Lisa Quoresimo

Biography

Dr. Lisa Quoresimo is Assistant Professor of Musical Theatre at Southern Utah University. As a composer, playwright, director and performer, her work has been seen at Bay Area Theatres such as Berkeley Rep, Shotgun Players, and The Marsh, as well as Off-off Broadway, across the country and internationally. Her vocal students have been seen on Broadway, national tours, and the Vienna Boys Choir. She is a co-founder and director of Catalyst: A Theatre Think Tank, which creates and develops new plays and musicals in partnership with the UC Davis Theatre and Dance Dept. She previously directed and created new works at The Marsh Theatre in San Francisco, and as the artistic director of the Kairos Theatre in NYC. Lisa holds a Ph.D. in Performance Studies from UC Davis and an M.A. from Carnegie Mellon.