NY/RI based theatre performer, maker, dramaturg

Caroline (Lina) DeFazio is a queer, multidisciplinary theatre artist based in New York and Rhode Island.

As a creative, Lina works as a director, performer, collaborator, playwright, choreographer, dramaturg, and essayist. She has worked at Target Margin Theater, The Brick, The Tank, as well as various other spaces with companies such as Atlantic Theater, MetaPhys-Ed, and Bated Breath Theater co.
Lina recently graduated from New York University, where she studied at the Experimental Theater Wing and the International Theater Wing in Amsterdam. Her training was focused on physical theater, the development of new works, and collaborative processes. While at NYU, she worked on over a dozen departmental projects, produced two original works, and completed two A grade theses. 
In addition to her creative work, Lina works as a freelance production assistant. She has worked with Carnegie Hall, Pregones Theater, DominiRican Productions, George Valencia, and Good Talk Films.

Go check out her work! Go send her an email! Thank you for visiting :)

Recent/Upcoming

September 2025 - The Life of By Herself.pdf’s second draft at Spark Theater Festival, presented by Emerging Artist Theater

November/December 2025 - Dirty Books with Bated Breath Theater co, directed by Mara Lieberman. Tickets at dirtybooksplay.com

November 2025 - assistant directing mammoth, by Kayta Thomas. At IRT theater November 13 and 15.