{{Short description|American writer (born 1963)}} {{COI|date=December 2024}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2014}} {{Infobox writer | name = Edward Vilga | image = Edward Vilga 2020.jpg | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1963}} | birth_place = Manchester, Connecticut, United States | occupation = Writer, yoga teacher, author, film director | spouse = | partner = | children = | years_active = 1995-present }} '''Edward Vilga''' (born 1963) is an American writer, yoga teacher, author and director.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hanc |first=John |title=What the Future Holds |url=https://www.yogajournal.com/lifestyle/what-the-future-holds |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190421114358/https://www.yogajournal.com/lifestyle/what-the-future-holds |archive-date=2019-04-21 |access-date=2019-04-21 |website=Yoga Journal |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=WELLNESS WORKSHOPS |url=https://www.yourpowerhour.com/wellness-workshops |access-date=2019-04-21 |website=PowerHour2.0 |language=en}}</ref> His work explores the themes of transformation, spirituality, wealth, and forgiveness.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hughes |first=Martin |title=Yoga in bed |url=https://www.yogitimes.com/review/yoga-in-bed-edward-vilga-dvd |access-date=2019-04-21}}</ref>
Vilga holds a degree in English Literature from Yale University.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=1995-01-01 |title=WEDDINGS; Nela Wagman and Edward Vilga |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/01/01/style/weddings-nela-wagman-and-edward-vilga.html |access-date=2019-04-20 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
==Career== After graduating from Yale, Vilga began working in film production, initially with documentary filmmaker Helen C. Whitney. Worked as an associate producer of "Tilt 23 1/2", which was an international television news magazine produced by Fujisankei Communications that aired in 72 countries.<ref name=":0" />
Vilga produced several Off-Broadway productions with Watermark Theater, including Susan Miller's Obie Award-winning play ''My Left Breast.''<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/news-features/my-left-breast-at-the-mcginn-cazale-theatre|title=My Left Breast at the McGinn Cazale Theatre|date=2008-08-16|work=New York Theatre Guide|access-date=2019-04-21}}</ref> He then began writing, directing and producing his projects in a variety of media.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.danaroc.com/inspiring_072808edwardvilga.html|title=Artist, Writer, Director Edward Vilga {{!}} Inspiring People {{!}} Living Louder {{!}} DanaRoc.com|website=www.danaroc.com|access-date=2019-04-21}}</ref>
Vilga is the author of ''Yoga in Bed'' (Running Press; 2005)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/yoga-in-bed/|title=Yoga in Bed|date=2006-06-06|website=CBS News|access-date=2019-04-21}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|title=Yoga in bed : 20 asanas to do in pyjamas|last=Vilga, Edward, 1963-|date=2005|publisher=Running Press|isbn=0762423412|location=Philadelphia, Pa.|oclc=57528283}}</ref> and ''Yoga for Suits'' (Running Press; 2006), which have been translated into several languages. The books and DVDs have been featured in ''People Magazine'', ''Oprah’s O Magazine'', and ''Live with Kelly!''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NoGVw_Z4e0&width=640&height=480|title=Live With Regis and Kelly|date=June 2006|publisher=YouTube|access-date=2019-04-21}}</ref>
He wrote ''Acting Now: Conversations on Craft and Career'' (Rutgers University Press, 1997), a collection of interviews.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Acting now : conversations on craft and career|last=Vilga, Edward, 1963-|date=1997|publisher=Rutgers University Press|isbn=0813524024|location=New Brunswick, N.J.|oclc=35762660}}</ref>
Vilga’s novel ''Downward Dog'' was released in paperback by Diversion Books in June 2014.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Downward Dog|last=Vilga, Edward, 1963-|date=June 11, 2013|isbn=9781626813236|location=New York|oclc=961161022}}</ref> The novel incorporates yoga poses (asanas) and tells the story of a man who decides to become a private yoga teacher in New York City.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://kristinmcgee.com/downward-dog-a-funny-sexy-must-read-book-for-the-summer|title="Downward Dog"–A Funny, Sexy, Must Read Book for the Summer!|website=kristinmcgee.com|author=McGee, Kristin|date=2013-06-11|access-date=2019-04-21|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131015071228/https://www.kristinmcgee.com/downward-dog-a-funny-sexy-must-read-book-for-the-summer|archivedate=October 15, 2013}}</ref>
His book The Yoga ''of Money Manifesto'' was released by Stone Heap Publishing in March 2017.<ref>{{Cite book|title=The yoga of money manifesto : a radical new way to connect your mind, body, spirit and bank account|last=Vilga, Edward, 1963-|date=March 28, 2017 |isbn=9780692868942|location=New York|oclc=1031006178}}</ref>
