Zoe Pernici

Zoe Pernici is an Italian actress, playwright and director. She is a versatile stage, film and television actress who graduated from the Academy of Dramatic Arts Teatro Paolo Grassi in Milan in 2015. After graduation Zoe studied with the renowned American acting coach Susan Batson both in Berlin and New York as well as sought out the mastery of bio mechanics with Nikolaj Karpov and Maria Smaevich's master course. Zoe has since toured in some of the most famous theaters throughout Italy and France as the co-lead character of Pirandello's "La Figliastra" with the Sicilian theatre troupe Scimone-Sframeli. She has since expanded her repertoire to directing the theatrical production of "Alcesti". During the pandemic she also began directing "HomeShakes", a series of humorous shorts inspired by the works of Shakespeare, interpreted by actors from all over Italy. These shorts have had a major following with positive reviews from the likes of Vogue, Art Tribune and Arts Life.