Olivia Knight
Latest News on Olivia Knight:
Review: VENUS IN FUR at Dirt Dogs Theatre (Mar 6, 2026)
Dirt Dogs Theatre Co. to Present VENUS IN FUR This February (Feb 4, 2026)
Interview: Rhett Martinez of THE LAST YIDDISH SPEAKER at Mildred's Umbrella (Sep 10, 2025)
Review: VENUS IN FUR at Dirt Dogs Theatre (Mar 6, 2026)
Dirt Dogs Theatre Co. to Present VENUS IN FUR This February (Feb 4, 2026)
Interview: Rhett Martinez of THE LAST YIDDISH SPEAKER at Mildred's Umbrella (Sep 10, 2025)
BIO
Olivia Knight (she/they) is an actor, storyteller and teacher passionate about creating work that challenges and connects. Performance credits include Wolf Play (Ash) at Rec Room Arts, Blackbird (Una) and The Birds (Julia) with Dirt Dogs Theatre Co., A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Helena) and Macbeth (First Witch/Lady Macduff) with Houston Shakespeare Festival, The Wolves (#25), Hedda Gabler (Hedda Tesman) and Ada and the Engine (Ada Byron Lovelace). As an intimacy and fight director she has most recently worked with the Houston Grand Opera and the Shepherd School of Music. Originally from Virginia, they have a BFA in Theatre Performance from Virginia Commonwealth University, and MFA from the Professional Actor Training Program at the University of Houston.
News
Review: VENUS IN FUR at Dirt Dogs Theatre
by Brett Cullum - Mar 6, 2026
For Knight, this represents her first chance to be the original aggressor rather than the avenging victim, and it’s wild to see her twist her narrative. She is stunning and statue-esque, and Olivia whiplashes between actress and countess with skill.
by Brett Cullum - Mar 6, 2026
For Knight, this represents her first chance to be the original aggressor rather than the avenging victim, and it’s wild to see her twist her narrative. She is stunning and statue-esque, and Olivia whiplashes between actress and countess with skill.
Dirt Dogs Theatre Co. to Present VENUS IN FUR This February
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 4, 2026
Kicking off 2026, Dirt Dogs Theatre Co. will present Venus in Fur. Drawing inspiration from Leopold von Sacher-Masoch's 1870 Marchella Venus in Furs, Ives' provocative and dark play is an exploration of power dynamics, control, and sexuality.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 4, 2026
Kicking off 2026, Dirt Dogs Theatre Co. will present Venus in Fur. Drawing inspiration from Leopold von Sacher-Masoch's 1870 Marchella Venus in Furs, Ives' provocative and dark play is an exploration of power dynamics, control, and sexuality.
Interview: Rhett Martinez of THE LAST YIDDISH SPEAKER at Mildred's Umbrella
by Brett Cullum - Sep 10, 2025
It is about a family living through a dystopian future that's only a few years into our future, the year 2029. In which… try to follow me on this, see if you can imagine America in this way. It's an America run by right-wing conservative Christians who oppress anyone who isn't like them, to the point of deporting them to other countries, maybe, like, El Salvador?
by Brett Cullum - Sep 10, 2025
It is about a family living through a dystopian future that's only a few years into our future, the year 2029. In which… try to follow me on this, see if you can imagine America in this way. It's an America run by right-wing conservative Christians who oppress anyone who isn't like them, to the point of deporting them to other countries, maybe, like, El Salvador?
Review: BLACKBIRD at Dirt Dogs Theatre Co.
by Brett Cullum - Feb 24, 2025
This is a wonderfully produced version of an unflinching script, which may be the hardest part of BLACKBIRD. It feels so real that the fear factor of an abuser and a victim seething at each other or, worse, being tender to them feels too real sometimes.
by Brett Cullum - Feb 24, 2025
This is a wonderfully produced version of an unflinching script, which may be the hardest part of BLACKBIRD. It feels so real that the fear factor of an abuser and a victim seething at each other or, worse, being tender to them feels too real sometimes.
BLACKBIRD to be Presented at Dirt Dogs Theatre in February
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 28, 2025
Kicking off 2025, Dirt Dogs Theatre Co. will present Blackbird, a gripping drama about the complexities of human connection, guilt, and redemption. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 28, 2025
Kicking off 2025, Dirt Dogs Theatre Co. will present Blackbird, a gripping drama about the complexities of human connection, guilt, and redemption. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.
Dirt Dogs Theatre Co. to Open Season 8 With THE BIRDS
by Blair Ingenthron - Sep 23, 2023
DIRT DOGS THEATRE CO. opens Season 8 with 'The Birds' in a thrilling production.
by Blair Ingenthron - Sep 23, 2023
DIRT DOGS THEATRE CO. opens Season 8 with 'The Birds' in a thrilling production.
Rec Room Arts Presents WOLF PLAY in April
by Stephi Wild - Mar 28, 2023
Rec Room Arts presents WOLF PLAY written by Hansol Jung and directed by Lily Wolff (Hurricane Diane). Following an exciting and extended production at Soho Rep in New York, WOLF PLAY will make its Houston premiere this spring at Rec Room Arts.
by Stephi Wild - Mar 28, 2023
Rec Room Arts presents WOLF PLAY written by Hansol Jung and directed by Lily Wolff (Hurricane Diane). Following an exciting and extended production at Soho Rep in New York, WOLF PLAY will make its Houston premiere this spring at Rec Room Arts.
WOMEN OF TWILIGHT Transfers to The Pleasance from The White Bear Theatre; Runs April 14-27
by Diana Heisroth - Mar 8, 2014
After two highly successful runs at the White Bear Theatre, the acclaimed 11F revival of Sylvia Rayman's hard-hitting 'all-women play' Women of Twilight comes to the Pleasance for a limited run of 13 performances. First presented in 1951, filmed the following year yet neglected ever since, this blistering drama - in which unmarried mothers are ruthlessly exploited by an unscrupulous, baby-farming landlady - is just as powerful today.
by Diana Heisroth - Mar 8, 2014
After two highly successful runs at the White Bear Theatre, the acclaimed 11F revival of Sylvia Rayman's hard-hitting 'all-women play' Women of Twilight comes to the Pleasance for a limited run of 13 performances. First presented in 1951, filmed the following year yet neglected ever since, this blistering drama - in which unmarried mothers are ruthlessly exploited by an unscrupulous, baby-farming landlady - is just as powerful today.
Sylvia Rayman's WOMEN OF TWILIGHT to Return to White Bear, 6-26 Jan
by Tyler Peterson - Dec 18, 2013
Sylvia Rayman's hard-hitting 'all-women play' returns to the White Bear after a highly successful run in October 2013.
by Tyler Peterson - Dec 18, 2013
Sylvia Rayman's hard-hitting 'all-women play' returns to the White Bear after a highly successful run in October 2013.
White Bear Theatre to Present WOMEN OF TWILIGHT, 7-26 Jan
by Tyler Peterson - Nov 22, 2013
Women of Twilight is directed by Jonathan Rigby and designed by Olivia Knight. It forms part of the White Bear's Lost Classics strand, which has previously unearthed John Osborne's early plays The Devil Inside Him and Personal Enemy (which transferred to the 'Brits Off Broadway' festival in New York).
by Tyler Peterson - Nov 22, 2013
Women of Twilight is directed by Jonathan Rigby and designed by Olivia Knight. It forms part of the White Bear's Lost Classics strand, which has previously unearthed John Osborne's early plays The Devil Inside Him and Personal Enemy (which transferred to the 'Brits Off Broadway' festival in New York).
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