Violet is a director and musician based in Astoria, Queens. She holds a BFA in Directing from Drake University and works primarily in community and educational environments. Most recently, she directed Frozen Jr. with Envision Theater and Into the Woods at Chestnut Street Playhouse. Previously, she served as a Teaching Artist for the National Theater Institute at the O’Neill Center, visiting colleges and theater programs across the country to teach workshops in Droznin Russian movement, songwriting, and devised theater. In 2012, she co-founded Ashworth Theatre Company in her hometown of Waukee, IA, and later directed the drama club at Findley Elementary in Des Moines, IA as one of the first Turnaround Arts initiatives in the country. With a deep love of the arts, Violet’s goal is to help participants build communities and relationships that will last a lifetime through their theatrical experiences, finding joy in the process on the way to a stellar performance.