upcoming work
WRITER’S THEATRE, Frida…A Self Portrait, written and performed by Vanessa Severo, Jan. 23-Feb. 23, 2025.
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CINCINNATI PLAYHOUSE IN THE PARK, Birthday Candles, by Noah Haidle, April 19-May 18, 2025.
recent work
CINCINNATI PLAYHOUSE IN THE PARK, Vietgone, by Qui Nguyen, April 27-June 2, 2024
INDIANA REPERTORY THEATRE, Frida…A Self Portrait, written and performed by Vanessa Severo, March 12 – April 7, 2024
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CINCINNATI PLAYHOUSE IN THE PARK, Dracula, by Vanessa Severo, in collaboration with Joanie Schultz. Co-Directed by Joanie Schultz and Vanessa Severo, February 3-March 4, 2024
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GEVA THEATRE CENTER, Frida…A Self Portrait, written and performed by Vanessa Severo, October 10-November 17, 2023
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EVERYMAN THEATRE, A Doll’s House, by Henrik Ibsen (adaptation mine), September 3-October 1, 2023
PITTSBURGH PUBLIC THEATER, Frida…A Self Portrait, written and performed by Vanessa Severo, June 7-25, 2023
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CINCINNATI PLAYHOUSE IN THE PARK, Origin Story, world premiere by Nathan Alan Davis, May 20-June 25, 2023
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CINCINNATI PLAYHOUSE IN THE PARK, Frida…A Self Portrait, written and performed by Vanessa Severo, October 15-November 6, 2022
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PORTLAND CENTER STAGE, Frida…A Self Portrait, written and performed by Vanessa Severo, October 15-November 7, 2021
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UNITED SOLO FESTIVAL, The Elephant in the Room, written and performed by Melanie Greenberg, Oct 29-November 7, 2021
STUDIO THEATRE, 2.5 Minute Ride, by Lisa Kron, streaming online April 30-May 23, 2021
THE THEATER SCHOOL AT DEPAUL UNIVERSITY, V.I.P., world premiere by Molly Rosen, streaming online May 21-30, 2021
STEEP THEATRE RADIO, Moony, by Ike Holter, listen here now!
KANSAS CITY REPERTORY THEATRE, Frankenstein: A Ghost Story, by Kyle Hatley, March 2020
JUNGLE THEATRE, A Doll’s House, Part 2, by Lucas Hnath, Jan-Feb 2020
PHILADELPHIA THEATRE COMPANY, A Small Fire, by Adam Bock, Featuring Bebe Neuwirth, Oct-Nov 2019
KANSAS CITY REPERTORY THEATRE, Frida: A Self Portrait, Written and Performed by Vanessa Severo, April-May 2019
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STUDIO THEATRE, Cry it Out, by Molly Smith Metzler, November, 2018
WATERTOWER THEATRE, A Doll's House, by Henrik Ibsen (adaptation mine), October, 2018
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WATERTOWER THEATRE, Hand to God, by Robert Askins, August, 2018
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WATERTOWER THEATRE, Pride and Prejudice, by Kate Hamill, October, 2017
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WATERTOWER THEATRE, Hit the Wall, by Ike Holter, August, 2017
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VICTORY GARDENS THEATER, Queen, by Madhuri Shekar, April 2017
CARDINAL STAGE COMPANY, The Legend of Georgia McBride, February 2017
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CLEVELAND PLAY HOUSE, Sex With Strangers, by Laura Eason, November 2016
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STUDIO THEATRE, Hand to God, by Robert Askins, July 2016
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IRISH THEATRE OF CHICAGO, Spinning, by Dierdre Kinahan, May 2016
KANSAS CITY REPERTORY THEATRE, Lot’s Wife, by Eric Rosen, April 2016
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VICTORY GARDENS THEATER, Cocked, by Sarah Gubbins, February 2016
AMERICAN THEATRE COMPANY, Bruise Easy, by Dan LeFranc, January 2016
STEEP THEATRE, The Cheats, by Hamish Linklater, October 2015
STEEP THEATRE, Martyr, by Marius von Mayenburg, April 2015
AMERICAN BLUES THEATRE, Yankee Tavern, by Steven Dietz, February 2015
SILK ROAD RISING, The Hundred Flowers Project, by Christopher Chen, October 2014
VICTORY GARDENS THEATER, Rest, by Samuel D. Hunter, September 2014
STEEP THEATRE, A Small Fire, by Adam Bock, June 2014
THE GOODMAN THEATRE, Venus in Fur, March 2014
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REMY BUMPPO THEATRE COMPANY, Northanger Abbey, October 2013
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VICTORY GARDENS THEATER, The Whale, April 2013
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STEEP THEATRE, Luther, by Ethan Lipton, January 2013
STEPPENWOLF THEATRE COMPANY, fml: how Carson McCullers saved my life, by Sarah Gubbins, March 2012
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