Andrea Chenoweth Wells
Meet Andrea Chenoweth Wells, stage and intimacy director
Andrea's person-centered approach to stage and intimacy direction has earned her a reputation as a sought-after collaborator. Her knowledge of operatic and musical theatre performance practice as well as her experience as a performer gives her unique insight into the needs of singers in rehearsal spaces and on stage. She is committed to honoring personal and professional boundaries by integrating consent practices into all her work. Her collaborative nature and efficient process allows for seamless communication between production and music staff, making her an asset to any performance team.
Andrea is a certified Consent-Forward Artist and has trained with Intimacy Directors and Coordinators, Inc and Theatrical Intimacy Educators.
Selected Stage Directing Experience
Operas
Henry Purcell's Dido and Aeneas
W.A. Mozart's The Magic Flute
Benjamin Britten's Albert Herring
Musicals
Godspell
The Sound of Music
Chicago
Pastiche Performances
Through the Looking Glass, and what you found there
Little Women, Big Dreams
Brush Up Your Shakespeare
Intimacy Directing Experience
Operas
Tosca
Dido and Aeneas
Musicals
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Sweeney Todd
Green Day's American idiot
Dido and Aeneas (stage and intimacy)
University of Dayton, photos courtesy Knack Video and Photo
Sweeney Todd (intimacy)
Dayton Opera, images courtesy of Scott Robbins
Hunchback of Notre Dame (intimacy)
INNOVAtheatre, photos courtesy of Eccentric Exposure