Ava Davis
Latest News on Ava Davis:
Del Shores Foundation Writers Festival Comes To Atlanta This Month (Feb 8, 2024)
MALICIOUS COMPLIANCE Will Be Performed by Burning Bones Physical Theatre (May 24, 2023)
Sundance Institute Trans Possibilities Intensive Fellows Announced (Mar 27, 2023)
Del Shores Foundation Writers Festival Comes To Atlanta This Month (Feb 8, 2024)
MALICIOUS COMPLIANCE Will Be Performed by Burning Bones Physical Theatre (May 24, 2023)
Sundance Institute Trans Possibilities Intensive Fellows Announced (Mar 27, 2023)
Ava Davis BIO
Ava Davis, also known as the Duchess of Grant Park, is an actor, producer & writer, working and living in Atlanta.
She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Comparative Literature from the University of Georgia, and has made Atlanta her home, along with her partner, two standard poodles and one bengal cat.
She has acted in, written and produced several short films, including Feast, The Decision and the upcoming short film, Duchess of Grant Park. She has performed with the One Minute Play Fest, including a special performance in collaboration with the Queens Theater in New York City to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Pride. In addition, she does sketch comedy with Critical Crop Top. She has performed as Milzy in Robert Fuson's play, It's a Generational Thing. She will be in Proud Mary Theater's upcoming performance of The Laramie Project
Ava Davis is a trans actress, and an advocate for increasing trans and queer representation, especially that of black and other minorities. She also loves jellybeans and coffee, and is always happiest when she finds herself with the privilege, honor, and sublime state of performing.
Ava Davis News
Del Shores Foundation Writers Festival Comes To Atlanta This Month
The Del Shores Foundation presents its second weekend-long Del Shores Foundation Writers Festival February 23-25, 2024 at Out Front Theatre Company in Atlanta. Learn more about the festival here!
MALICIOUS COMPLIANCE Will Be Performed by Burning Bones Physical Theatre
Burning Bones Physical Theatre presents Malicious Compliance, directed by Frankie Mulinix.
Sundance Institute Trans Possibilities Intensive Fellows Announced
The Fellows selected for 2023 are: Seyi Adebanjo, Rajvi Desai, Malik Ever, Nick Janaye, Jamie John and Tee Park Jaehyung. This year's Creative Advisors include Sydney Freeland (Drunktown’s Finest), Aitch Alberto (Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe), Félix Endara (UNSEEN) and Chase Joynt (Framing Agnes).
BWW Review: HARD TO BE SOFT �" A BELFAST PRAYER at Irish Arts Center
You don't have to be from Belfast to appreciate the themes explored through raw physicality in Oona Doherty's Hard to Be Soft — A Belfast Prayer. Any “city body” possessing collective trauma from an urban environment will recognize and relate to the thick shells worn to conceal perceived weakness.
The Sundance Institute Launches Trans Possibilities Intensive
The Intensive is designed and led by Moi Santos and includes guidance from experienced creative advisors including Sam Feder, Yance Ford, Tourmaline, and Ro Haber. The selected fellows include Ava Davis, StormMiguel Florez, River Gallo, Carol Grant, Mitchell (MiSha) Owens, and Savannah Ward.
Young Dancemakers Company Announces 2021 Outdoor Performance Tour
The performances will run from July 21st thru July 31st and feature original works by the teens, developed under the tutelage of the YDC faculty and guest artists. The company will also train daily with Ballet Hispánico's Natalia Alonso, and learn an excerpt of Ann Reinking's Ritmo y Ruido.
Queens Theatre Presents THE STONEWALL LEGACY PROJECT
This June and July, Queens Theatre will present The Stonewall Legacy Project, five free, virtual events on Thursday nights in June and July led by celebrated LGBTQIA+ artists. Through sharing essential art, diverse experiences, and creating a necessary space for community and conversation, The Stonewall Legacy Project will honor the spirit of the Stonewall uprising and its half-century legacy by exploring where we've been, where we are now, and where we're going.
BWW Interview: Ben Dawkins, director of THE LARAMIE PROJECT at Proud Mary Theatre Company
'There is minimal staging, which allows the text of the play and the broader themes of inclusion, community, and healing to play to the audience.'
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