Aliha Strange (pronunciation: uh-lee-yuh) is an actress and producer. She is the Associate Producer on staff at Lobby Theatre @ AGBO (ON STAGE NOW) and one of their founding members. Strange associate-produced their most recent offering Dance Nation (2024) by Clare Barron, starring The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel's Marin Hinkle and The Sex Lives of College Girls' Ilia Isorelýs Paulino. She assistant-directed their debut Is God Is (2023) by Pulitzer Prize finalist Aleshea Harris. Most recently, Strange launched her production company Strange Studios, L.L.C.
Strange has performed as the sassy, driven college student and love interest "Maya" in the crime dramedy series Plugs. She plays a recurring role in a new children's television series Victory Blvd created by Jamecia Blount.
Since she was young, she enjoyed captivating an audience. At 8, she would perform The Grandma Act, a one-woman comedy sketch for her family in their living room, complete with a cane and printed tickets. Strange was raised by her mom, a former Alvin Ailey dancer, and a village of extended family members. Her late grandma made a lasting impression on her - she was a hippie woman through and through. She raised Strange to be bold, quirky, and independent. Strange's mom showed her that having an art career is possible, and that character and kindess outshine any title. Strange's dad gave her a heart for the houseless community. Strange attributes her love for storytelling to her gloriously eccentric family.
Upon graduating with an English degree from Seattle Pacific University in 2018, Strange worked as a real estate and litigation legal assistant at Davis Wright Tremaine LLP for three and a half years. It taught her about formal writing, organization, project management, and team building, which now informs her role as a producer.
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To those who have been a part of this blessed journey, she sends her love and gratitude.
Strange is from Seattle and based in Los Angeles, California.