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InViolet Spooky Bio Spotlight – Michelle David

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InViolet Spooky Spotlight – Michelle David

Michelle David is an actor and voiceover artist from Grand Rapids, MI. After earning her Bachelor of Arts in English Literature at the University of Michigan, Michelle moved to NYC, where she became a founding member of InViolet and studied under master teachers Maggie Flanigan, Shayne Ann Younts, and Lenard Petit. She directed InViolet’s inaugural p

roduction of Force Majeure, by Richard Etichson, performed in both the NYC and Atlanta productions of Michael Henry Harris’s 40 Weeks, and received rave reviews in Megan Hart’s This is Fiction at The Cherry Lane Theater. Off stage, Michelle works as a professional organizer and yoga instructor, endeavoring always to make a happier, healthier world.

What InVi means to Michelle:

“InViolet” means family, the family we choose because they make us better by revealing our true nature through the joy of collaboration. It is a gift beyond measure. Never has Michelle known a group of people so ferociously talented, honest, and generous as these, working tenaciously toward each others’ goals, and sharing gratefully in each others glories. And never will come the day when she stops working to deserve them.

InViolet Spooky Bio Spotlight – Megan Hart

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InViolet’s Spooky Bio Spotlight: Megan Hart


Megan’s selected acting credits include: Wolves (59E59), Hello Failure (PS122), Millicent Scowlworthy (SPF at Theater Row), Degeneracy (3-Legged Dog), Hell House (Les Freres Corbusiers), The Wikipedia Plays (Ars Nova), and Up, Down, Strange, Charmed, Beauty and Truth (Fringe NYC). Her recent film include Booster, (8 Feet Tall Productions), which premier

ed at SXSW. Megan is a founding member of InViolet, and has performed with the company in Kiss Me on The Mouth, directed by Stephen Adly Guirgis, and 40 Weeks, directed by Danton Stone. Megan’s first full-length play, This is Fiction, was developed and produced by InViolet in 2012 at the Cherry Lane Studio. Megan is a graduate of Brown University and NYU, and trained with Maggie Flanigan. By day she is a proud Social Work

InViolet Spooky Bio Spotlight – Juan Francisco Villa

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InViolet’s Spooky Bio Spotlight: Juan Francisco Villa


Juan’s award winning solo play, Empanada for a Dream, just returned from it’s run in Chicago. Next is Los Angeles in October for a run at LATC. Chicago credits include IO, Second City, The Goodman, Steppenwolf, Lookingglass and ATC. NYC credits include Rattlestick, Mabou Mines/SUITE, INTAR, terraNOVA Collective, Rising Circle, Monarch, HERO Th

eater, Lark Play Development, Collaboration Town, BAX, 59E59, and La MaMa. He is also a Teaching Artist. Ensemble member of Teatro Vista in Chicago and InViolet Theater Company. His plays el dragon del village, gen-tried, he will rise and don chipotle are currently being developed. Juan is a graduate of Maggie Flanigan’s Meisner Conservatory in NYC. AEA/SAG-AFTRA. juanfranciscovilla.com.

InViolet Spooky Bio Spotlight – Aubyn Philabaum

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Time to meet another InViolet!

InViolet’s Spooky Bio Spotlight: Aubyn Philabaum

Aubyn can be seen currently as Victor Newman’s Secretary on the day-time drama, “The Young and the Restless”. Theatre: InViolet Rep, Yale Rep, ACT, Cry Havoc, Singularity, Naked Angels, Hud

son Stage, and the Lark Theatre. TV/Film: “Criminal Minds”, “Parks and Recreation”, “Thursday’s Speaker”, “The Tempest”, “Reading in Bed”. Training: BFA in Acting, Boston University and LAMDA, MFA in Acting, The Yale School of Drama. Aubyn’s first InViolet Rep production was company member Melanie Maras’ “Kiss Me On The Mouth”, directed by Stephen Adly Guirgis, for which she won the “Freshest Face in NY Theater” Award (Patrick Lee). She later moved to Los Angeles, where she has been working in television.

What InVi means to Aubyn:

Aubyn recently returned to NY to perform in company member Megan Hart’s “This is Fiction”, co-starring Richard Masur. She is so grateful to be a member of this talented, generous, supportive and fierce group of theatre artists.

InViolet Spooky Bio Spotlight – Shetal Shah

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Meet another InViolet who benefits from your amazing generosity!!


A Maggie Flanigan Studios graduate, Shetal Shah is an actress and socio-realist filmmaker who has worked on climate change issues with the Bolivian Embassy and Nord Sud XXI. She also performs po

etry, most notably at Lincoln Center and with Poetic People Power. The best way to win her over is with Mexican food. Favorite theatre credits: Truth Be Told (Ensemble Studio Theatre), Caitlin and the Swan (The Management), The Living Room Series (HERE Theater), The Comedy of Errors (Capital Classics Theatre). Films: Loins of Punjab Presents, Arya (2005 SAMA, Best Actress). TV: The Daily Show, VH1 Denmark.

InViolet Spooky Bio Spotlight – Bernardo Cubria

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Bernardo Cubría – Fav Credits include Luis in American Jornalero (INTAR), Hamlet in Hamlet (New Perspectives Theatre), Manuelo in Boleros for the Disenchanted (Richmond, VA) Marido in Sangre

(Central Park SummerStage), Parker in Prison Light (HERE Arts Center) and his most favorite Ed in This is Fiction produced by InViolet Rep. (Cherry Lane Theatre), in which he is a proud member.

SPOOKY BIO SPOTLIGHT – ANDREW BLAIR

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Introducing InViolet’s SPOOKY BIO SPOTLIGHT!

As we continue to get closer to our Halloween Fundraising Goal ($30,000 by October 31), we thought you might like a (re) introduction to the theater artists that your donation helps.

First up, Andrew Quality Blair. The name says it all.

Andrew Blair is from Charlotte, NC, Andrew and received his BFA in acting from East Carolina Univ. before moving to NYC and eventually finding an artistic home with InViolet Repertory Theater Company in 2011. Success th

at has directly stemmed from two appearances on stage (The Oddyasee & Treasure Island, FL) with InViolet have been commercial representation and roles in 5 other theatrical productions. More than career milestones, InViolet has been a source of strength and vitality for pursuing his dream of being a full-time actor. He would like to thank his parents, sister, the alphas, friends and all who have donated to InViolet, for their support.

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We did it!

 

InViolet Rep’s Trick or Treat Fundraising Drive
began October 1st, aiming to raise $30K by October 31st* in support of our 6th season of quality independent theater.

 

 

Would we be able to fill our candy bag by Halloween?

We Did It!

Graphic by Jude Killory


 Amount Raised: $33,279!

 

Thank you to our generous community of believers.

 

 

 

*If you made it to our drive too late, but would like to make a 100% tax deductible contribution in support of our next season of original theater, please click here

 

http://inviolettheater.com/1173/