Adina Taubman (Founder/Artistic Director) is the founder and artistic director of Chrysalis Theatre Company. She recently performed in Chrysalis’ original, devised production of SHE TAKES FLIGHT at The Chain Theatre in New York City. Adina’s short film, SIZZLE, that she wrote, produced, and plays the leading role in, has been accepted to more than 13 film festivals and won the award for Best Romantic Comedy at The Georgia Comedy Film Festival and at The Portland Comedy Film Festival. She appeared in Susan Polese's short play, GOOD NIGHT ANNABELLE for The Glass Ceiling Breakers 3 Festival in Garrison, NY.  Adina has performed her critically acclaimed solo show, THE ROAD BACK, about her journey from depression to recovery, directed by Padraic Lillis, for the Psychiatry Residency Program at Rochester General Hospital, for the undergraduate Psychology departments at Nazareth University and St. John's University, and at The Reel Mind Festival (Rochester), following a three week run of the play at The Chain Theatre. Previous productions with Chrysalis: BEAUTY IN MY BROKENNESS, a staged reading of an original play, devised from personal stories and interviews about mental health, The STOP GUN VIOLENCE NOW Theater Festival (in honor of the first anniversary of the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre and its 26 victims). In the festival, Adina performed her award-winning, solo docudrama, A LINE IN THE SAND, about the Columbine High School massacre, based on interviews with survivors. She has performed the play in more than 12 theater festivals, including the New York Fringe and the Edinburgh Fringe, (Best Production of a Solo Show Award at The Midtown International Theatre Festival and at Planet Connections) and at many high schools across the U.S. and in Tangier, Morocco. For Chrysalis's inaugural production, Adina produced, BARKING GIRL, by Susan Bernfield, and played the role of Rae. Other Theater in New York: Ensemble Studio Theater, Manhattan Theatre Source, Looking Glass Theatre Company, Pulse Ensemble, and The Gallery Players. Adina received her MFA in Acting from the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco. She lives in Manhattan with her husband and two daughters.