Cristina Alicea is a freelance theatre director and arts administrator.  She has worked with organizations throughout New York City including The Ensemble Studio Theatre, The American Globe Theatre, the FringeNYC Festival, The Soho Playhouse,  and The Culture Project. Regionally, Cristina directed the West Coast premiere of A BEAUTIFUL VIEW by acclaimed Canadian playwright Daniel MacIvor at Theatre Rhinoceros in San Francisco.  Cristina is also the co-founder of MTWorks, a New York City based theatre whose mission is to birth new plays inspired by playwrights and regions outside of New York, and served as its Executive Director for 5 seasons.  With MTWorks she directed 5 world premieres and was the creator  of  their flagship program The National NewBorn Festival.  Cristina was a finalist for a Denham fellowship given by the SDC for emerging female directors, is a member of the Lincoln Center Theater Directors Lab, and is an associate member of the Society of Directors and Choreographers. Cristina has a Bachelor of Arts in Theater from George Mason University.   Cristina also spent a year working as the Assistant to the Managing Director at Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company in Washington, DC for their 2011-12 season.  Most recently, Cristina has taken over as the Producing Artistic Director of Vermont Stage Company in Burlington, VT and will be directing a production of THE CLEAN HOUSE by Sarah Ruhl in January 2012. www.vtstage.org