Eli is a NYC based teacher, actor, and director. She has taught at Interlochen Arts Camp, Rutgers Summer Acting Conservatory, ArtsBridge, The Brimmer School, the University of Utah, and the National High School Institute or the ‘Cherubs’ Program at Northwestern. As an actor, she most recently appeared as Hamlet in an American tour of Hamlet with Toronto based Why Not Theatre Company. She has worked in NYC and regionally with theater companies such as Barrington Stage Company, the Apothetae, Theater Breaking Through Barriers, Baltimore Center Stage, Playwright’s Realm, Wild Wind Performance Lab at Texas Tech, Two River Theatre, The Public Theatre, and the O’Neill Center. Eli is an alum of the Interlochen Arts Academy and the BFA program at Rutgers/Mason Gross. She holds her MFA in acting from the Yale School of Drama. She is currently in residence as a teaching fellow at The Juilliard School. www.elipauley.com