Theresa Tsang - teaching artist in Production Design and Technical Arts

In her near 30 seasons with Vancouver Opera’s Stage Management Department, Theresa Tsang has helped to bring over 80 productions to the stage including Lillian Alling, Evita, Madama Butterfly, L’elixir d’amore, and The Flying Dutchman. Beyond VO, Theresa has also stage managed for such companies as Pacific Opera Victoria, Banff Centre, UBC’s Opera Department, Wexford Festival Opera in Ireland, and Garsington Opera in the UK on such productions as, The Tempest, Kopernikus, Louis Riel, The Skating Rink (World Premiere), Dinner at Eight (European Premiere).

Theresa has also contributed to many critically acclaimed shows including the Royal Philharmonic Society Award winning production of The Turn of the Screw for Garsington Opera, the double Irish Times Theatre Award winning production of Kevin Puts’s Silent Night, and the International Opera Award winning production of Guglielmo Ratcliff, both for Wexford Festival Opera in Ireland. She has also received recognition from the Stage Management Association in London, England for her work with WFO.

Theresa was the Faculty Stage Manager at the Banff Centre from 2011 to 2017 and has often been a guest lecturer for the Theatre Department at UBC.

Theresa is a graduate of UBC’s Technical Theatre and Design Programme.

Photo credit: Fabrice Grover