Elise Burks

Ariana D. Burks is an Emmy nominated young actress/singer with many acting credits to date. Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, The Broadway Playhouse Theatre, The Goodman Theatre, Drury Lane Theatre and Lookingglass Theatre are just a few of the highly noted companies Ariana has been so blessed to have worked with. Ms. Burks' film and television credits include Chicago Fire on NBC, Prank Stars on the Disney Channel and The Jr. Cuisine Cooking Show on PBS.

In 2014, Ariana graced the stage with the incomparable Ms. Felicia Fields (The Color Purple) in her "Courting the Blues" concert at Court Theatre and then went on to perform the title song to "The Black and White Ball"; a new musical work created by the insanely talented Stephen Cole and Todd Ellison with the FWD Theatre Project in Chicago.