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
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 CREDITSPittsburgh 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 PROGRAMSPittsburgh 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
EDUCATIONUniversity 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 |