ABOUT
ABOUT
Led by truth, joy, and a childlike sense of wonder, Mia Cusianovic is invested in creating work in conversation with the world. She is a first-generation Chilean–Croatian–Peruvian actor, singer, and writer, believing in the alchemizing power of storytelling to change hearts and move minds.
Recent theater credits include: Rabid Animals (Jaden Tyler Urso, Waxwing Productions) Hekabe (dir. Avra Fox-Lerner), Three Sisters (Invulnerable Nothings, Stage Russia, dir. C.C Kellog), Garbage Patch Dolls (The Tank, dir. Grace Walker), Laurel Canyon, 1979 (In rep with Beth Henley’sThe Jacksonian, The Fire Weeds, dir. Sarah Beth Keyes), Hockey Wives (La MaMa, Eugene O'Neill Theater Center Semi-Finalist), Verity Sits in her Apartment (The Tank, dir. Danica Selem); A Lie of the Mind (American Theatre of Actors, dir. Luke Wisniewski), and Lavinia Andronicus Is YOUR Spin Instructor! (OOB Concord Theatricals Finalist at Classic Stage). With Mia’s production company, Matchbox Productions, she co-produced and acted in “Matchbox Salon” at the Atlantic Theater, featuring the work of Maia Siegel (Granta) and Chiara Atik (Five Times In One Night, Poor Clare). T.V and Film credits include: FBI (CBS/Dick Wolf); Bubblegum Babe (Kai Tomowaza); What Brings You Here Tonight? (dir. Anjali Moorthy).
Beyond acting, Mia dramaturged Trying for Hedda at La MaMa’s New Experiments Lab with The Fool Volk, associate produced An Evening of Spoken-Word Poetry by Women + Non-binary Artists at the Martin E. Segal Center and Cabaret Echo with Citizen Arts, and curated and distributed the zine Chasing Eternity, inspired by writers Oliver Sacks and María Irene Fornés, in partnership with Citizen Arts and the Segal Center. She’s set to release her debut EP of original songs in the summer of 2026.
The proud daughter of immigrant parents, Mia grew up in Southern California and spent her childhood visiting southern Chile each summer, enjoying fallen apricots, wild dogs, and playing music for her grandparents during oncesita (teatime!). She holds a BFA in Acting with honors from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, studying at Stella Adler, ITW Amsterdam, Atlantic Acting School, and The Classical Studio, and is a YoungArts Winner in Theater. She is based between New York City and Los Angeles. AEA & SAG-E.
She hopes to continue using storytelling as the creative vessel through which she does her small part in making our shared world a more loving, equitable, and connected human-dwelling place.