Figaro Vance is a director and producer based in Lexington, KY. He holds a BA in Theatre from Berea College and was a member of the 2022 cohort of Yale University's A Practical Approach to Directing program. He serves as artistic director and producer of Star Stuff Theatre, for which he enjoys developing and directing new scripts from Lexington playwrights, as well as adapting older works in new ways. In his free time, Figaro likes to read classic and contemporary literary fiction, ride his bike, 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

Berea College: BA Theatre, Minor in Musical Theatre

Yale University: Certificate, A Practical Approach to Directing

company & non-profit management

Star Stuff Theatre, Co-Founder/Board President/Artistic Director

directing credits

productions

*world premiere

Casa Valentina by Harvey Fierstein, Assistant Director (Dir. Drew Barr)
Pam Miller Downtown Arts Center Blackbox Theatre (Lexington, KY)
Produced by ActOut Theatre Group

Daisy Violet the Bitch Beast King by Sam Collier, Director
Pam Miller Downtown Arts Center Encore (Lexington, KY)
Produced by Star Stuff Theatre

the RENAME project* by Joan Dolf, Director
Pam Miller Downtown Arts Center Blackbox Theatre (Lexington, KY)
Produced by Cypress Productions

The Amphibians by Dan Caffrey, Director
Pam Miller Downtown Arts Center Blackbox Theatre (Lexington, KY)
Produced by Cypress Productions

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

I Wanttt a Unicorn Frappe!!!* by Catherine Weingarten, Director
Pam Miller Downtown Arts Center Blackbox Theatre (Lexington, KY)
Produced by Cypress Productions

Student Works Blackbox Showcase, Director
featuring Desidirium* by Chloe Hallman
featuring Low(e)s of Love* by J.D. Lovell
Musser Experimental Theatre @ Berea College (Berea, KY)
Self-Produced

Ghost Quartet with music, lyrics, and book by Dave Malloy, Director
McGaw Theatre @ Berea College (Berea, KY)
Produced by Berea College Theatre

Urinetown with music & lyrics by Mark Hollman and lyrics & book by Greg Kotis, Assistant Director (Dir. Dr. Deborah Martin)
McGaw Theatre @ Berea College (Berea, KY)
Produced by Berea College Theatre

staged readings

Drain Hole by Chloe Hallman, Director
2nd Story (Lexington, KY)
Produced by Star Stuff Theatre

My Brother the Vampire by Figaro Vance, Playwright/Director
2nd Story (Lexington, KY)
Produced by Star Stuff Theatre

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

Fyre Fest Was So Fun!!! by Catherine Weingarten, Director
Institute 193 (Lexington, KY)
Produced by Cypress Productions

Beautiful Findings by Germaine Shames, Director
Audio Premiere (Available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts)
Produced by Premiere the Play

Weeds in the Rock Garden by Joan Dolf, Director
Good Foods Co-Op (Lexington, KY)
Produced by Cypress Productions

Into the Gut by Emma Grace Imes, Director
Good Foods Co-Op (Lexington, KY)
Produced by Cypress Productions

producing credits

Drain Hole by Chloe Hallman, Producer
2nd Story (Lexington, KY)
Development Workshops & Staged Reading produced by Star Stuff Theatre

We Wrote These Plays Today, Producer
Institute 193 (Lexington, KY)
Workshop & Staged Presentations produced by Star Stuff Theatre

My Brother the Vampire by Figaro Vance, Producer
2nd Story (Lexington, KY)
Staged Reading & Fundraiser Event produced by Star Stuff Theatre

Daisy Violet the Bitch Beast King by Sam Collier, Producer
Pam Miller Downtown Arts Center Encore (Lexington, KY)
Full Production produced by Star Stuff Theatre