About Me 

Ilyana is multi-disciplined artist...

and currently the Production Manager of GALA Hispanic Theatre.

Her talents range from acting, directing, producing, and stage managing to costume and prop design and videography. 

 

Raised between Washington, D.C. and Mexico City in a family of artists. She was inspired by her grandmother, Olga Marta Dávila, a legendary Mexican actress, theatre director, and pioneer of theatre revival in Mexico. 

 

Ilyana studied theatre at Eckerd College, The University of Manchester, and Keimyung University, earning the Creative Arts Collegium Award.

 

Fun Fact: She co-produced and co-directed a new musical, The Knights of Salisbury at the 2019 Capital Fringe Festival, which was featured on WUSA-9. 

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Before joining GALA, she worked with Keegan Theatre in several roles ranging from scenic carpentry apprentice to stage manager, and simultaneously worked as a marketing intern at Woolly Mammoth Theatre. 

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