Kaley Karis Smith

AGMA Stage Director

UPCOMING ENGAGEMENTS

Houston Grand Opera
La traviata | Assistant Director | Fall 2022
Werther | Assistant Director | Winter 2022/2023
La traviata | Revival Director | Summer 2023

Opera Delaware and Opera Baltimore
La Traviata | Stage Director | Spring 2023

Opera Idaho
Rusalka | Stage Director | Spring 2023

DIRECTING CREDITS

Pittsburgh Festival Opera
The Telephone | Stage Director | Summer 2022

Pittsburgh Opera
The Rose Elf | 2022
Soldier Songs | 2020

Opera Delaware
† Make a Scene! | 2020

Virginia Opera
Goldie B. Locks and the Three Singing Bears | 2019
Opera for the Young: Elixir of Love | 2018

Chicago Summer Opera
The Crucible | 2018
The Turn of the Screw | 2018

The Chautauqua Opera Company
The Bremen Town Musicians | 2018
As One | Open Rehearsals | 2018

Opera on the James
The Bremen Town Musicians | 2017

Augusta University
Le Nozze di Figaro | 2016

FBN Productions, Inc.
Petunia | 2015
Jack in the Beanstalk | 2015

University of South Carolina
Daphnis et Chloé | 2015
Helénè | 2015

† Cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic

ASSOCIATE AND ASSISTANT DIRECTING

Pittsburgh Opera
Blue | Assistant Director | 2022
​Carmen | Assistant Director | 2022
In a Grove* | Assistant Director | 2022
Magic Flute | Assistant Director | 2021
Semele | Assistant Director |  2021
Yardbird | Assistant Director | 2021
Cosi fan tutte | Assistant Director | 2020

The Glimmerglass Festival
† Rinaldo | Assistant Director |  2020
† Cosi?* | Assistant Director | 2020

New Camerata Opera
† Barnum's Bird | Production: J. Williams | 2020

Virginia Opera
La Cenerentola | Production: Lang | 2020

Houston Grand Opera
Saul | Production: Kosky | 2019

West Edge Opera
Orfeo ed Euridice | Production: Dahlaw | 2019

Michigan Opera Theater
Candide | Production: Stickann | 2019

The Chautauqua Opera Company
Don Giovanni | Production: Canty | 2018
As One | Production: Grey | 2018
Candide | Production: Lessenger | 2018

University of South Carolina
Bernstein's MASS | Production: Schlaefer | 2018

Opera on the James
Don Giovanni | Production: Harris | 2017

Opera Omaha
Stranger from Paradise* | Production: Lawler | 2017
Cosi fan Tutte | Production: Eggert | 2017

​* World Premiere
† Cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic

INTERNSHIPS AND YOUNG ARTIST PROGRAMS

Pittsburgh Opera | Resident Artist | Stage Director | 2020-22
† Glimmerglass Festival | Young Artist | Stage Director | 2020
Opera North | Young Artist | Opera Director | 2016
Central City Opera | Stage Management Intern | 2015

AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS

JoElyn Wakefield-Wright Stage Director Fellowship - 2019

EDUCATION

University of Nebraska - Lincoln
     - Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance
     - Bachelor of Art in English
     - Minor in Medieval & Renaissance Studies
Graduated with Honors and High Academic Distinction

University of South Carolina
      - Master of Music in Opera Direction and Theater

RELATED EXPERIENCE

- Levels 1 and 2 of Intimacy Director and Choreographer (IDC) certification
- SAFD Certified in small sword.
- 10+ years dance and ballet.
- Working knowledge of Italian, French, & Spanish.
- Extensive Stage Management experience with companies of       all sizes, including:
             - Houston Grand Opera
             - Opera Southwest
             - Opera Omaha
             - Opera Delaware
             - Opera Saratoga
             - Central City Opera
             - Opera on the James
​             - Opera Columbus