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visceral, intentional, annihilating theatre

Searching for:

- stories that rock you to your core and create empathy
- stories that leave you with more questions than answers
- stories about powerful, feral women
- stories about the queer experience

Building:

- highly collaborative teams of artists deeply & intentionally engaging with their work
- movement-based ensembles
- space where exploration & play are prioritized
- exhilarating theatre that is experimental, bold, & specific

Ali is a Miami based theatre director, writer, and movement director who is currently Co-Artistic Director of &Sons Theatre in Santa Fe, NM.

Ali seeks out texts that creep in under your skin. Stories that explore the messy, complex, ugly, beautiful human experience and create more questions than answers. She is drawn to highly evocative, emotional pieces – especially if they utilize poetry or explore language, whether they’re transcendent adaptations of classic texts or exhilarating new works. She strives to create work that is for today - for today's audience and today's artists.

Ali is a graduate of The University of Georgia (BA Theatre, Certificate British and Irish Studies). She is a scholar of theatrical history and practice. She has worked in various artistic and production roles over the past ten years, primarily as a professional actor, producer, and costume designer. Recently, she was a company member at Theater Grottesco and a repertory company member at The International Shakespeare Center, where she also served as a board member. Previously she has worked at Out of Box Theatre in Atlanta, GA and Theatre Delicatessen in London.

She has recently co-founded &Sons Theatre, an ensemble-driven theatre company in Santa Fe, NM, which she also serves as Co-Artistic Director of. During a college internship in London, Ali had the opportunity to engage with the work of international nontraditional and movement-based theatre makers. Their work deeply inspired her and she applies it to her work with &Sons. Ali is committed to fostering tight-knit ensembles.

Ali's Scope of Experience Includes:

actor

producer

movement director

stage management

fight choreography

musician

trained in

31 regional stage credits, 12 indie & student films

14 shows

Macbeth, &Sons Theatre

4 shows

3 shows, assisted 2 shows, captained 4 shows

Flute, Bass Guitar, Handbells

Commedia Dell'Arte, Neutral & Larval Mask, Clowning, Buffoon, Butoh

costume design

production assistant

playwright

dramaturg

set & sound design

dance

techniques trained

17 shows, 2.5 years as UGA costume shop assistant

Shelter Me, Theatre Deli/Circumference (London)

4 stage plays, 2 screenplays

3 shows