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Tia James, an actor, teacher, director, and vocal coach, currently a faculty member of UNC Professional Actor Training Program, vocal coach and company member of PlayMakers Repertory Company. Tia has been seen on Broadway in The Merchant of Venice (Broadhurst Theater), and regional theater productions include Julius Caesar (PlayMakers Rep) Native Son (PlayMakers Rep), Richard III (Allentown Shakespeare); Loving and Loving (Stella Adler Studios); The Winter’s Tale and The Merchant of Venice (The Public Theater's Shakespeare in the Park), Much Ado About Nothing (Two River Theater) and Civilization (all you can eat) (Woolly Mammoth Theater). Her television credits include “Nurse Jackie” and “Treme.” She has been the vocal coach for PlayMakers Rep, having worked on such shows as The Adventures of Robin Hood, Skeleton Crew, She Loves Me, Bewilderness, Jump, Life of Galileo, and How I Learned to Drive, and Stick Fly. Tia served as the Associate Artistic Director for The Shakespeare Academy @ Stratford CT, was a teaching artist for NY’s Public Theater Public Works Program, Mobile Unit, and A Midsummer's Day Camp; a teaching artist for DreamYard Arts Center, and has directed over a dozen plays including As You Like It (PlayMakers Rep), Having Our Say (North Carolina Theatre), Hamlet, Othello, and The Mystery Plays (NYU Graduate Acting Program), Richard III (The Shakespeare Academy @ Stratford CT), A Bright New Bright New Boise (Atlantic Acting School), Macbeth (PlayMakers Mobile Shakes) and Constellations (UNC PTAP). Tia is the recipient of the 2003 Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival; Irene Ryan Winner, the 2014 NYU Graduate Acting Diversity Mentorship Scholarship for Voice and Speech, and the 2020 and 2019 Michael Chekhov/Zelda Fichandler Scholarship. Tia received her BFA from Virginia Commonwealth University, and her MFA from NYU Graduate Acting.

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Tia James STAGE CREDITS

[Broadway]
Broadway Transfer, 2010
Ensemble

Nerissa (Understudy)

[Off-Broadway]
Shakespeare In The Park Revival, 2010
Performer


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Last Chance to Vote for the BWW Raleigh Awards; Voting Ends 12/31


It's the final week left to vote for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Raleigh Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

2 Weeks to Vote for the BWW Raleigh Awards; DISASTER!, WEDDING DAY WORRIES, Studio 1 Burlington & More Lead!


There's just two weeks left to vote and we have the latest standings as of Monday, December 18th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Raleigh Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

Cast Set For MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING at PlayMakers Repertory Company


The opening of William Shakespeare's critically acclaimed play Much Ado About Nothing opens November 18 at PlayMakers Repertory Company. 

Photos: First Look at the PlayMakers Repertory Company Production Of CLYDE'S


The regional premiere of Lynn Nottage’s critically acclaimed play Clyde’s opens this week at PlayMakers Repertory Company. Check out all new photos here!

PlayMakers Repertory Company Presents The Regional Premiere Of CLYDE'S


The regional premiere of Lynn Nottage's critically acclaimed play Clyde's will open PlayMakers Repertory Company's season.

PlayMakers Repertory Company's Black, Queer HAMLET Streams This Weekend


​​​​​​​PlayMakers Repertory Company's vivid reimagining of one of the world's best psychological thrillers, Hamlet streams this weekend. 

Photos: First Look At HAMLET At PlayMakers Repertory Company


Get a first look at photos of Hamlet, coming to PlayMakers Repertory Company next month.

PlayMakers Repertory Company Announces Full Cast For HAMLET


PlayMakers Repertory Company has announced the full cast for its production of Shakespeare's Hamlet. Directed by Vivienne Benesch (Birthday Candles), performances run from January 25 – February 12 in the Paul Green Theatre located in the Joan H. Gillings Center for Dramatic Art on the UNC Chapel Hill campus. 

