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Akia

People who can do, those who can't watch TV

About Me

Ooh, where should one start? I get to talk about me, fun! I am a ridiculus type A personality with way too many committments. I founded and run The Rising Sun Performance Company, work as a freelance theatre producer, Protest with United for Peace and Planned Parenthood when I can, I am a staff member of The NY It Awards and The Paul Butterfield Fund & Society. I direct, Act, sing, dance, hang lights, do paperwork, design sets, haul heavy loads. When I am not doing work for one of the things listed above you might find me performing with Improv Everywhere, RSP, or Attending Lower East Side Jello Wrestling (I soon join the minions of wrestlers too), I love going to concerts and Movies, Live theatre and taking my cats for outings to the park. If I leave nyc you will find me 60 feet below the oceans surface scuba diving, and wishing I had gils. I am a thrill seeker, get me on a roller coaster and you're my new best friend. I have lived all over the east coast, and have moved 13 times in my 29 years. Lived in the jungle, been bit by 2 scorpiens and 6 cenipedes, was in a bus that ran over the side of a cliff, fallen down the side of a volcano, a car that flipped three times, experienced 9/11. Scuba dove with Sharks, I have kissed death in the face many times, and apparentely was supposed to live. I should also mention that my whole life I've been a bit of a Lolita, every man who has fallen for me has been at least 10 years older than I... I was Jailbait for many years. I am a walking contradiction- I range from loud and brash to quiet and observant. I am ever faithful to those I love, though at times moderately selfish. I am patient and kind, nice to puppies & Kittens, but overall don't like kids, babies or anything considered too cute or girly. I would kick ass at survivor but won't admit publicy to loving reality shows. I love Vodka but hate cigarettes. I don't eat meat but I love carnage I love parties but don't like most people Most of my friends are guys but I believe in girl power I LOVE THIS FUCKING LIFE
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Get your own ThisCrush.com CrushTag! ..END THISCRUSH.COM CRUSHTAGMy Professional Bio: AKIA SQUITIERI is an active member of & advocate for the flourishing off-off-Broadway/Indie Theatre community having produced, directed, volunteered and performed with numerous NYC companies since 1997. She is the Founding Artistic Director of the Rising Sun Performance Company, now in its fifth season, and has been involved on all levels with each of its 30+ productions. She is also a development consultant and Board Member of The Paul Butterfield Fund & Society, and Company Manager for The New York Innovative Theatre Awards, where she serves on their honorary awards committee and as an At-Large Judge. She has been studying performing & visual arts since the age of Three. Akia was born and raised in the tri-state area, where she was home-schooled by her mother. During her early years she spent most of her life traveling throughout the East Coast of the United States, The West Indies, and The Caribbean, where she was fortunate enough to study and observe many different regional & cultural art forms. Dance in its many forms was her first love, and is said to have been grooving while still in the womb. At the age of 9 Akia first began working professionally as a model in Jamaica and for visual artists in Princeton, NJ. In 1993, she was awarded a four year work-study scholarship at the New York Conservatory for the arts, in upstate NY, where she studied Musical Theatre and Dance, while performing in their repertory company. It was there that she got her first taste for directing, and choreographing. Akia has performed, directed and emceed with improv/sketch comedy teams, appeared in numerous off & off-off Broadway productions, as a feature player in independent films, and as a touring dancer. Akia is also a writer for theatrescene.net, nytheatre.com and scene4 magazine, and is in the process of working on 3 original scripts. She resides in the Bronx with her Husband and their three cats. Akia Recently was named Production Coordinator at the Puerto Rican Traveling Theatre and General Manager of the FRIGID New York Theatre Festival. To learn more visit www.risingsunnyc.com.
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My Interests

Scuba Diving, Free Diving, Biking, Music/Concerts, Dance, Theatre,theatre, theatre, theater, Movies, My Cats, Life and Living every moment to the fullest, Politics, Travel, Costa Rica, Expanding horizons- not only my own, New York Fuckin' City,
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I'd like to meet:

Open Minds, Open Hearts, Oh and Anthony Keidis, Johnny Depp and Jimmy Fallon (yummy) I finally got to meet Anthony Keidis, now I want more.... .
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Music:

I love anything that moves me or makes me want to move, If I can envision a choreographed dance I'll love it. I freak for the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Gogol Bordello, Asian Orange Sound System, Daddy, 3, Swamp Bytche, The Trachtenburg Family Slide Show Players, Christian Gibbs, Lution, Beluga Radio Hour, Nina Simone, Peacebomb, Bjork, Madonna, Tom Jones, Misty Roses,Burt Bacharch, Marilyn Manson, Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Stoned Temple Pilots, Primal Scream, The Pixies, David Bowie, Blondie, No Doubt, Alanis Morrisette, Nine Inch Nails, Most 90's Grunge, Just way too many to list! I miss the 90's and HATE the commercial pop crap that is currently poluting the airwaves! Down with Britney and Jessica!

Movies:

Again, too too many to list Like Water for Chocolate, Chocolat, Gone with the Wind, Sleepy Hollow, Edward Scissor Hands, Donnie Darko, Secretary, May, Rabbit Proof Fence, Moulin Rouge, Cabaret, Chicago, What's Eating Gilbert Grape, Heathers, Ever After, The Sweetest Thing, About Schmitt, Love Actually, Willow, LOR trilogy, Real Woman have Curves, Whale Rider, Deep Blue, Last Supper, Virgin Suicides, The Thomas Crown Affair, Secretary & Saved!

Television:

I haven't had cable/tv for about 5 years now, but when I get seated in front of the scary dot system, I tend to gravitate towards LOST!!!, BIG LOVE,The Tudors,The chappelle Show, Desperate Housewives, Sex & The City, Queer as Folk, Will & Grace, Friends, Survivor, The Amazing Race, Apprentice and Shark Week

Books:

Like Water for Chocolate, Scar Tissue, Blood memory, Heavier than Heaven, All of the Harry Potter Books, The Vampire Chronicles by Anne Rice, Gone With the Wind, Scarlett, Emily Dickenson Poetry. I can absorb my self in anything theatre related, Marine/Scuba related and I am also a magazine Junkie...

Heroes:

My Mom, Martha Graham, Madonna, Pearl S Buck, Susan B Anthony, Alice Paul, Kurt Cobain (sorry its a gener x thing), Tiffini, Jenna,Matthew, David, Anna, Petie, Julie,Liz,Adam Purvis, Kelly Scanlon & Rob Richardson and of course all of My RSP Family... And Most recently the Brilliant miss Silverman...

My Blog

Check out this event: Indian Summer on the Terrace

Hosted By: Rising Sun Performance CompanyWhen: Wednesday Sep 26, 2007 at 6:00 PMWhere: Jacob deBrauwere445 Park Avenue, 17th Floor on the TerraceNew York, NY 10022United StatesDescription:Rising Sun P...
Posted by Akia on Sat, 15 Sep 2007 10:47:00 PST

Where in the world is Akia

Hi Everyone! ..:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />  Yes, its another email from Akia! As you all know I've been quite busy this year, and my fall is already fi...
Posted by Akia on Sat, 18 Aug 2007 09:57:00 PST

Summer Summer time

HAPPY SUMMER! I hope that everyone is doing well! I am writing to give you all an update on where in the world I've been! Its a lot of info! Hope that you don't mind! So first off, I just ended my c...
Posted by Akia on Tue, 03 Jul 2007 01:02:00 PST

Goodbye my dear friend

Today the inevitable happened. My cat Mimosa passed away. She would have been 20 years old October 12th.   I can't possibly imagine my world without her.  I helped with her birth, she ...
Posted by Akia on Sat, 30 Jun 2007 05:01:00 PST

Theatre maven!

..> The cast of DeCADEncePhoto by David Anthony..> Do you ever wonder, when looking back over time, if you've seriously missed something? Or maybe your borderline compulsive viewing of The Histor...
Posted by Akia on Thu, 28 Jun 2007 02:38:00 PST

Moving up in techno land!

So today I had my sidekick 3 delivered. Yes people, Akia has broke down and gotten herself a ridiculously overpriced gadget that will further keep her away from human to human contact. Its not like I...
Posted by Akia on Mon, 18 Jun 2007 01:22:00 PST

Interesting Realization..

So Today as part of our production of DeCADEnce, we filmed a short film for the play, this will be aired during the show as part of our multi media elements. We started the day at 6AM, now anyone who...
Posted by Akia on Mon, 18 Jun 2007 08:10:00 PST

The Wild Rose

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Posted by Akia on Fri, 01 Jun 2007 01:16:00 PST

DAY ONE of Master Cleanse

OK, So I should be doing this more often and much sooner than I am. Today is day one of ten. Master Cleanse is a system flush, fast that entails drinking Purified (preferably distilled) water, Fresh ...
Posted by Akia on Mon, 14 May 2007 12:26:00 PST

BIRTHDAY!

Just a note to say Thanks! To all my peeps who came out to celebrate my Birthday last night! We had a rockin' time.
Posted by Akia on Mon, 30 Apr 2007 11:40:00 PST