Music Theatre

Victoria Bussert

Director of the Music Theatre program

M.F.A., M.A., Northwestern University
B.A., magna cum laude, Barat College

Ms. Bussert is currently a Resident Director at Great Lakes Theatre Festival. She has been a guest faculty member at North Carolina School for the Arts and Northwestern University.  Her academic service includes serving as a curriculum consultant, director of music theatre workshops, and guest lecturer.

Victoria's directing credits include:

Off-Broadway

Manhattan Theatre Club, New World Stages, York Theatre, NY Dance Theatre Workshop

Regional

Goodspeed Opera, Portland Stage, Dallas Theatre Center, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Pegasus Players, Marriott Lincolnshire Theatre, Cleveland Playhouse, Carousel Dinner Theatre, Westchester Broadway Theatre, Beck Center for the Arts, PlayhouseSquare and Idaho Shakespeare Festival.

National Tours

Into the Woods, Barnum, Once on this Island, Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story, The Secret Garden, Guys and Dolls, The Who's Tommy.

Opera

Anchorage Opera, Skylight Opera, Pennsylvania Opera Theatre, Piedmont Opera, Cleveland Opera

New Music Theatre Development

Rent / La Boheme - first ever in-repertory performances, Baldwin-Wallace College (all performances to sold out audiences, February 2011)

National Music Theatre Conference: directed and developed The Gig, The Passion of Lizzie Borden, and Willie and Rupert

National Alliance of Musical Theatre: directed The Break-up Notebook: The Lesbian Musical and Factory Girls

Currently serves as co-chair of the NAMT Festival of New Works

Future Directing Projects:

Danish premiere of Avenue Q, Fall 2011; Spring Awakening and Sondheim on Sondheim

Email: vbussert@aol.com

Website: www.victoriabussert.com