FINAL BLOW at The Depot Cleveland

Dana writes poems, essays, lyrics, and plays. FINAL BLOW is her 2nd full-length soloshow. Her autobiographical 1-woman musical, Baggage at the Door, travels her healing process from trauma-induced PTSD. Baggage at the Door was a finalist in NYC’s ONEFest, and earned Dana a month-long artist residency with Elsewhere Studios in Colorado in 2018. Baggage at the Door looks forward to its regional premiere in Virginia. Dana is currently in collaboration with her brother, Broadway’s Drew Aber (he/him) on Save/Reload, a soloshow for him, about identity exploration through video games. Dana is a survivor and advocate; she’s a fierce & funny femme fatale, the glamour girl next door. Follow Dana’s creative pursuits via www.DanaAber.com

Dana Aber (The Bride) Dana is a performer, producer, creator, & collaborator. Also a trained voiceover artist, her 20-year career has spanned the magical, maternal, and manipulative faces of humanity. Theatrically she’s played across the country and across the seas, and has been seen Off-Broadway, at Dixon Place, NYFringe, NYMF, the Apollo Theatre, and FDCAC/Classical Theatre of Harlem. Dana was most recently seen in Cleveland in MTC’s productions of Ragtime and Mary Poppins. A strong advocate for the development of new musical, she has been involved in countless presentations at New Dramatists, NYU Tisch, Dramatists Guild, 54 Below, and Ars Nova. Dana helms Big Thunder Productions, and stars in the web series The Quarantined Waitress. Dana is an accomplished solo performer and self-producer who believes in arts education. She coaches child actors privately in NYC and has led workshops for adults and youths at the Int’l Women’s Theatre Festival, Caryl Crane Children’s Theatre at BGSU, and Mercury Theater Company in Cleveland. Walnut Street Theatre Acting Apprenticeship, NATS Regional winner, MidTown Int’l Festival 2017 Best Actress Award.