"Miracle in Rwanda", a play Vilga directed and co-created with performer Leslie Lewis, has toured internationally with over 150 performances. It received positive reviews from the Village Voice<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.villagevoice.com/2007/04/17/survive-she-said/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180915035542/https://www.villagevoice.com/2007/04/17/survive-she-said/|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 15, 2018|title=Survive, She Said|last=Beer|first=John|date=2007-04-17|access-date=2019-04-21}}</ref> and Broadway Baby.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://broadwaybaby.com/shows/miracle-in-rwanda/25324|title=Miracle in Rwanda|last=Andrade|first=Fritzie|date=2007-08-09|website=Broadway Baby|access-date=2019-04-21}}</ref> “Miracle in Rwanda” had a six-week Off-Broadway run in 2019<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/off-off-broadway/article/MIRACLE-IN-RWANDA-Will-Premiere-Off-Broadway-On-Theater-Row-20190212|title=MIRACLE IN RWANDA Will Premiere Off-Broadway On Theater Row|date=2019-02-12|website=BroadwayWorld.com|language=en|access-date=2019-04-20}}</ref> and was featured at the United Nations in a special performance for the 25th Commemoration of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://rwandaun.org/site/miracle-in-rwanda-play-at-the-united-nations/|title='Miracle in Rwanda' play at the United Nations|date=2019-04-04|website=Permanent Mission of Rwanda to the United Nations|language=en-US|access-date=2019-06-04}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.miracleattheun.org/about|title=About {{!}} Home {{!}} Miracle In Rwanda: United Nations Gala|website=MIR UN - Rwanda Main|language=en|access-date=2019-06-04}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/off-broadway/article/Photo-Flash-MIRACLE-IN-RWANDA-Performs-At-The-United-Nations-20190430|title=Photo Flash: MIRACLE IN RWANDA Performs At The United Nations|author=BWW News Desk|publisher=BroadwayWorld|language=en|access-date=2019-06-04}}</ref>
Vilga wrote and directed the feature film ''Dead Broke'' (Warner Brothers DVD, 2006).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/339094/Dead-Broke/overview|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080616000000/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/339094/Dead-Broke/overview|url-status=dead|archive-date=2008-06-16|title=Dead Broke|department=Movies & TV Dept.|work=The New York Times|author=Buchanan, Jason|date=2008|access-date=2019-04-20}}</ref> On May 3, 1999, in a joint venture with the TriBeCa Film Center, Microsoft and iFilm, it became the first film to debut simultaneously on the internet and the big screen.{{citation needed|date=September 2025}}
Vilga associate produced the independent film “With Child” (Summer Hill Films, 2014), which was nominated for Best World Showcase at the Soho Film Festival.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pro.imdb.com/name/nm0897506/?ref_=search_search_T1_result_1|title=Edward Vilga|publisher=IMDb|access-date=2019-04-22}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pro.imdb.com/title/tt3170866/details|title=With Child|publisher=IMDb|access-date=2019-04-22}}</ref>
==Works==
===Books=== * ''The Yoga of Money Manifesto'' (2017) Stone Heap Publishing. {{ISBN|978-0-6928-6894-2}} * ''Downward Dog'' (2014) Diversion Books. {{ISBN|978-1-6268-1323-6}} * ''Upward Dog'' (2010) CreateSpace Independent Publishing. {{ISBN|978-1456344436}} * ''Yoga for Suits'' (2006) Running Press. {{ISBN|978-0-7624-2621-8}}<ref>{{cite book|url=http://isbndb.com/book/yoga_for_suits|title=Yoga for suits: 30 no sweat power poses to do in pinstripes|date=December 5, 2006|publisher=Running Press Book Publishers|isbn=978-0-7624-2621-8}}</ref> * ''Yoga in Bed'' (2005) Running Press. {{ISBN|978-0-7624-2341-5}} * ''Acting Now: Conversations on Craft and Career'' (1997) Rutgers University Press. {{ISBN|978-0-8135-2403-0}}
===Theater=== {| class="wikitable" |+ !Year !Title !Venue !Ref |- |2019 |''Miracle in Rwanda'' |Lion Theatre, New York |<ref>{{cite web|author=Hetrick, Adam|date=2019-02-12|title=Miracle in Rwanda Will Arrive Off-Broadway This Spring|url=https://playbill.com/article/miracle-in-rwanda-will-arrive-off-broadway-this-spring|accessdate=2025-07-06|work=Playbill}}</ref> |}
===Film=== {| class="wikitable" |+ !Year !Title !Studio !Ref |- |2006 |''Dead Broke'' | Warner Bros. |<ref name=D>{{cite web|publisher=DVD Talk|url=https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/review/21689#:~:text=This%20is%20a%20sharp%20little,collections%20agency%2C%20someone's%20been%20shot.|accessdate=2025-09-22|title=Dead Broke|author=Cornelius, David|date=May 15, 2006}}</ref> |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * [http://www.edwardvilga.com/ Edward Vilga Home Page] * [http://www.diversionbooks.com/authors/edward-vilga About Edward Vilga] * [http://www.danaroc.com/inspiring_072808edwardvilga.html Artist, Writer, Director Edward Vilga] * [http://www.alignyo.com/interviews/new-york-city/interview-author-edward-vilga-jun-13 Interview: Author Edward Vilga- Author of the new book, Downward Dog] * {{IMDb name|0897506}}
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