Alyssa Weathersby

Director/Choreographer

Alyssa Weathersby (she/her) is a New York-based director/choreographer, vocalist, and arts educator who straddles the worlds of opera and musical theatre.

Working within a larger nexus of live performance, Alyssa’s ability to wear many hats has honed her strongest creative gift: communication. Her ability to ‘bridge the gap’ led her to focus on creative direction and leadership. For more information on her background and directorial approach, or to learn more about her work as a performer, educator, or writer, please see below.

As a director, Alyssa’s stylistic staging is often hailed as “cleverly designed” and “compelling.” She recently made her Houston Hobby Center debut directing and choreographing Iolanthe (Houston Gilbert & Sullivan Society). Last season, her stylistic staging was seen in Opera in the Heights’ Lucia di Lammermoor and TENET’s Ariadne Unbound, and her choreography was the centerpiece of the Brockton Symphony Orchestra and Opera del West’s Carmen. Previously, Alyssa returned to UFOMT where she choreographed Anything Goes and served as Co-Director/Choreographer for Guys & Dolls and Little Shop of Horrors, directed the world premier of Hildegard, Reborn with the NYPL at the Lincoln Center, directed Opera del West’s La Divina, and directed/choreographed Early Music Access Project’s regional premiere of James Shirley and John Locke’s Cupid & Death at the famed Blackfriars Playhouse in Staunton, VA.

Other highlights include directing the sell-out productions of Rigoletto (Opera in the Heights) and L’elisir d’amore (Boston Opera Collaborative), devising and directing an updated Così fan tutt[i] (Carnegie Mellon University), and joining the New England Conservatory to direct Hansel & Gretel. Alyssa has also served as staff at the international festival Prague Summer Nights (director, choreographer, fight choreographer).

Reach Alyssa by email at alyssaweathersby@gmail.com or on Instagram@alyssaweathersby.