Actor, Choreographer, & Teaching Artist
CIARA CHANEL is an Equity Actress, Choreographer, Teaching artist of over 10 years. An Alumna of the BFA Acting program at Montclair State University, she quickly earned her performance credits and became the stage play choreographer for 3 different studio and main stage shows before graduating early. She began performing in the city, where she earned her 1st acting nomination with the New York Play Festival. Since then, she has performed across NY/NJ at theatres including Vivid Stage- where she is a company member, Teatro Latea, Theatre for a New City, Bratton Theatre, ArtHouseProductions (Tracy Jones ‘23. 12 noms), Across NJ for Yendor Theatre Company, Theatre Resources Unlimited, “Nettie, Nana, & Friends” Interactive puppet show, Beanstalk Interactive TV, and more.
She enjoys furthering her education and was accepted to both the Chautauqua Acting Conservatory where she helped develop Monty Cole’s “Black Like Me” as well as the British Academy for Dramatic Arts for their Midsummer in Oxford program, where she studied for a month and performed in “Corioulanius” around Magdalen College.
She has worked with all ages and abilities and currently holds dance and acting classes across New Jersey. Her most recent teaching endeavors include leading workshops for EOF students at DREW University combining acting and social activism, Hip Hop for NJIT’s Upward Bound and Rising Star summer students, Creative Play/Lil’ Actors after school program at St. Cloud Elementary, various studio pop up’s across NJ including “Line Dance” for the Central Dance Society of NJ, privates for her lovely clients, and this past Summer ’26, she taught the Institute of Music for children students Acting, Dance, and Co-Directed their Musical She is ever grateful to continue doing what she loves and meeting new people who feel the same.
Let’s connect! CiaraChanelArtist.com CiaraChanelAllen@gmail.com