Anaïs Koivisto
Latest News on Anaïs Koivisto:
QUICKSAND, Adapted From Nella Larsen's Seminal Harlem Renaissance Novel, Makes NYC Premiere At IRT Theater (Oct 30, 2018)
New Light Theater Project Launches Season with Owen Panettieri's MEANINGFUL CONVERSATION (Sep 12, 2018)
New Light Theater Project Launches Season with Owen Panettieri's MEANINGFUL CONVERSATION (Sep 8, 2018)
QUICKSAND, Adapted From Nella Larsen's Seminal Harlem Renaissance Novel, Makes NYC Premiere At IRT Theater (Oct 30, 2018)
New Light Theater Project Launches Season with Owen Panettieri's MEANINGFUL CONVERSATION (Sep 12, 2018)
New Light Theater Project Launches Season with Owen Panettieri's MEANINGFUL CONVERSATION (Sep 8, 2018)
BIO
Anaïs Koivisto is the Artistic Director and co-founder of Everyday Inferno Theatre Company. Directing credits include The Dispute, The Roaring Girl, Bonesetter, The Turn of the Screw (at the Morris Jumel Mansion), A Map to Somewhere Else, and Erik Ehn’s The Saint Plays. In addition to her work with EITC, she has directed for Oppressed in Heels, Looking Glass Theatre, 3V, Seiche Productions, Spicy Witch Productions, Match:Lit, and CORE Artists' Ensemble. Anaïs holds a BFA from Boston University, has studied at LAMDA and ACT, is a New York Affiliate member of Seiche Productions, and has served as a member of (Re:) Directions Theatre Company and Theatre Artists’ Conspiracy.
News
QUICKSAND, Adapted From Nella Larsen's Seminal Harlem Renaissance Novel, Makes NYC Premiere At IRT Theater
by Julie Musbach - Oct 30, 2018
Everyday Inferno Theatre Company is thrilled to present the world premiere of QUICKSAND, adapted from Nella Larsen's novel by Regina Robbins and directed by Anais Koivisto. QUICKSAND begins performances on Saturday, December 1 for a limited engagement through Saturday, December 15. Press Opening is Monday, December 3 at 7:30 PM.
by Julie Musbach - Oct 30, 2018
Everyday Inferno Theatre Company is thrilled to present the world premiere of QUICKSAND, adapted from Nella Larsen's novel by Regina Robbins and directed by Anais Koivisto. QUICKSAND begins performances on Saturday, December 1 for a limited engagement through Saturday, December 15. Press Opening is Monday, December 3 at 7:30 PM.
New Light Theater Project Launches Season with Owen Panettieri's MEANINGFUL CONVERSATION
by BWW News Desk - Sep 12, 2018
New Light Theater Project, in association with Luis A. Miranda Jr., is thrilled to present the New York premiere of MEANINGFUL CONVERSATION by Owen Panettieri, directed by Anais Koivisto. MEANINGFUL CONVERSATION begins performances Saturday,September 8 for a limited engagement through Saturday, September 22.
by BWW News Desk - Sep 12, 2018
New Light Theater Project, in association with Luis A. Miranda Jr., is thrilled to present the New York premiere of MEANINGFUL CONVERSATION by Owen Panettieri, directed by Anais Koivisto. MEANINGFUL CONVERSATION begins performances Saturday,September 8 for a limited engagement through Saturday, September 22.
New Light Theater Project Launches Season with Owen Panettieri's MEANINGFUL CONVERSATION
by BWW News Desk - Sep 8, 2018
New Light Theater Project, in association with Luis A. Miranda Jr., is thrilled to present the New York premiere of MEANINGFUL CONVERSATION by Owen Panettieri, directed by Anais Koivisto. MEANINGFUL CONVERSATION begins performances Today,September 8 for a limited engagement through Today, September 22.
by BWW News Desk - Sep 8, 2018
New Light Theater Project, in association with Luis A. Miranda Jr., is thrilled to present the New York premiere of MEANINGFUL CONVERSATION by Owen Panettieri, directed by Anais Koivisto. MEANINGFUL CONVERSATION begins performances Today,September 8 for a limited engagement through Today, September 22.
