Akia Squiteri

Akia Squitieri (Director/Founding Artistic Director) is an active member of the flourishing Off-Off/Indie & Off Broadway theatre communities having produced, directed, and performed with numerous NYC companies since 1997. Akia currently works as Company Manager for the international sensation, The Blue Man Group at the Astor Place Theater. Proudly, she is the Founding Artistic Director of the Rising Sun Performance Company, now in entering its eighth season, and has been involved on all levels with each of its 35+ productions. She is a Board Member of The Paul Butterfield Fund & Society, and Company Manager for The New York Innovative Theatre Awards, where she serves on their honorary awards committee as Sub-Committee Chairman and as an At-Large Judge. Past notable credits include working on staff at Horse Trade Theatre Group, serving as General Manager for FRIGID New York’s inaugural year, and returning as Volunteer Coordinator in 2009; she also served as Production Coordinator for nationally acclaimed Puerto Rican Traveling Theatre, overseeing the playwrights unit and INSIGHT 13 production series. In addition, Akia is a contributing writer/reviewer for several theatre websites and is thrilled to begin a new foray into playwriting. Thanks to this amazing family of theatre artists, Erez and Horse TRADE, David Anthony, Elaine, her hubby, friends & family for putting up with her long absences from the world around her and especially to Tiffini her brilliant partner in crime. This one’s for Ziggy! Merde’

Shows participated in:
Good Night Lovin' Trail and On Top (2012 - 13) Director
Twisted (2008 - 09) Director