | Emma | Atlantic Acting School (Jessica Frey) |
| Once Upon a Carnival | Usha | Moonbox Productions / Shania Pahuja |
| Antigone, Or And Still She… | Reporter/Chorus | Boston University / Enzo Gonzales |
| Jado Jahed | Kareema | Boston University / Rani O’Brian |
| Everybody | Time/Chorus | Boston University / Melisa Pereyra |
| The Haunted Life (Staged Reading) | Mother | Merrimack Repertory Theatre / Sean Daniels |
| Macbeth | Lady Macbeth | Merrimack Repertory Theatre / Jennie Israel |
FILM
| Production | Role | Director |
|---|---|---|
| Blackburns Ballet | Lead | Saravanan Arumugam |
| Pariah | Lead | Freddy Sanchez |
| Visage | Lead | Freddy Sanchez |
COMMERCIAL
| Production | Role | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Wolters Kluwer Nursing Series | Principal | Cabin 3 Media |
|
AARP “Embrace your Inner Light” DIWALI COMMERCIAL (2025 ANA Multicultural & Inclusive Marketing Excellence Grand Prize) |
Featured | Joya Kazi Entertainment |
THEATRE
The Notey Boys
- Role: Tanis / u/s Swing
- Company: Under St. Marks Theatre
- Director: Hamza Khan
Much Ado About Nothing
- Role: Friar Francis/Verges/Messenger
- Company: BADA Midsummer In Oxford
- Director: Ben Naylor
Ohtello
- Role: Emilia
- Company: Shakespeare and Company
- Director: Kevin G. Coleman
People Places and Things
- Role: Emma
- Company: Atlantic Acting School
- Director: Jessica Frey
Once Upon a Carnival
- Role: Usha
- Company: Moonbox Productions
- Director: Shania Pahuja
Antigone, Or And Still She…
- Role: Reporter/Chorus
- Company: Boston University
- Director: Enzo Gonzales
Jado Jahed
- Role: Kareema
- Company: Boston University
- Director: Rani O’Brian
Everybody
- Role: Time/Chorus 1
- Company: Boston University
- Director: Melisa Pereyra
Lady Killers
- Role: Professional
- Company: Boston University
- Director: Tuyen Lian
The Haunted Life (Staged Reading)
- Role: Mother
- Company: Merrimack Repertory Theatre
- Director: Sean Daniels
Macbeth
- Role: Lady Macbeth
- Company: Merrimack Repertory Theatre
- Director: Jennie Israel
FILM
Blackburns Ballet
- Role: Lead
- Director: Saravanan Arumugam
Pariah
- Role: Lead
- Director: Freddy Sanchez
Visage
- Role: Lead
- Director: Freddy Sanchez
COMMERCIAL
Wolters Kluwer Nursing Series
- Role: Lead
- Details: Cabin 3 Media
AARP “Embrace your Inner Light” Diwali Commercial
(2025 ANA Multicultural & Inclusive Marketing Excellence Grand Prize)
- Role: Featured
- Details: Joya Kazi Entertainment
Training
BADA Midsummer in Oxford program – Oxford, England (July 2026)
Ben Naylor, Mary Lou Rosato, Tom McClane Kessel-Williamson, Karen Tomlin, Doug Paulson, Anna Healey.
Clown Training (Auguste/Blanc) for Verges – Mick Barnfather
Shakespeare and CO. Summer Intensive- Lenox, MA (June 2026)
Kevin G. Coleman, Michael Hammond, Michael F. Toomey, Lisa Ann Porter, Marie Ramirez Downing, Susan Dibble, Sheila
Bandyopadhyay,
Andrew Borthwick-Leslie, Edgar Landa, Ted Hewlett, Kristin Wold, Sarah Kate Anderson.
Atlantic Acting School- Full-time Conservatory Training (2025-2026)
Jessica Frey, Tom Costello, David Price, Francine Zerfas, Katie Honaker, Diann Sichel, Renee Redding-Jones, Mitchell McCoy, Kevin
Laibson, Andrea Hiebler.
The Public Theater – BIPOC Critics Lab (Cohort Graduate)
Berg Studios – On–Camera Audition & Self–Tape Intensive – NYC (Dec 2025)
Boston University – B.A. English, Minor in Theatre Arts
Clay Hopper, Melisa Pereyra, Kristin Leahey
Special Skills
Clown/Physical Comedy (Auguste/Blanc), Intermediate Hand to Hand and Kicking Stage Combat, IPA for all
Dialects, Intermediate Piano, Dance (Jazz, Bollywood, Hip Hop), Songwriting, Intermediate Music Production
and Video Editing. Languages: Hindi (Advanced), Italian (Intermediate).