is an actor, playwright, songwriter and board-certified music therapist (MT-BC) hailing proudly from The Bronx, NY. She holds an MFA in Musical Theater from the Boston Conservatory at Berklee. Kira is currently composing music for a new musical set to premiere at Zeider’s American Dream Theatre in Virginia Beach, VA on May 15th, 2026. Favorite past credits include: Tours: Sister Act The Musical, South Korea Tour (Deloris); Off-Broadway: Upside Down at AMT Theater (General Howe); Regional: WILD: A Musical Becoming (Idina Menzel Standby/ Swing) and Macbeth in Stride (Witch) for the American Repertory Theater; #MATTER (Kim) for Barrington Stage Company; and Once On This Island(Beaxhomme/Storyteller) for Speakeasy Stage Co. Kira is the founder of The Helper Collective: an arts organization that hosts woodland retreats for artists to have designated time and space to work on personal projects amongst nature and community. Websites: www.kirasaraihelper.com. Thehelpercollective.org IG: kikisaraia.