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. [4]
Vilga produced several Off-Broadway productions with Watermark Theater, including Susan Miller's Obie Award-winning play My Left Breast. [5] [6] He then began writing, directing and producing his projects in a variety of media. [7]
Vilga is the author of Yoga in Bed (Running Press; 2005) [8] [9] 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! [10]
He wrote Acting Now: Conversations on Craft and Career (Rutgers University Press, 1997), a collection of interviews. [11]
Vilga’s novel Downward Dog was released in paperback by Diversion Books in June 2014. [12] 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. [13]
His book The Yoga of Money Manifesto was released by Stone Heap Publishing in March 2017. [14]
"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 [15] and Broadway Baby. [16] “Miracle in Rwanda” had a six-week Off-Broadway run in 2019 [17] and was featured at the United Nations in a special performance for the 25th Commemoration of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda. [18] [19] [20]
Vilga wrote and directed the feature film "Dead Broke" (Warner Brothers DVD, 2006). On May 3, 1999, in a joint venture with the TriBeCa Film Center, Microsoft and ifilm.com, it became the first film to debut simultaneously on the Internet and the big screen. [21]
Vilga associate produced the independent film “With Child” (Summer Hill Films, 2014), which was nominated for Best World Showcase at the Soho Film Festival. [22] [23]
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