Everyday Inferno Theatre Company Presents The World Premiere Of Jason Pizzarello's BETHEL PARK FALLS
by Stephi Wild - Aug 9, 2018
Everyday Inferno Theatre Company is proud to open the world-premiere production of Bethel Park Falls this weekend. Following our successful 2016 FringeAL FRESCO production and five-year partnership with the NYC Parks Department, Bethel Park Falls marks Everyday Inferno's sixth annual free show in Central Park. The production, written by Jason Pizzarello (Soho Rep Writer/Director Lab, Classic Stage Company) and directed by Christine Zagrobelny (Flux Theatre Ensemble, The Instigators), is a joyful celebration of community and diversity within our city's public spaces, and of the connections that these spaces can foster.
by Stephi Wild - Aug 9, 2018
Everyday Inferno Theatre Company is proud to open the world-premiere production of Bethel Park Falls this weekend. Following our successful 2016 FringeAL FRESCO production and five-year partnership with the NYC Parks Department, Bethel Park Falls marks Everyday Inferno's sixth annual free show in Central Park. The production, written by Jason Pizzarello (Soho Rep Writer/Director Lab, Classic Stage Company) and directed by Christine Zagrobelny (Flux Theatre Ensemble, The Instigators), is a joyful celebration of community and diversity within our city's public spaces, and of the connections that these spaces can foster.
New Light Theater Project Launches Season with Owen Panettieri's MEANINGFUL CONVERSATION
by Julie Musbach - Aug 8, 2018
New Light Theater Project, in association with Luis A. Miranda Jr., is thrilled to present the New York premiere of MEANINGFUL CONVERSATION by Owen Panettieri, directed by Anais Koivisto. MEANINGFUL CONVERSATION begins performances Saturday,September 8 for a limited engagement through Saturday, September 22.
by Julie Musbach - Aug 8, 2018
New Light Theater Project, in association with Luis A. Miranda Jr., is thrilled to present the New York premiere of MEANINGFUL CONVERSATION by Owen Panettieri, directed by Anais Koivisto. MEANINGFUL CONVERSATION begins performances Saturday,September 8 for a limited engagement through Saturday, September 22.
New Light Theater Project Announces 5 NYC Premiere Plays That Encompass 'A History, Rewritten' For 2018/2019 Season
by Julie Musbach - Jul 10, 2018
New Light Theater Project (Sarah Norris, Artistic Director; Michael Aguirre, Producing Director; Jacob Perkins, Literary Manager) will present their most ambitious season to date with five NYC premieres in its 2018-2019 season, all exploring the theme: "A History, Rewritten."
by Julie Musbach - Jul 10, 2018
New Light Theater Project (Sarah Norris, Artistic Director; Michael Aguirre, Producing Director; Jacob Perkins, Literary Manager) will present their most ambitious season to date with five NYC premieres in its 2018-2019 season, all exploring the theme: "A History, Rewritten."
Spicy Witch Productions Announces Dream Season
by Stephi Wild - Mar 12, 2018
Spicy Witch Productions announces its 2018 season. SWP 2018 Writer-in-Residence Iris Dauterman's world premiere play, Merrily, Merrily, will run in repertory with Life Is But a Dream, Shawn Morgenlander's fresh translation of Pedro Calderon de la Barca's La vida es sueño. Spicy Witch's sixth repertory season explores family dynamics, forgiveness, and the gray area between dreams and reality.
by Stephi Wild - Mar 12, 2018
Spicy Witch Productions announces its 2018 season. SWP 2018 Writer-in-Residence Iris Dauterman's world premiere play, Merrily, Merrily, will run in repertory with Life Is But a Dream, Shawn Morgenlander's fresh translation of Pedro Calderon de la Barca's La vida es sueño. Spicy Witch's sixth repertory season explores family dynamics, forgiveness, and the gray area between dreams and reality.
Spicy Witch Productions Announces 2018 Dream Season
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 7, 2018
Spicy Witch Productions is proud to announce our 2018 season. SWP 2018 Writer-in-Residence Iris Dauterman's world premiere play, Merrily, Merrily, will run in repertory with Life Is But a Dream, Shawn Morgenlander's fresh translation of Pedro Calderon de la Barca's La vida es sueño. Spicy Witch's sixth repertory season explores family dynamics, forgiveness, and the gray area between dreams and reality.
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 7, 2018
Spicy Witch Productions is proud to announce our 2018 season. SWP 2018 Writer-in-Residence Iris Dauterman's world premiere play, Merrily, Merrily, will run in repertory with Life Is But a Dream, Shawn Morgenlander's fresh translation of Pedro Calderon de la Barca's La vida es sueño. Spicy Witch's sixth repertory season explores family dynamics, forgiveness, and the gray area between dreams and reality.
Everyday Inferno Theatre Company Announces 2018 Season
by Stephi Wild - Jan 8, 2018
Everyday Inferno Theatre Company is delighted to announce the projected lineup of productions and developmental collaborations for their 2018 season, which launches this month with the fifth annual If on a Winter's Night, an evening of staged readings directed by women and connected by the season's theme, Going Home .
by Stephi Wild - Jan 8, 2018
Everyday Inferno Theatre Company is delighted to announce the projected lineup of productions and developmental collaborations for their 2018 season, which launches this month with the fifth annual If on a Winter's Night, an evening of staged readings directed by women and connected by the season's theme, Going Home .
