WAXING MOON MASKS - Key Persons


Aaron Elson

Job Titles:
  • Scientist at Waxing Moon
​Aaron is the mad scientist at Waxing Moon. With his great aptitude for understanding the fundamental interactions of the material world, his work transforms our mask designs into durable, high quality products. Aaron brings both Entrepreneurial as well as Intrapreneurial skills into the team. As an Intrapreneur, his work influences manufacturing and business processes, strategic planning rapid prototyping equipment design and construction. As an Entrepreneur, he generates new ideas for product offerings and new markets to expand into that fit within the overall strategy of the company.

Tara Cariaso

Job Titles:
  • Director, Teaching Artist and Mask - Maker
Tara Cariaso is a Filipina-American, Baltimore-based educator of physical theatre, archetypes, somatic acting, mask performance. Born and raised in Baltimore, Tara is co-founder and lead designer for Waxing Moon Masks Education and Fabrication Company, an 11 year old organization that collaborates with institutions of education and production teams to produce original mask performance pedagogy and tools. Tara received her MFA from the Dell'Arte Int'l School of Physical Theatre in Blue Lake, California where she developed a passion for physical theatre pedagogy and mask making.