Allison Olivia Choat
Allison Olivia Choat, they/ them; (Intimacy and Violence) is tickled pink to return to CST for The Mystery of Irma Vep. Prior credits with the company include Les Liaisons Dangereuses (Assistant Director/ Assistant Fight Captain); Cloud 9 (Assistant Director/ Dialect Coach/ Scenic Design) and The Rocky Horror Show (Scenic Design). Allison is a Boston-based theatrical storyteller, educator, and advocate who enjoys working where voice and movement meet directing and design. Recent credits: When Santa Fell to Earth (Director; Moonbox Productions Boston New Works Festival; World Premiere), Legally Blonde, Jr. (Director; Arlington Children’s Theatre), Shrek (Director/ Scenic Design; Arlington Children’s Theatre), A View from the Bridge (Intimacy/ Violence; Apollinaire Theater), and Blood Brothers (Intimacy/ Violence/ Dialect/ Dramaturgy; Theater UnCorked). Allison is Founding Partner and Associate Artistic Director of Cambridge-based theatrical nonprofit Moonbox Productions and is the grateful recipient of multiple Elliot Norton nominations/ awards. Offstage, they are an academic administrator and diversity advocate at Harvard University, a beginner ukulelist, and an expert coffee drinker. Thanks to Lee, Catherine, and the CST team; to David for the highest possible compliment (inviting me back!), and to Gabe and Paul for being willing to do literally anything with a chair.