Clare Arena Haden

Clare is a Wisconsin native and is Teaching Faculty in the Theatre & Drama Dept at UW-Madison where she earned her MFA in Acting with an emphasis in voice and speech. She teaches a course called Acting Skills for Life, using actor-training techniques for students in any field to build a human-centered approach to communication, confidence, and connection. 

She has worked professionally as an actor, voice and speech coach, and teaching artist for Forward Theater, Children’s Theater of Madison, Milwaukee Repertory Theater, American Players Theatre, Theatre LILA, Whoopensocker, and Four Seasons Theatre to name a few. Wisconsin is home, and that’s where she likes to be.

For FTC, Clare has appeared in Artemisia, Mary Jane, Fun Home, Outside Mullingar, and Silent Sky. She resides in Sun Prairie with her incredible and supportive family and is forever
grateful to be a storyteller and educator.