2025 

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OCTOBER: "Birds of Paradise" Screening at the Hawai'i International Film Festival

In 2023, Thea produced a 50K short film in Hawaii, written/directed by Veronica Rutledge. HIFF is its fourth festival acceptance, and the most exciting to date, as an Academy Award-qualifying festival. The film in contention for best short in the "Made in Hawaii" block. 

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SEPTEMBER: "As You Like it" with Word to the People Theater Co.

Founded in 2021 by Thea and Arisael Rivera, Word to the People is an independent, community-focused company that brings free classical and heightened language pieces to the boroughs. Most recently, "As You Like It" played for sold out audiences in Jackie Robinson Bandshell, and Prospect Park, with permission from Equity and the Dept of Parks. 

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SUMMER 2025:  "Pencils Down" & "Not Dead Yet" in Post

Thea produced both two horror-comedy shorts, one ("Not Dead Yet") for for director/writer team Cameron Dingwall and Sara Ford, which stars Kristolyn Lloyd, Brian Morabito and Andrew Rein - and the other ("Pencils Down") for writer/leads Suzanne Lenz, Elizabeth Wright-Williams, and Rachel McPhee, and director Karen Maine. 

 

JULY: "Catch" Performance Series @ PS21 in Chatham

For the second time, Thea & crew performed in a short musical play by Ben Holbrook and Nate Weida with the Obie Award-winning performance art cabaret "Catch", this time up at the renowned PS21 stage. ​

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APRIL: "Gut Job",  FBI: Most Wanted, S.6 Ep. 17

On this episode, Thea plays a cranky bartender who clearly does not like being interviewed by Special Agents. Check out the clip on her reel!

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