Alina Rios
Artistic Director, Playwright, Voice Performer (she/they)
Alina Rios is founding editor of Bracken magazine and a published poet and fiction writer. She now writes for stage and film with her plays being produced on both sides of the Atlantic by Slackline Productions, Nylon Fusion, Kibo Productions, and others. Her short film pressed/bluebells premiered in Cannes in 2022 and another short film Soot Darlings is an official selection of VAEFF, NYC. She’s a Dramatist Guild Foundation National Fellowship Finalist (2023-2024) and a quarterfinalist in the ScreenCraft Stage Play Competition 2023. She’s been mentored by Kevin Dyer (winner of Best Play, Writers’ Guild of Great Britain) and Stella Duffy. In 2023, after training with Frantic Assembly in London, she started her own physical theatre company Verbooom. In 2024, she wrote for Dragonslayer, an immersive experience produced by AnA Collaborations which premiered in Seattle. She also directed, produced, and was a voice actor in URGE, Verbooom’s inaugural production. More at alinarios.com.
Adriana Hillas
Education & Production Manager, Performer (she/they)
Adriana Hillas is a versatile performer, writer, and teaching artist. Growing up abroad most of her life as a third culture kid, theater is always how she found community. She graduated with an MFA in Collaborative Theatre-Making in 2018 from Rose Bruford College in London. With a love for performance that knows no bounds, Adriana has shared her experience in performance and writing, collaborating as an educator with public schools, community centers, nonprofits and shelters in Washington DC, London, New York City, and now Seattle. Committed to facilitating inclusive spaces, she strives to help people of all backgrounds recognize the artist within themselves. More at adrianahillas.com.
Natalie Grant
Movement Director, Performer (she/her)
Natalie Grant is a movement artist based in Seattle, WA. After graduating with a BFA from Chapman University, she received training from the San Francisco Conservatory of Dance and from programs such as Springboard Danse Montreal and OBOC/Countertechnique. In her career, she’s had the pleasure of performing works by Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, Ohad Naharin, VIMVIGOR, Spenser Theberge, and for Alex Ketley as a member of his company, The Foundry. Since moving to Seattle, Natalie has expanded her movement career into theater – performing as a dancer/actor for AnA Collaborations’ immersive theater production, dragonslayer, and for Verbooom’s inaugural physical theater production, URGE. Natalie’s work can be seen on and off the stage as dancer/actor and movement director/choreographer for Verbooom, as well as upcoming BOOST 2025 Artist in Residence through eXitSpace. More at natcgrant.com.