Tess Rowan
She/Her
About
Tess Rowan is a 20-year-old performer, playwright, composer, and director. She is based in Washington D.C. and New York. Tess is a current second-year Drama student at NYU Tisch, studying Musical Theater in the New Studio on Broadway.
At 14, Tess began writing her original Morse code musical, Static. When she was 17, Tess produced, directed, and performed in the sold-out world premiere of Static at the 2022 Capital Fringe Festival, where Static won the Fringe Best Musical and Best Ensemble Awards. A regional workshop of Static was presented at Flying V Theatre in Silver Spring, Maryland in August 2023. Most recently, Static was workshopped at the Raue Center School for the Arts in the suburbs of Chicago.
From dancing to singing to acting, from backstage to behind-the-scenes on set to a rehearsal studio, Tess loves being a part of creative productions.
Performer
Actor, Singer, Dancer, Musician
Tess has worked in theater and film, from modern comedy musicals to horror short films. She has been a student at Stagedoor Manor, New York Film Academy, Broadway Artists Alliance, and iTheatrics Broadway Academy, and currently trains in voice, acting, and dance.
Playwright
Tess Rowan had her first play published at age fourteen and continues to write one-act and full-length plays across genres.
Her work has been featured in multiple young playwrights festivals, including Stagedoor Manor's Dramafest and The Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's YPF.
Composer
Tess plays guitar, piano, banjo, and ukulele, and has been writing songs since she was able to talk...and sort of sing.
At 14, Tess started writing the the book, music, and lyrics for Static: Noise of a New Musical, and became the first musical theater writer to use morse code as a method of dramatic storytelling.
In addition to musical theater, Tess writes and produces her own indie, folk, and rock music.
Director
Tess loves creating immersive, physical theater productions and co-directed her first short film in Spring 2022. She directed the world premire of Static: Noise of a New Musical which won Best Musical at the 2022 Capital Fringe Festival.
Headshot &
Resume
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