Performance Alumni

Clare (Arena) Haden

Clare received her MFA in Acting with an emphasis
 in Voice for the Actor from UW.  She has since worked as a professional actor, voice and speech coach, and teaching artist for theaters throughout the Midwest, including Forward Theater, Theatre LILA, American Players Theatre, Overture Center for the Arts, Wisconsin Story Project, Children's Theatre of Madison, First Stage, Renaissance Theaterworks, Milwaukee Chamber Theatre, and Madison Opera.  She was last seen on stage as Henrietta Leavitt in Forward Theater's Silent Sky and in Theatre LILA’s The Suitcase Dreams.  Clare currently teaches voice and acting courses at UW and also serves as the Oral Communications Specialist at Saint Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology. She is a proud member of AEA, VASTA, and TESOL.