James Marvel, Stage Director
646.209.5200
- Upcoming Engagements
- Recent Engagements
- Teaching Experience
- Musical Experience
- Grants and Fellowships
- Education
UPCOMING ENGAGEMENTS:
| THE MARRIAGE | JUILLIARD OPERA CENTER |
| THE HEAVYWEIGHT | JUILLIARD OPERA CENTER |
| ROTHSCHILD'S VIOLIN | JUILLIARD OPERA CENTER |
| LA TRAVIATA | ORLANDO OPERA |
| IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA | OPERA TAMPA |
| CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA | TOLEDO OPERA |
| LA BOHEME | SACRAMENTO OPERA |
| LA BOHEME | C.O.S.I. - SULMONA, ITALY |
RECENT ENGAGEMENTS:
| RAKE'S PROGRESS | SAN FRANCISCO OPERA- MEROLA PROGRAM |
| SCENES PROGRAM | SANTA FE OPERA |
| LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR | NEW ORLEANS OPERA SYRACUSE OPERA OPERA COMPANY OF NORTH CAROLINA ASHEVILLE LYRIC OPERA |
| TOSCA | THE KIMMEL CENTER, PHILADELPHIA OPERA SANTA BARBARA |
| MADAMA BUTTERFLY | VIRGINIA OPERA PIEDMONT OPERA OPERA TAMPA |
| LA BOHEME | OPERA SANTA BARBARA BOHEME OPERA, NJ |
| TURANDOT | UTAH FESTIVAL OPERA |
| CARMEN | OPERA GRAND RAPIDS |
| LES PECHEURS DE PERLES | OPERA BOSTON |
| LA VOIX HUMAINE | FLORENCE GOULD HALL, NYC ROYAL CONSERVATORY- BRUSSELS, BELGIUM |
| FAUST | OPERA SANTA BARBARA AUGUSTA OPERA SHREVEPORT OPERA |
| ROMEO et JULIETTE | BOSTON UNIVERSITY OPERA INSTITUTE |
| AIDA | SACRAMENTO OPERA |
| IL TROVATORE | UTAH FESTIVAL OPERA |
| LA TRAVIATA | BOHEME OPERA, NJ NEVADA OPERA THEATRE |
| RIGOLETTO | UTAH FESTIVAL OPERA |
| FALSTAFF | INTERMEZZO OPERA, CT |
| IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA | CEDAR RAPIDS OPERA |
| LE NOZZE DI FIGARO | UTAH FESTIVAL OPERA ASHEVILLE LYRIC OPERA |
| IDOMENEO | UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA |
| DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE | ASHEVILLE LYRIC OPERA |
| DIE FLEDERMAUS | KNOXVILLE OPERA |
| GALILEO GALILIE (Philip Glass) | BOSTON UNIVERSITY OPERA INSTITUTE |
| MRS. CRATCHIT | SOUTHERN REPERTORY THEATRE, NEW ORLEANS |
| DEATH OF THE SUN | INTERACT THEATRE COMPANY PHILADELPHIA NATIONAL FESTIVAL OF NEW PLAYS |
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
- Classes taught at University of Southern California; Boston University; University Of Tennessee - Knoxville; Sacramento StateUniversity; Utah State University.
- Young Artist Programs: Adler Fellows - San Francisco Opera; Santa Fe Opera Scenes Program; Opera Santa Barbara; Virginia Opera; Utah Festival Opera; Intermezzo YAP; University of Toronto Center for Opera in Sulmona, Italy.
MUSICAL EXPERIENCE
- Violinist with Oxford University Symphony Orchestra; Sarah Lawrence College Orchestra; Loyola University Orchestra; Wadham Chamber Orchestra.
- Original violin compositions written for NO EXIT (Wadham Theatre, U.K.); THE SEAGULL (5th Intl. Theatre Fest., Budapest); THE ORESTEIA (Clarence Brown Theatre, Tennessee / Istropolitana Festival, Slovakia).
GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS
- Clarence Brown Fellowship for International Theatre Research
- McClure Fellowship for the Study of International Theatre
- U.S.P.F. Grant for Research in Theatre
- Lorlee Shark Tenenbaum Scholarship for Artistic Excellence
- Ralph Frost Memorial Independent Artist's Grant
- Panelist Participation Grant - Istropolitana Theatre Festival
- Panelist Participation Grant - 5th International Theatre Festival - Budapest
EDUCATION
- International Actor Training Academy - M.F.A. in Theatre Arts
- Sarah Lawrence College / Oxford University, England - B.A. in World Literature
- Additional Studies: Charles University - Prague, Czech Republic
- Recognized Actor/Combatant in Rapier and Dagger - Society of American Fight Directors, 2000