Stage Director, producer, administrator, and educator, Scott Skiba has led more than 120 productions. Recognized for his imaginative stage direction and dynamic physical approach to storytelling, his work has received awards from the National Opera Opera Association (NOA), The American Prize, and Opera America, and received critical acclaim as “masterful, ingenious, first-rate, vivid, and emotionally charged” in productions with Indianapolis Opera, Mobile Opera, Opera Grand Rapids, Helena Symphony Orchestra, Pensacola Opera, Amelia Island Opera, Opera Tampa, Toledo Opera, The Curtis Institute, Oberlin Conservatory, Baldwin Wallace Conservatory, and The Interlochen Center for The Arts. Skiba serves as Executive Artistic Director of Cleveland Opera Theater, General Director of Opera Western Reserve, and Artistic Advisor for Amelia Island Opera. A champion of interdisciplinary collaborations and new opera, Scott launched Cleveland Opera Theater’s {NOW} Fest, serves on the Chamber Opera Composition Committee for the NOA, and he has collaborated on the development and premiere of more than 18 new operas. An advocate for arts education, Skiba serves as Theater Instructor/Stage Director for the Washington National Opera Institute, Acting Instructor for Jennifer Rowley’s Boot Camp, and Assistant Artistic Director – Hawaii Performing Arts Festival. Skiba is represented by Marvel Arts Management. www.ScottSkiba.com
