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Akia squitieri
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"The direction and design of the piece is sophisticated, using light, sound and space to support the story firmly and beautifully.“ “touching, believable, and ultimately satisfying” Dorian Palumbo, Drama Queens (For The Glory of Living)"
Representative Directorial Credits- Regional: “Juvie” (New York Conservatory for the Arts), “Goodnight Lovin’ Trail” (Wilmington Fringe Festival), “Cinderella” (Tiverton Four Corners Cultural Center, RI). Off-Off/Independent: ÉLÉPHANT (The Kraine Theater, Planet Connections Theatre Festival), Once Upon A Midnight Dreary (Site Specific/Devised on Governors Island), The Glory of Living (The Flamboyan Theatre, The Clemente Soto Velez Cultural Center), Sprucehaven B (The Kraine Theater, FRIGID Festival), Shhh…It’s a Speakeasy(Multiple Venues, Site Specific), Henry’s Wives (Devised/Site Specific, Governors Island, ART NY & The White Space), Hellcab (The Kraine Theater, The Red Room, Actors Playground Theatre), BUG (Hosteling NY, Site Specific/Immersive), Goodnight Lovin’ Trail (The Strawberry Festival, FRIGID NY, The Kraine, Others),
The Last Supper (The Red Room), A’Spress (The Red Room), Mother of the Year (The Theater Studio Inc), DeCADEnce (Under St Marks), The Ghost of Greenbriar County (Greenwich Street Theater), Marcus is Walking (Actors Playground Theater).
Representative Arts Management: Company Manager for Blue Man Group, General Manager for FRIGID New York Theatre Festival, Community Outreach Coordinator for Play Co. Guest lecturer/speaker at the following institutions: Commercial Theatre Institute, Actors Equity Association, Ramapo College, Theatre Resources Unlimited, New York University, Horse Trade Theatre Group, FRIGID Festival, and the National Action Network. Awards/Honors: 2018 & 2019, Outstanding Director Award, Planet Connections Theatre Festival, 2016, Special Production Citation, FRIGID Festival. Artist Residencies: Governors Island, The White Space, The Field FAR Space
Founding Artistic Director, Rising Sun Performance Company, Founder, Creating Safe Spaces (Anti-harassment training for theatrical environments).
Alumni of the Commercial Theatre Institute 14 Week Intensive and 3 Day Intensive.
Member of League of Independent Theatre, Member, League of Professional Theatre Women. www.akiasquitieri.com
The Last Supper (The Red Room), A’Spress (The Red Room), Mother of the Year (The Theater Studio Inc), DeCADEnce (Under St Marks), The Ghost of Greenbriar County (Greenwich Street Theater), Marcus is Walking (Actors Playground Theater).
Representative Arts Management: Company Manager for Blue Man Group, General Manager for FRIGID New York Theatre Festival, Community Outreach Coordinator for Play Co. Guest lecturer/speaker at the following institutions: Commercial Theatre Institute, Actors Equity Association, Ramapo College, Theatre Resources Unlimited, New York University, Horse Trade Theatre Group, FRIGID Festival, and the National Action Network. Awards/Honors: 2018 & 2019, Outstanding Director Award, Planet Connections Theatre Festival, 2016, Special Production Citation, FRIGID Festival. Artist Residencies: Governors Island, The White Space, The Field FAR Space
Founding Artistic Director, Rising Sun Performance Company, Founder, Creating Safe Spaces (Anti-harassment training for theatrical environments).
Alumni of the Commercial Theatre Institute 14 Week Intensive and 3 Day Intensive.
Member of League of Independent Theatre, Member, League of Professional Theatre Women. www.akiasquitieri.com