CSC Announces Cast of MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING


Commonwealth Shakespeare Company (CSC) and Artistic Director Steven Maler are pleased to announce the cast and creative team of Free Shakespeare on the Common in the summer of 2022 - William Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing, directed by Megan Sandberg-Zakian. Performances will begin on The Boston Common on Wednesday, July 20 at 8PM (with press opening on Wednesday, July 27 at 8PM) and end on Sunday, August 7.  

Photos: Inside Look at PlayMakers Repertory Company's A WRINKLE IN TIME


 PlayMakers Repertory Company proudly presents “A Wrinkle in Time,” a theatrical adaptation of one of the most beloved novels of the 20th century. Directed by Shelley Butler in her PlayMakers debut, the production runs from March 30 to April 17, 2022.

PlayMakers Streams First Film AS YOU LIKE IT


PlayMakers Repertory Company presents 'As You Like It,' one of the most beloved Shakespearean comedies, filmed at the Joan H. Gillings Center for Dramatic Art. Directed by Tia James in her PlayMakers directorial debut, the film streams January 8 to 21, 2022.

PlayMakers Adds YOGA PLAY to 2021/22 Season


Today, PlayMakers Repertory Company at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill announced it will present Dipika Guha’s “Yoga Play” during the 2021/22 season. The season kicks off November 10 in the storied Paul Green Theatre.

Play On Shakespeare Announces Fall 2021 Season


Founded in 2020 by North Carolina-based director and producer, JaMeeka Holloway, Blk Girls Luv The Bard reimagines, reframes, and examines Shakespeare through the lens of Black and IPOC women with process, people, care, and community-centered workshops and public readings using modern verse translation commissioned by Play On Shakespeare.

Blk Girls Luv the Bard Announces 2021 Fall Virtual Reading and Community Conversation Series


Founded in 2020 by North Carolina-based director and producer, JaMeeka Holloway, BGLTB reimagines, reframes, and examines Shakespeare through the lens of Black and IPOC women with process, people, care and community-centered workshops and public readings using modern-verse translation commissioned by Play On! Shakespeare.

Blk Girls Luv The Bard Announces 2021 Fall Virtual Reading and Community Conversation Series


Founded in 2020 by JaMeeka Holloway, Blk Girls Luv The Bard, has announced its 2021 Fall Virtual Reading and Community Conversation Series, produced in partnership with Ashland, Oregon's PLAY ON SHAKESPEARE.

PlayMakers Announces In-Person 2021/22 Season


Today, PlayMakers Repertory Company at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill announced it will reopen for the 2021-2022 season, staging five productions in the 550-seat Paul Green Theatre between November 2021 and May 2022. The season features works that explore the resilience of family bonds in all their complicated forms, friendships that transcend language, time, and space, and one man's connection to his community that helps him stand taller than he could alone.   

All-Local, All Black Femme Creative Team Leads #WTFOTHELLO


WTF presents OTHELLO featuring an all Black femme creative team. Tickets are on sale now for the 5 live performances.

Women's Theatre Festival Announces OTHELLO


Women’s Theatre Festival has nnounced OTHELLO by WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE in a modern verse translation by MFONISO UDOFIA as its Spring ‘21 Virtual Livestream Mainstage Production, produced in partnership with Ashland, Oregon’s PLAY ON SHAKESPEARE.

New Play NOTHING CAN STOP WHAT IS COMING Debuts January 29


Greenhouse Theatre Project will debut Nothing Can Stop What is Coming on January 29th, 2021.

Debra Messing To Headline PlayMakers Benefit Reading of LOVE, LOSS, AND WHAT I WORE


PlayMakers Repertory Company will present a star-studded virtual benefit on Sunday, December 6 at 7:30 p.m. EST.

Tia James FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Tia James been in?

Tia James has appeared on Broadway in 1 shows.

How many West End shows has Tia James been in?

Tia James has not appeared in the West End.

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