Kyara Måhlén was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. Her interest in drama began at the dinner table where most of her time was spent acting out the bizarre stories of a day in the life of a first grader, than actually eating. She performed in her first play at her small progressive NYC school and fell in love with the experiecne. Since then she has done musicals and plays all throughout middle school and high school, as well as costume designed, sound designed, stage managed, and written a few plays. To her it does not matter which capacity she is involved, she is simply mesmerized by all aspects to creating a great production. Kyara solidified that she wanted a career in the industry after her time as a company member with the Harlem School of the Arts Theatre Alliance during her last few years of High School. Besides drama and film, she also loves to dance. She has danced pre-professionally with a Russian Ballet company as well as choreographed for her school benefit dance concert, Dancer’s Responding to AIDS for 5 years in a row. Kyara is looking forward to her experience as a Miller Arts Scholar and immerse herself further in the field.