Asta's acting foundation was training at the prestigious University of Minnesota/ Guthrie BFA Actor Training Program as well as study at the Globe Theater, the London International School for Performing Arts, UCB Improv training center and with various teaching artists. Notably she has appeared onstage in Jeffrey Baker's experimental THE PRETENDERS , Elysium Theatre Collective's folk musical BOB MEETS BOB and Guthrie Theater's dark comedy 'TINY DISASTERS'.
Learning from her unique experience in independent cinema, Asta began working on projects at Abandoned House Productions along with frequent collaborator and husband Clay von Carlowitz. Under this banner, she completed her writer/directorial debut, short film, 'The Slightest Touch'. Paredes continues to star in as well as develop work seeking to entertain, educate, & elevate.
