Jeffrey Spade
Stage Director

Jeffrey Spade is pleased to be returning for his third season at Shaker Mountain. His directing credits include a wide range of operatic repertoire, the Gilbert and Sullivan operettas, musical theater and dramatic works ranging from Greek tragedy and Shakespeare to Twentieth century Theater and original plays. In addition to Shaker Mountain, he has directed opera and musical productions for the Amalfi Coast Music Festival in Italy, the New York City Summer in the Parks series, the Philadelphia Fringe Festival and OperaDelaware, where he will make his debut directing The Mikado this season.

Active in the field of education, Jeffrey is the Artistic Director for the Summer Interlude Music Theater Program, designed to give students in New York City hands-on experience in all aspects of Music Theater. As a part of the Rudolf Steiner/Waldorf Education movement he has led music and drama workshops for students and adults throughout the United States and Europe and currently serves as a consultant for several Waldorf School music programs throughout the country.

Holding a B.Sc. in Music Education and an M.M. in Vocal Performance from West Chester University in Pennsylvania, he brings an in-depth body of musical knowledge into synthesis with the demands of stage movement and characterization needed for the singer. He is equally at home on stage and at the podium as well as in the role of stage director, having performed and conducted throughout the greater Northeast Region.

Past directing credits at Shaker Mountain include: La Boheme, Lucia di Lammermoor, The Barber of Seville, Madame Butterfly, Rigoletto and Don Pasquale.