SARA JANE LESSIO
City of birth: Varese (VA)
Date of birth: March 6, 2001
Residence: Bologna
Accommodation options: Milan, Rome, Turin, Naples
Height: 169 cm
Eyes: brown
Hair: brown
Languages: English (B2)
Accents: Lombard
Sports: Classical Dance, Skateboarding, Horseback Riding
Skills: guitar, ukulele, piano
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
April 2025 - Advanced Training Course in Film Acting - "CamERActing, Being an Actor in the Audiovisual Industry" - Bologna. Instructors: Licia Navarrini, Stefano Pesce, Maurilio Mangano, Barbara Giordani, Alessandro Casale, Ivan Cotroneo, Doris
Von Thury, Simona Silvestri
September 2023 - April 2024 Four Masterclasses with Romano Reggiani and Marcello Maietta - “Chubbuck Method - The Actor's Profession”, Bologna
September 2023 - December 2023 Acting Course with Matteo Belli - "The Symphonic Actor" Bologna
April 2023 Masterclass with Matteo Belli - "Vocal Resonators and Timbral Qualities", Bologna
May 2022 and May 2023 Masterclass with Loredana Scaramella - "Casting Preparation", Bologna
November 2021 - June 2023 Academic diploma at “Scuola di Teatro Colli”, directed by Emanuele Montagna
Teachers: Matteo Belli, Alessandra Cortesi, Umberto Scida, Michele Cosentini, Loredana Scaramella
April 2019 - June 2019 Film course directed by Articulture with professors
of the DAMS of Bologna
January 2018 - June 2018 Theater workshop with “Teatro Testoni”, Bologna
January 2017 - May 2017 Theater workshop with “Cantieri Meticci”, Bologna
THEATER
April 2023 “Tragico malvido” - Co-protagonist role, Muraskin, play by Anton Chekhov, directed by Giovanni Soave, Teatro Mazzacorati, Bologna
March 2023 “The Taming of the Shrew” - Co-starring Role, Caterina, Play by William Shakespeare, Directed by Emanuele Montagna, Teatro Bernstein of Musical Theatre, Bologna
November 2022 “Barefoot in the Park” - Co-starring role, Corie Bratter, play by Neil Simon, directed by Emanuele Montagna, Teatro Bernstein of Musical Theatre, Bologna
June 2022 “The Lover” - Co-starring Role, Sarah, Play by Harold Pinter, Directed by Emanuele Montagna, Teatro Centofiori, Bologna
April 2022 “Being in a drama school is wonderful!” Stand-up comedy show written by Sara Jane Lessio, Teatro Centofiori, Bologna
March 2022 “Anna Cappelli” - Leading role, Anna Cappelli, Theatrical Monologue by Annibale Ruccello, Directed by Emanuele Montagna, Centofiori Theatre, Bologna
June 2018 “Forget (the Bolognina)”, Show by La Baracca - Testoni Ragazzi, Cantieri Meticci, MAMbo Educational Department freely based on the text by Paolo Nori directed by Bruno Cappagli and Daniela Micioni, Museum for the Memory of Ustica, Bologna
May 2017 “Gli Aldinauti”, Show directed by Cantieri Meticci, Aldini Valeriani Bologna
SHORT FILMS
2022 “1948” - Co-starring role, Gerda Taro, directed by Alessia Carcaterra, Aleo Film, Bologna
2021 “The history of the Calò family” - Leading role, Short film monologue for Pietre d'Inciampo under the supervision of Francesco Costabile, with pro
