MICHÈLE LONSDALE • SMITH
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR & CO - FOUNDER

The Gracemoon Arts Company and Theatre in New York is the culmination of 25 years of dreaming. Dreaming about a way to tell a deeper truth as an artist and dreaming about a place to do that with anyone and everyone who loves acting and art and is as passionate and devoted about being an artist as she is.

Michèle has directed theatre and coached award winning actors for film, television, and the stage for over two decades. She has worked as an actor for more than 30 years in film, television and theatre.

Michèle founded the Gracemoon Arts Company with its ensemble of artists, as a creative home devoted to the making of public works. In 2023, she returned to New York, the birthplace of her acting training in the 80s, to create a home for art, and to add her voice to the global conversation.

“I am proud to count myself among these 18 passionate and evolving artists who are now embarking on the biggest challenge of their lives — to put their practice into this Bushwick theatre, in an attempt to pass on what they have learned, and will continue to learn through the art of storytelling.”

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

MICHÈLE LONSDALE•SMITH
PRESIDENT & CEO

TERRESA AUGUSTINE
CHAIR

MITZI JONES
VP OF ADMINISTRATION