“An outstanding performance by Battani in the lead role. Hers is arguably among the finest acting I’ve ever seen on the L.A. boards, and is by itself worth the price of admission.”

— Ed Rampbell, "People's World"

Actress. WRITER. Heel Digger.

Tara Battani

Born: Des Moines, Iowa
Hometown: Austin, Texas
Childhood Ambition: To look like Amy Grant, act like Hayley Mills, and marry Harrison Ford
Early Claims To Fame: Winning "Guest Day" on The New Mickey Mouse Club at age 12 and getting to spend the day with her favorite star, Amy Grant; and at age 15, being featured in the cult classic Dazed and Confused ("I never met a Tara before, you're my first")
Favorite Plays: The Crucible, The Miracle Worker, Fool for Love, Noises Off, Romeo and Juliet, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf
Favorite Musicals: Sunday in the Park with George, Jesus Christ Superstar, Into The Woods, Chess, West Side Story
Favorite Movies: Splendor in the Grass, A Man and A Woman, Days of Wine and Roses, The Goodbye Girl, Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore, Dead Poets Society, The Goonies, Clue, Noises Off, Shaun of the Dead, The Big Lebowski, Empire of the Sun, A Woman Under The Influence, All About Eve, One Flew Over The Cukoo’s Nest, The Cutting Edge, Far and Away Little Known Fact: Had a daughter in 2018 with husband Justin Bowles; daughter is named Natalie Audrey Bowles, after Tara’s favorite actresses, Natalie Wood and Audrey Hepburn
Obsessions: Stranger Things, Disney Designer Dolls, Star Wars and Seinfeld memorabilia Noise You Love: Listening to the sound of an audience before a show from the wings
My Friends Would Describe You As: Loud. Genuine. Encouraging. A big kid.
Lyrics That Best Describe You: "Everything I'm not, everything I need ... Jesus, be."