Vito Abate
Vito Abate is an actor, producer, director and sometimes writer originally from Queens, New York. He studied acting and performed in NYC, where he created and produced several seasons of just do it - a themed reading and performance series which he would later revive in two more cities. For ten consecutive years Vito produced and directed Christmas Theatre, a fundraiser for NY area AIDS organizations. In Denver, CO he spent four seasons with the Tony-winning Denver Center Theatre Company before relocating to Charlotte, NC working in area theatre. Favorite roles include Underling in The Drowsy Chaperone, Billis in South Pacific (Best Supporting Actor award), Mitch in "Streetcar", Vanya in Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, Fester in The Addams Family Musical, and playing both children and adults in children’s theatre productions. Directing highlights include Same Time, Next Year, “A Funny Thing…”, Steel Magnolias, Children of Eden (Rosie Award), The Woman in Black, A Christmas Carol, Psycho Beach Party, Sordid Lives (starring the movie's original LaVonda, Ann Walker) and most recently A Man of No Importance in Boston. Vito has served on several theatre organization boards and is currently a middle and high school play adjudicator for The Massachusetts Educational Theatre Guild. He is also a videographer specializing in dollmation, and an ICF certified life and mental health coach. www.vitoabate.com