olivia gacka
Opera and Theatre Stage Director
Olivia Gacka is an opera and theatre stage director with a passion for bringing compelling and clear storytelling to the stage. Recent directing credits include Missy Mazzoli’s PROVING UP (Opera Steamboat), NEXT TO NORMAL (Ostrander Award nomination), TERESA’S BREASTS, and HEATHERS THE MUSICAL (Mid-South regional premiere). Her dramaturgical and assistant directing credits include everything from LA TRAVIATA and GIANNI SCHICCHI to SWEENEY TODD and MAMMA MIA!.
Upcoming Projects
Dramaturg
Beautiful: The Carole King Musical
Dir. Cecelia Wingate, Theatre Memphis
Mar. 8-30, 2024
Apprentice Assistant Stage Director
Gerdine Young Artist Program
Opera Theatre of Saint Louis
La boheme, The Barber of Seville, Julius Caesar, & Galileo Galilei
May-June 2024
Gallery
Proving Up
Proving Up
Next to Normal
Next to Normal
Photography Credits
David Vaughn Mason (Heathers the Musical)
Carla McDonald (Next to Normal)
Madison Booth & Melissa Hampton (Proving Up)
Heathers the Musical