All-Female Creative Team Behind Everyday Inferno's NY Premiere of GLASSHEART, Starting Tonight
by BWW News Desk - Oct 19, 2017
Everyday Inferno Theatre Company, in association with Access Theater, has announced the all-female creative team assembled for the New York premiere of Glassheart, which will play a limited run at The Access Theater this month.
by BWW News Desk - Oct 19, 2017
Everyday Inferno Theatre Company, in association with Access Theater, has announced the all-female creative team assembled for the New York premiere of Glassheart, which will play a limited run at The Access Theater this month.
All-Female Creative Team Behind Everyday Inferno's NY Premiere of GLASSHEART
by BWW News Desk - Sep 21, 2017
Everyday Inferno Theatre Company, in association with Access Theater, has announced the all-female creative team assembled for the New York premiere of Glassheart, which will play a limited run at The Access Theater this October.
by BWW News Desk - Sep 21, 2017
Everyday Inferno Theatre Company, in association with Access Theater, has announced the all-female creative team assembled for the New York premiere of Glassheart, which will play a limited run at The Access Theater this October.
Everyday Inferno Theatre Company Presents NYC Premiere of GLASSHEART
by Julie Musbach - Sep 9, 2017
Everyday Inferno Theatre Company, in association with Access Theater, is pleased to announce that Glassheart, in its New York premiere, will play a limited run at The Access Theater this October. Written by Reina Hardy, directed by Ana?s Koivisto, and produced by Katherine Sommer, the production features actors Carey Cox (The Glass Menagerie, Broadway), Christopher Alexey Diaz (Asolo Repertory Theatre), Meghann Garmany (The Schoolhouse Theater), and Virginia Roncetti (A Brush with Georgia O'Keefe, Off-Broadway).
by Julie Musbach - Sep 9, 2017
Everyday Inferno Theatre Company, in association with Access Theater, is pleased to announce that Glassheart, in its New York premiere, will play a limited run at The Access Theater this October. Written by Reina Hardy, directed by Ana?s Koivisto, and produced by Katherine Sommer, the production features actors Carey Cox (The Glass Menagerie, Broadway), Christopher Alexey Diaz (Asolo Repertory Theatre), Meghann Garmany (The Schoolhouse Theater), and Virginia Roncetti (A Brush with Georgia O'Keefe, Off-Broadway).
Everyday Inferno Theatre Company to Stage New York Premiere of GLASSHEART
by BWW News Desk - Aug 23, 2017
Everyday Inferno Theatre Company, in association with Access Theater, has announced that Glassheart, in its New York premiere, will play a limited run at The Access Theater this October.
by BWW News Desk - Aug 23, 2017
Everyday Inferno Theatre Company, in association with Access Theater, has announced that Glassheart, in its New York premiere, will play a limited run at The Access Theater this October.
SHUFFLE ALONG, JOHN and DEAR EVAN HANSEN Artists Top 2016 Hewes Theater Design Awards
by BWW News Desk - Oct 20, 2016
Four theater artists will be honored by the Henry Hewes Design Awards Committee during the presentation of its 2016 Awards in a luncheon ceremony to be held November 7, 2016.
by BWW News Desk - Oct 20, 2016
Four theater artists will be honored by the Henry Hewes Design Awards Committee during the presentation of its 2016 Awards in a luncheon ceremony to be held November 7, 2016.
Cast Announced for Everyday Inferno Theatre Company's AFTER I WAS FREE at Dixon Place
by BWW News Desk - Sep 27, 2016
Everyday Inferno Theatre Company is thrilled to announce casting for After I Was Free, presented by Dixon Place. In After I Was Free, Everyday Inferno presents in-progress excerpts from Caroline Angell's original musical adaptation of the biblical story of Susanna and the Elders, with music by Grace Oberhofer.
by BWW News Desk - Sep 27, 2016
Everyday Inferno Theatre Company is thrilled to announce casting for After I Was Free, presented by Dixon Place. In After I Was Free, Everyday Inferno presents in-progress excerpts from Caroline Angell's original musical adaptation of the biblical story of Susanna and the Elders, with music by Grace Oberhofer.
