Actor. Playwright.
Caity Shea Violette is a theatre and film actor and writer in the Twin Cities and Duluth area. She is currently completing her BFA in Acting from the University of Minnesota- Duluth where she has both written and performed in several productions. Caity Shea's full length play Target Behavior made its world premiere at the University of Minnesota- Duluth and was nominated as a finalist for the David Mark Cohen National Playwriting Award and The National Partners of the American Theatre Playwriting Award in the KCACTF Region 5 Festival 44. After being selected as a regional finalist, Caity Shea's ten-minute play Lily received a concert reading at the festival and was selected as a National Semi-Finalist in the KCACTF Festival 44 Ten-Minute-Play Competition. Caity Shea has performed in numerous productions around the Twin Cities and Duluth at venues including The Duluth Playhouse and Children's Theatre Company.
Updates:
1/29/12
Caity Shea will be performing as Aunt Ev in:
The Miracle Worker (Mainstage Theatre)
By William Gibson
Directed by Lee Gundersheimer
February 9, 10, 11, 15, 16, 17, 18, 2012 @ 7:30 pm
February 12, 2012 @ 2 pm
1/24/12
Caity Shea's newest ten-minute play Lily was selected as a finalist in the KCACTF Festival 44 Ten-Minute Play Competition and received a concert reading where it was later selected as a national semi-finalist.
Caity Shea's full length play Target Behavior was also nominated as a finalist for the David Mark Cohen National Playwriting Award and The National Partners of the American Theatre Playwriting Award.
12/1/11
TARGET BEHAVIOR
By Caity Shea Violette
Directed by Tom Isbell
December 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 2011 @ 7:30 pm
December 4, 2011 @ 2 pm
After undergoing a traumatic experience, Kendra must rebuild her life, fighting a battle of acceptance with her family, her friends and herself. Alone and betrayed, she must learn to rely on her counselor and fellow psych ward patients, fighting the demons of her past. A World Premiere by current UMD student Caity Shea Violette, Target Behavior is a seriocomic look at a young girl coming to terms with who she really is.
By Caity Shea Violette
Directed by Tom Isbell
December 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 2011 @ 7:30 pm
December 4, 2011 @ 2 pm
After undergoing a traumatic experience, Kendra must rebuild her life, fighting a battle of acceptance with her family, her friends and herself. Alone and betrayed, she must learn to rely on her counselor and fellow psych ward patients, fighting the demons of her past. A World Premiere by current UMD student Caity Shea Violette, Target Behavior is a seriocomic look at a young girl coming to terms with who she really is.
10/6/11
Caity Shea will be performing as multiple characters including Reggie Fluty and Rebecca Hilliker in:
The Laramie Project
By Moisés Kaufman and members of the Tectonic Theater Project
October 6-8 2011 at 7:30PM and October 8 at 2:00PM
UMD Dudley Experimental Theater
Directed by MacKenzie McCullum
The Laramie Project
By Moisés Kaufman and members of the Tectonic Theater Project
October 6-8 2011 at 7:30PM and October 8 at 2:00PM
UMD Dudley Experimental Theater
Directed by MacKenzie McCullum
12/1/10
Caity Shea will be performing as The Duke of York in:
Richard III
By William Shakespeare, Adapted by Colley Cibber
Directed by Tom Isbell
December 2-4, 7-11, 2010 at 7:30 pm and December 5 at 2 pm Dec 5
UMD Dudley Experimental Theatre
10/6/10
Caity Shea will be performing as Lane in:
The Clean House
By Sarah Ruhl
Directed by Derik Iverson
October 6, 7, 8 2010 at 7:30pm
UMD Dudley Experimental Theatre
The Clean House
By Sarah Ruhl
Directed by Derik Iverson
October 6, 7, 8 2010 at 7:30pm
UMD Dudley Experimental Theatre
6/2/10
Caity Shea will be performing as Rebecca in:
Our Town
By Thornton Wilder
Directed by Tom Isbell
June 3-13 2010 at 7:30 pm
The Duluth Playhouse
