Vali Forrister
Producing Artistic Director @Actors Bridge Ensemble
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WORK HISTORY
Producing Artistic Director @Actors Bridge Ensemble
Nashville, TN, US
Actors Bridge Ensemble is an actor training program and professional theater company founded in 1995 by Bill Feehely and Vali Forrister. The company is the professional theater in residence at Belmont University. At their studio at Darkhorse Chapel, Actors Bridge trains serious acting students in the Meisner Technique. Actors Bridge is the home of Act Like a and the Sideshow Fringe Festival.Act Like a is an autobiographical writing and performance program for young women age 12-18 to build a public voice while creating an intentional community with peers from a variety of backgrounds. Versions of the program also exist for adult women (Act Like a Big middle school girls and incarcerated women. The program is currently being developed to serve senior women.Sideshow Fringe Festival is Nashville’s Progressive Performing Arts Event, Founded in 2011, it is a 4-day celebration featuring theatre and related live presentations with a special emphasis on original and innovative forms and formats. Dance, music, puppetry, aerial arts, juggling, poetry, and more is showcased in a multi-venue setting with special free outdoor events and family friendly offerings. We seek to connect initiative with opportunity and to offer Nashville’s creative community a space to come together in a showcase of their talents that celebrates diversity, encourages creative dialogue, and stimulates the cultural economy.
EDUCATION
David Lipscomb University
BA
University of Central Missouri
Master of Arts
SKILLS
ABOUT VALI FORRISTER
In a nutshell, I tell stories that move others to care more about their neighbors and…
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