Jessica is an Austin based opera director and intimacy choreographer.
Summer 2025 found her in Virginia, working as a Directing Fellow at Wolftrap Opera. While there, she was assistant director for “Dialogues of the Carmelites” and “Carmen”.
During the 2022-2025 seasons, she worked at Indianapolis Opera as the Resident Assistant Director, Production Coordinator, and Resident Artists Program Director.
She holds a Doctor of Musical Arts in Opera Direction from the University of Texas Austin, where she was the department teaching assistant. She also holds a Master of Music in Opera Direction from UT Austin, a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance and a Bachelor of Science in Technical Theatre from West Texas A&M University.
Her Doctoral Recital Paper was titled “Condensed Opera: 45 minute versions of The Barber of Seville and Other Operas to Cultivate Opera Appreciation in Young Students”. In her paper, she looks at current student outreach around the country, and how best to cultivate the next generation of opera goers.
Past directing credits include: Opera: John Davies’ Pinocchio (St. Petersburg Opera), Il barbiere di Siviglia, Charlie Parker’s “Yardbird”, Gallantry, Veteran Journeys, Perfect as a Pony, Monon Town Musicians (Indy Opera), Little Women, At the Statue of Venus, Speed Dating Tonight, Das Lied von der Erde, Four Dialogues (UT Austin), Cendrillon by Aboulker and Pomme d’Api (FAVA France), as well as numerous opera scenes. Plays: Angels in America: Perestroika, Angels in America: The Millennium Approaches, The Laramie Project, Bent (Avenue 10).
Past Intimacy Choreography/Direction credits include: Don Giovanni (Florentine Opera).
Past projection design credits include: Il barbiere di Siviglia, Charlie Parker’s Yardbird, Indianapolis Opera 50th Anniversary Gala Concert, Tosca (Indianapolis Opera).
Past costume design credits include: West Side Story (Indianapolis Opera), Metamorphoses, A Christmas Carol, The Who’s Tommy, Aida, The Fantastics (Amarillo Little Theatre), Bent (Avenue 10), Marfa Lights (West Texas A&M University), Nora (Amarillo College).
Upcoming
Stage Director
The Marriage of Figaro
May 2026
Indianapolis Opera Company
Assistant Stage Director
La Boheme
November 2026
Opera Omaha