Tomantha is a multidisciplinary artist (actor, musician, songwriter, playwright, beader) residing in Massachusetts. She believes that storytelling is a practical foundation to healing, joy, and knowledge. For centuries, her ancestors were among the first storytellers on Turtle Island. “They knew the importance of language and stories, and knew that they had the power to shift and change our realities. We are constantly surrounded by images and language. The type of language we’re using, the stories we are being told, and who they are being told by are critical when shaping a world of truth and connection”. She draws together traditional knowledge systems with western scientific inquiry and a passion for climate justice in her work as an Art and Survival Fellow with Betty’s Daughter Arts Collaborative and Double Edge Theatre. Through her roles as Co- Director of the Anishinaabe Theater Exchange and Artist in Residence through the Ohketeau Cultural Center and Double Edge Theatre she works to illuminate the past, present, and future from the perspective of an indigenous (Ojibwe) woman.
She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Lake Superior State University where she was also the recipient of the 2018 Female Leader in the Arts award. Her plays Now You See Me and Something Else have had readings through the Anishinaabe Theater Exchange and the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center. Her original solo piece, Something Else, has been performed at the Art of Acting Studio (CA) Double Edge Theatre (MA), and at Georgetown University (DC). She is a Miranda Fellow through the National Theater Institute.