first a lil bio
Figaro Vance is a director and producer based in Lexington, KY. His main artistic focus is in new work development. In late 2024, Figaro and some friends started Star Stuff Theatre, a 501(c)(3) non-profit theatre company concerned with the development and production of new works, translations, and adaptations. In his free time, Figaro likes to read and заниматся русским языком. He believes in making good art with good people and in that Carl Sagan quote about star stuff. He hopes you keep clicking around the portfolio.
education & training
2023 Berea College: BA Theatre, Minor in Musical Theatre
2022 Yale University: Certificate, A Practical Approach to Directing
company & non-profit management
2024-present Star Stuff Theatre, Co-Founder/President/Producer
directing credits
productions
*world premiere
2025 Daisy Violet the Bitch Beast King by Sam Collier, Producer/Director
Pam Miller Downtown Arts Center Encore (Lexington, KY)
Produced by Star Stuff Theatre
2024 the RENAME project* by Joan Dolf, Director
Pam Miller Downtown Arts Center Blackbox Theatre (Lexington, KY)
Produced by Cypress Productions
2024 The Amphibians by Dan Caffrey, Director
Pam Miller Downtown Arts Center Blackbox Theatre (Lexington, KY)
Produced by Cypress Productions
2024 New Plays Now: A Collection of New Short Plays, Director
featuring OCTOBER* by Morris McClennan
Pam Miller Downtown Arts Center Blackbox Theatre (Lexington, KY)
Produced by Cypress Productions
2024 I Wanttt a Unicorn Frappe!!!* by Catherine Weingarten, Director
Pam Miller Downtown Arts Center Blackbox Theatre (Lexington, KY)
Produced by Cypress Productions
2023 Student Works Blackbox Showcase, Producer/Director/Developer
featuring Desidirium by Chloe Hallman
featuring Low(e)s of Love by J.D. Lovell
Musser Experimental Theatre @ Berea College (Berea, KY)
Self-Produced
2022 Ghost Quartet by Dave Malloy, Director
McGaw Theatre @ Berea College (Berea, KY)
Produced by Berea College Theatre
staged readings
2025 Disabled Playwrights Workshop, Director
featuring GROUP by Ozzy Wagner
featuring Heard Mentality by Alison Fradkin
Gatton Student Center @ University of Kentucky (Lexington, KY)
Produced by University of Kentucky Human Development Institute
2024 Fyre Fest Was So Fun!!! by Catherine Weingarten, Director
Institute 193 (Lexington, KY)
Produced by Cypress Productions
2024 Beautiful Findings by Germaine Shames, Director
Audio Premiere (Available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts)
Produced by Premiere the Play
2024 Weeds in the Rock Garden by Joan Dolf, Director
Good Foods Co-Op (Lexington, KY)
Produced by Cypress Productions
2024 Into the Gut by Emma Grace Imes, Director
Good Foods Co-Op (Lexington, KY)
Produced by Cypress Productions
stage & production management
2025 Kiddie Kapers & Company Dance Recital, Production Stage Manager
Lexington Opera House (Lexington, KY)
Produced by Lexington Parks & Recreation
2024 Little Flashes by Elizabeth Watson, Production Stage Manager
Pam Miller Downtown Arts Center Rehearsal Studio (Lexington, KY)
Produced by Cypress Productions
2023 Shiner by Christian Durso, Production Stage Manager
Pam Miller Downtown Arts Center Blackbox Theatre (Lexington, KY)
Produced by Cypress Productions
2022 Puccini's La Bohème, Production Assistant
John M. Hall Auditorium (Bay View, MI) & Great Lakes Center for the Arts (Bay Harbor, MI)
Produced by the Bay View Music Festival
2022 The Sound of Music by Rodgers & Hammerstein, Production Assistant
John M. Hall Auditorium (Bay View, MI)
Produced by the Bay View Music Festival
2022 It's a Grand Night for Singing!, Assistant Stage Manager
Singletary Center for the Arts (Lexington, KY)
Produced by Univerisity of Kentucky Opera Theatre
technical theatre
lighting & electrical
2025 Patriotic Concert presented by Lexington Philharmonic Orchestra, Electrician & Board Op
Old Morrison Lawn @ Transylvania University (Lexington, KY)
Produced by Lexington Parks & Recreation
2025 Diorama (A New Ballet), Electrician
Pam Miller Downtown Arts Center Blackbox Theatre (Lexington, KY)
Produced by Gary Wright
2025 The Jungle Book, Electrician
Pam Miller Downtown Arts Center Blackbox Theatre (Lexington, KY)
Produced by SORA Aerial Arts
2025 James & the Giant Peach, Electrician & Programmer
Pam Miller Downtown Arts Center Blackbox Theatre (Lexington, KY)
Produced by School for the Creative and Performing Arts Middle School
2025 Big Band and Jazz & Summer Nights in Suburbia Concert Series, Electrician
Moondance Ampitheatre (Lexington, KY)
Produced by Lexington Parks & Recreation
2024 A Very Sordid Wedding by Del Shores, Assistant Lighting Designer & Electrician
Pam Miller Downtown Arts Center Blackbox Theatre (Lexington, KY)
Produed by ActOut Theatre Group
costume & wardrobe
2024 Elf the Musical (Non-Equity) National Tour, Stitcher & Wardrobe Assistant
Eastern Kentucky University Center for the Arts (Richmond, KY)
Produced by NETworks Presentations
2023 It's a Grand Night for Singing!, Assistant Costume Coordinator
Singletary Center for the Arts (Lexington, KY)
Produced by Univerisity of Kentucky Opera Theatre
2023 Enchanted April by Matthew Barber, Co-Costume Designer and Head of Wardrobe
McGaw Theatre @ Berea College
Produced by Berea College Theatre
2023 Everybody by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, Head of Wardrobe
McGaw Theatre @ Berea College
Produced by Berea College Theatre
2022 Puccini's La Bohème, Stitcher & Wardrobe
John M. Hall Auditorium (Bay View, MI) & Great Lakes Center for the Arts (Bay Harbor, MI)
Produced by the Bay View Music Festival
2022 The Sound of Music by Rodgers & Hammerstein, Stitcher & Wardrobe
John M. Hall Auditorium (Bay View, MI)
Produced by the Bay View Music Festival
2022 The Aleph Complex by Deborah Yarchun, Costume Designer
McGaw Theatre @ Berea College
Produced by Berea College Theatre
2021 Noises Off by Michael Frayn, Assistant Costume Designer & Head of Wardrobe
McGaw Theatre @ Berea College
Produced by Berea College Theatre
2021-2023 Berea College Theatre, Assistant to the Costumer
Work Study Position
2021 George Orwell's 1984 adapted by Michael Gene Sullivan, Assistant Costume Designer
Presented on Zoom, filmed in McGaw Theatre @ Berea College
Produced by Berea College Theatre
