Lillian Stowe is an actor, writer, and vocalist based in New York City.
Born and raised in Hong Kong—along with four years in Nashville, Tennessee—Stowe is a 2023 graduate of NYU Tisch School of the Arts, earning their BFA in Drama with the New Studio on Broadway and NYU Florence’s Commedia Dell’Arte program.
“I’m an artist because I have a deep reverence for the human condition. My aim is to channel this reverence into my work, offering the fullness of my heart, mind, guts, and spirit.
Great art broadens the patterns in which we perceive and interact with our realities. Asking myself how I can ‘see better’ drives my artistry.
My work centers around how we make sense of the extremes life inevitably gives us, the fractures that develop in our psyches that can feel difficult to reconcile—whether it be our sense of home or place, our self-expression, how we face light and darkness, the list goes on. The goal is to embrace the grey area these extremes bring and transform them into an act of creativity and generosity.”
ACTING
Stowe is currently training at the William Esper Studio with Barbara Marchant. Stowe has has also studied acting under Kent Gash, Jim Calder, Tiffany Rachelle Stewart and Devin Shacket. Recent credits include Nan Hall in The Butcher of Whitechapel (Kraine Theater), Polly Peachum in The Threepenny Opera (Tisch Drama Mainstage), and the Young Wife in Hello Again (Tisch Drama NSB).
WRITING
Stowe is a songwriter under the name Permanent Visitor and is looking forward to releasing a concept album within the next year. They’re also working on a verbatim theatre piece entitled Permanent Resident, exploring cultural identity and what happens when our hearts are tied to multiple homes.
SINGING
Stowe has studied vocal performance with Michael McElroy, Nathan Brewer, Colin Hanlon, and Chris Dilley. They are well-versed in a variety of styles including opera, golden age musical theater, contemporary musical theater, pop/rock, and country/folk—with a particular love for soul and jazz.
DANCING
At the New Studio on Broadway, Stowe trained in dance with Byron Easley, Dell Howlett, Barry McNabb, Amy Hall, and Ebone Johnson. Styles include ballet, jazz, contemporary, hip hop, and physical acting.