WELCOME

Born and raised in Brooklyn, NY, Adara attended the Actor's Studio Drama School MFA Program, studying under luminaries such as Elizabeth Kemp, Susan Aston and Louis Colaianni. Her stage highlights have included: working directly with esteemed playwright Edward Allan Baker and Fulbright Scholar/Director Brian Rhinehart as Dolores in DOLORES (ASDS Rep) and Cyn Cooper's I WAS A STRANGER TOO (finalist for The Jewish Plays Project 2022, produced by Remember the Women Institute) in which she played Polina, a queer Russian emigre whose story was a composite or real-life experiences.

“Adara’s work is deep…[she is] disciplined, professional, genuine and the real deal when it comes to acting.”

— Susan Aston, coach to James Gandolfini

Last summer, Adara originated the role of Pippa LaFavre in TJ Elliotts RETROSPECTIVE, a 90-minute comedy that premiered Off-Broadway as part of the Broadway Bound Theatre Festival 2025. The show went on to have a continued run at The Barons Court Theatre in London Spring 2026.

Film/TV/Shorts Credits include: ‘Mother’ in SLEEPING MOTHER, a short that screened at ‘Film @ Lincoln Center’ in Fall 2025 (filmlinc.org), the tv series CODE SWITCH, a finalist at the Big Apple FilmFest and the Indie Film Fest and was also pitched at EssenceFest (check out the trailer below!) and WITCH AMISS, a pilot in post-production ‘witch’ was a semi-finalist in B!TCHFest LA screenwriters competition.

“You are a brilliant fucking actress!”

— Susan Aston, coach to James Gandolfini

MORE ABOUT MOI: Adara stepped into the world of the stage as a teen when her HS English teacher nudged her into auditioning for the Lincoln Center Theatre: Open Stages Program, a non-for-profit designed to acquaint NYC public school kids to theatre through acting, playwriting and movement classes. She received her BA as a double major in English Literature and Italian Studies at NYU. After earning her MFA, Adara continued studying privately with her acting teachers Elizabeth Kemp (coach to Bradley Cooper, Hugh Jackman) and Susan Aston (coach to James Gandolfini). She has also studied with Anthony Abeson (Jennifer Aniston) and Adrienne Weiss. Most recently, she has continued to explore different approaches to film, TV, and the stage at The Barrow Group (alums include Anne Hathaway, Tony Hale).

She is a former fitness instructor, current bartender-ess and once-upon-a-time fashionista and model! She loves exploring everything mind-body-soul and can be found writing, moving or watching film class-iques in her Brooklyn home when not acting. She is also a huge fan of Zen Buddhist Monk Thich Nhat Hahn.

“NaMast-Stan-islavski”

“I could watch you read the phone book!” — Jen Rudolph (Casting Director: TRANSFORMERS, FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS)