Lilia Houshmand

Lilia Houshmand

2019 Rex Rabold Fellow

Phoebe, Court Lady, Follower and Ensemble in As You Like It; First Murderer and Ensemble in Macbeth

Other theatres: Guide/Lina in Death of an Ego, Cat in References to Salvador Dali Make Me Hot (Cornerstone Theatre Troupe); Tamora in Titus Andronicus, Moon in As You Like It, Bonnie in Reservoir, Mariela in Exotic, Catherine in Proof (University of Idaho); Mother in The Pillowman (Diablo Valley Arena Theatre); Ensemble in Rent (California Youth Conservatory); Pomposia in By Jupiter, Hester in The Night is My Enemy, Widow Murk in Hide and Shriek, Sarah Good in The Crucible, Fairy/Ensemble in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Lulu/Ensemble in Cabaret (Parker Theatre) 

Directing: Three Sisters (Shaky Place Theatre Ensemble); Between Rows, Imagining Smoke, Rudy: An American Tall Tale (University of Idaho); Moon Dancers (The Sweet Spot Theatre); Elliott Falls (KCACTF). Assistant director: Candida (Town Hall Theatre); The Ruling Class (UC Berkeley Playhouse). 

Awards: KCACTF awards for Outstanding Ensemble and two Irene Ryan Award nominations (Titus Andronicus, The Pillowman). 

Education: MFA in Theatre Arts, University of Idaho; BA in Theatre and Performance Studies, UC Berkeley; Moscow Art Theatre Studio School, La Jolla Playhouse Conservatory.