Vali Forrister

Vali is the producing artistic director of the Actors Bridge Ensemble, which she co-founded with Bill Feehely in 1996. She has produced over 60 productions for the company, has acted over 20, directed more than a dozen, and authored four.

Vali holds a Master of Arts degree in Performance Studies. Her thesis work in the scripting and performance of intimate personal narratives as a means of personal and social change became the research basis for the highly-praised ACT LIKE A GRRRL program, which she created and serves as the artistic director of.

Vali brings her stage experience to NJW with the Meisner Technique for Vocalists class.

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