Match: Lit Presents OTHELLO at The Access Theater Gallery
by Liz Cearns - Sep 13, 2016
We Are Not What We Seem: New York's Newest Shakespeare Theatre Company Takes on William Shakespeare's Othello, Opening October 28 Match: Lit uses one of Shakespeare's most notoriously difficult works to address the relevance of the socio-political themes. Their mission is to include, encourage, and inspire city youth, as well as empower voices that often go unheard. (More at www.matchlit.org.)
by Liz Cearns - Sep 13, 2016
We Are Not What We Seem: New York's Newest Shakespeare Theatre Company Takes on William Shakespeare's Othello, Opening October 28 Match: Lit uses one of Shakespeare's most notoriously difficult works to address the relevance of the socio-political themes. Their mission is to include, encourage, and inspire city youth, as well as empower voices that often go unheard. (More at www.matchlit.org.)
Cast Announced for Everyday Inferno Theatre Company's AFTER I WAS FREE at Dixon Place
by BWW News Desk - Sep 8, 2016
Everyday Inferno Theatre Company is thrilled to announce casting for After I Was Free, presented by Dixon Place. In After I Was Free, Everyday Inferno presents in-progress excerpts from Caroline Angell's original musical adaptation of the biblical story of Susanna and the Elders, with music by Grace Oberhofer.
by BWW News Desk - Sep 8, 2016
Everyday Inferno Theatre Company is thrilled to announce casting for After I Was Free, presented by Dixon Place. In After I Was Free, Everyday Inferno presents in-progress excerpts from Caroline Angell's original musical adaptation of the biblical story of Susanna and the Elders, with music by Grace Oberhofer.
Photo Flash: First Look at FringeNYC Production of IPHIGENIA AMONG THE TAURIANS
by Nora Dominick - Aug 18, 2016
Everyday Inferno is thrilled to offer this glimpse of IPHIGENIA AMONG THE TAURIANS, and to welcome audiences to the final three Fringe performances this Friday, Saturday, and Sunday! BroadwayWorld has your first look at the FringeNYC production below!
by Nora Dominick - Aug 18, 2016
Everyday Inferno is thrilled to offer this glimpse of IPHIGENIA AMONG THE TAURIANS, and to welcome audiences to the final three Fringe performances this Friday, Saturday, and Sunday! BroadwayWorld has your first look at the FringeNYC production below!
Photo Flash: A Look Inside Rehearsals of Everyday Inferno's IPHIGENIA AMONG THE TAURIANS
by Nora Dominick - Jul 18, 2016
Everyday Inferno Theatre Company is thrilled to offer a first look inside rehearsals for Iphigenia Among the Taurians (part of the 20th annual New York International Fringe Festival). The free outdoor production, directed by Anais Koivisto and produced by Katherine Sommer, is a world premiere adaptation of Euripides' powerful and thought-provoking finale to the famed House of Atreus cycle. This rarely performed Greek tragicomedy is bolstered by buoyant contemporary language and... a-cappella pop music. Check out a first look at rehearsals below!
by Nora Dominick - Jul 18, 2016
Everyday Inferno Theatre Company is thrilled to offer a first look inside rehearsals for Iphigenia Among the Taurians (part of the 20th annual New York International Fringe Festival). The free outdoor production, directed by Anais Koivisto and produced by Katherine Sommer, is a world premiere adaptation of Euripides' powerful and thought-provoking finale to the famed House of Atreus cycle. This rarely performed Greek tragicomedy is bolstered by buoyant contemporary language and... a-cappella pop music. Check out a first look at rehearsals below!
Spicy Witch Productions Announce BONESETTER: A TRAGISLASHER and THE REVENGER'S TRAGEDY
by Marissa Sblendorio - Apr 12, 2016
Spicy Witch Productions, the feminist collective which brought you last season's burlesque romp THE C*NT, is proud to present the world premiere of BONESETTER: A TRAGISLASHER, a new play by Annette Storckman running in repertory with Thomas Middleton's rarely produced Tarantinoesque masterpiece THE REVENGER'S TRAGEDY. An ensemble cast will tackle both plays this May11-22, 2016 at The Clemente's Flamboyan Theater. Together, these two bloody pieces explore the fetishization of violence in our society, particularly violence against women.
by Marissa Sblendorio - Apr 12, 2016
Spicy Witch Productions, the feminist collective which brought you last season's burlesque romp THE C*NT, is proud to present the world premiere of BONESETTER: A TRAGISLASHER, a new play by Annette Storckman running in repertory with Thomas Middleton's rarely produced Tarantinoesque masterpiece THE REVENGER'S TRAGEDY. An ensemble cast will tackle both plays this May11-22, 2016 at The Clemente's Flamboyan Theater. Together, these two bloody pieces explore the fetishization of violence in our society, particularly violence against women.
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