Amile Wilson

Amile Wilson

Amile is a native of Jackson, MS and a student in the Certificate in New Play Directing program at Hollins. He is an award winning director, choreographer, and producer with degrees from Belhaven University (theatre and philosophy) and Reformed Theological Seminary (M.A. theological studies). His feature film work has included the John Cassavetes nominated The Dynamiter, as well as projects ranging from...
Amile is a native of Jackson, MS and a student in the Certificate in New Play Directing program at Hollins. He is an award winning director, choreographer, and producer with degrees from Belhaven University (theatre and philosophy) and Reformed Theological Seminary (M.A. theological studies). His feature film work has included the John Cassavetes nominated The Dynamiter, as well as projects ranging from mainstream (Eden and The Blue Line) to micro budget projects (Blood Country and Boots and Trenches). Amile and his wife Kathryn are the founding artistic directors of Kinetic Etchings Dance Project where Amile continues to serve as a choreographer in residence. Amile is a member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society and the American Association of Political Consultants. His work has been nominated for Independent Spirit Awards, Best of Show Addy Awards, and National Foundation for Advancement in the ARTS Awards.

Plays

  • One More Nutcracker by Amile Wilson
    Cast: 
    4
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    Genre: romantic comedy, young audiences
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    Keyword: family, ballet + 3 more
    Genre: romantic comedy, young audiences
    Keyword: family, ballet, dance, romantic comedy, small town America
    After spending her twenties as a struggling as a ballet apprentice for a famous New York dance company,
    Rebekah returns to her small hometown to bury her grandmother. Learning that without Grandma Garrett's
    leadership, the town's Nutcracker will not happen, Rebekah must choose between staying and preserving her
    grandmother's legacy, or returning to New York and to her own path.
  • The Startup by Amile Wilson
    Cast: 
    6
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    Genre: drama
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    Keyword: climate research, political + 2 more
    Genre: drama
    Keyword: climate research, political, science, corporate fraud
    Fake It.... and hope you can make it.
    Money, power, politics, and ethics all get in the way of scientific advancement, even more so
    when you are faking your research. When evidence begins to unfold that a celebrity scientist has
    been faking her green energy research, her trusting business partner and a US Senator get caught
    in the wake of a tempest of lies. How can you tell what is...
    Fake It.... and hope you can make it.
    Money, power, politics, and ethics all get in the way of scientific advancement, even more so
    when you are faking your research. When evidence begins to unfold that a celebrity scientist has
    been faking her green energy research, her trusting business partner and a US Senator get caught
    in the wake of a tempest of lies. How can you tell what is youthful zeal and brilliance and what is
    outright forgery?
  • Scary Fun - A Texas Farce for Halloween by Amile Wilson
    Cast: 
    10
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    Genre: comedy, farce + 1 more
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    Keyword: religion, halloween
    Genre: comedy, farce, young audiences
    Keyword: religion, halloween
    Overby Troxler has had it and is ready to sell the mall and leave town but three competing bidders all
    have ideas of their own to make sure they're the only one who gets to bid. How far will each one go to
    keep the others from having a chance to make their offer.
  • Running Backward by Amile Wilson
    Cast: 
    5
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    Genre: drama, young audiences
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    Keyword: high school, female athlete + 5 more
    Genre: drama, young audiences
    Keyword: high school, female athlete, coming of age, drug addiction, single parent, alcohol and families, developmental disability
    Running away from something and running toward something are sometimes the same thing, but
    with different attitudes.
    Francie takes a painful look back at her senior year of high school trapped serving as a mother
    and caretaker to both her invalid sister and drunk widower father. As she works through the
    emotional turmoil of a childhood where her only means of escape is running, she...
    Running away from something and running toward something are sometimes the same thing, but
    with different attitudes.
    Francie takes a painful look back at her senior year of high school trapped serving as a mother
    and caretaker to both her invalid sister and drunk widower father. As she works through the
    emotional turmoil of a childhood where her only means of escape is running, she must reconcile
    the tragic impact her choices make on her family and ask herself whether she was running
    toward or away from something.
  • A House of Broken Dreams by Amile Wilson
    Cast: 
    5
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    Genre: drama, tragedy
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    Keyword: family, coming of age + 3 more
    Genre: drama, tragedy
    Keyword: family, coming of age, financial crisis, Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans
    In the midst of Hurricane Katrina, a family struggles to cope with tragedy and loss.
  • Voting For Cynics by Amile Wilson
    Cast: 
    5–10
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    Genre: romantic comedy, young audiences
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    Keyword: American politics, colleges and high schools + 4 more
    Genre: romantic comedy, young audiences
    Keyword: American politics, colleges and high schools, romantic comedy, meet cute, socio-political, hopeful ending
    Theatre For Young Audiences romantic comedy in which two high school students working the polls for their local election learn the value of engaging with their community even when feeling cynical.
  • One Vote by Amile Wilson
    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: docudrama/historic, drama + 1 more
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    Keyword: inspiration
    Genre: docudrama/historic, drama, political
    Keyword: inspiration
    A 10 minute play about election night when a vote is tied.
  • The Creative Suite by Amile Wilson
    Cast: 
    5
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    Genre: experimental, satire
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    Keyword: justice, free speech + 3 more
    Genre: experimental, satire
    Keyword: justice, free speech, China, Hong Kong, human rights
    Those who control language control reality.

    An absurdist look at two people discovering language and the limits placed upon it by those who prioritize limitation.
  • Beauty in the Heart (a monologue play inspired by Swan Lake) by Amile Wilson
    Cast: 
    2–20
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    Genre: adaptation, fable/folktale
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    Keyword: dance, ballet + 3 more
    Genre: adaptation, fable/folktale
    Keyword: dance, ballet, religious cults, conspiracy, Hollywood
    True Love and True Beauty are worth more than all the façades in the world.

    A town reflect upon the reappearance of missing teenage girls and the disappearance of Hollywood royalty.