Rhianna Basore makes work that is specific, deeply considered, and entirely her own.
A writer, actor, and director/producer who has appeared Off-Broadway, across the United States, and abroad, she builds worlds from the inside out — creating women characters whose interior lives command the full attention of the room.
She creates original work for the stage, page, and screen, and produces it herself with the conviction that intimacy is the highest dramatic ambition.
Her creative work has been covered in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Los Angeles Times, and The Chicago Tribune. As an Expert Columnist for Backstage, she writes about money and financial empowerment for creative professionals.
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Current Work
A Still, Volcanic Life:
An exploration of Emily Dickinson in miniature
Written, co-produced, and performed by Rhianna Basore, A Still, Volcanic Life is a one-woman show that finds the full universe of Emily Dickinson’s inner life in intimate form. It is the flagship production of Miz. Understood Media — and proof that the smallest stage can hold the largest soul.
A Year In The Garden With Emily Dickinson
A companion journal released alongside the show, A Year In The Garden With Emily Dickinson is an invitation to readers to live alongside Dickinson’s imagination for a full year — season by season, poem by poem. Together, the show and the journal form a complete portrait: one for the stage, one for the page.
Miz. Understood Media
Miz. Understood Media is Rhianna Basore’s creative production company — the home for her original intellectual property across theatre, literature, and film. It is where her ideas become productions, her stories become objects in the world, and her creative vision finds its full expression. A Still, Volcanic Life marks its flagship theatrical production.
Coming up: Leave No Trace, a short film directed by Rhianna Basore, slated to shoot spring 2027.
The Body of Work
Rhianna made her feature filmmaking debut in Reykjavik, Iceland with Crapshoot!, adapted from her own award-winning stage production — a debut that announced her as a filmmaker willing to go anywhere a story demands. Her theatre work spans Off-Broadway, regional stages, and international venues. Her creative work has been covered in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Los Angeles Times, and The Chicago Tribune. As an Expert Columnist for Backstage, she writes about money and financial empowerment for creative professionals.
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Rhianna Basore
Actor * Director * Writer * Filmmaker
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