Alyssa Weathersby

Biography

Alyssa Weathersby is a quickly rising director, movement designer, librettist, and vocalist. Her stylistic staging is often hailed as “cleverly designed” and “compelling,” and her “strong soprano voice” delivers performances deemed “an embarrassment of riches.” Most recently, Alyssa directed Opera in the Heights’ Lucia di Lammermoor and TENET’s Ariadne Unbound. Last season, Alyssa returned to UFOMT where she choreographed Anything Goes and served as Co-Director/Choreographer for Guys & Dolls and Little Shop of Horrors, directed and sang in the world premier of Hildegard, Reborn with the NYPL at the Lincoln Center, directed Opera del West’s La Divina, and directed, choreographed, and sang the role of Nature in Early Music Access Project’s regional premier of James Shirley and John Locke’s Cupid & Death.

Alyssa’s original written works include the musical drama Ilium (music and lyrics, premiered in Houston) and Color Factory (book and lyrics, premiered in Boston). Currently developing work includes an opera libretto commission and the book and lyrics for a new musical to be premiered in NYC in 2026.

Alyssa is a core member and vocalist with the early music ensemble Ars Poetica. Her concert work has been heard on tour with Alkemie, in Boston at Trinity Church, and in NYC at St. Mary’s Grand St. Other vocal highlights include Venus (Venus & Adonis), Milk Seller and Featured Dancer (Oliver!), Narrator (Tam Lin), Blanche (Jane Eyre), Morgana (Alcina), Alice (Le Comte Ory), and Naiad (Ariadne auf Naxos). When not involved with shows, Alyssa likes to spend her time sparring at Muay Thai gyms, exploring new places, trying new foods, and reading.