M.F.A. Theatre Directing Baylor University {est. 2024} B.A. Theatre Arts The University of North Dakota 2013 B.A. Scandinavian Studies The University of North Dakota 2013 {Waco, Texas & Minneapolis, Minnesota} Dream Projects:
Circle Mirror Transformation ✓& The Aliens & John by Annie Baker
Bright New Room Called Day by Tony Kushner Vinegar Tom by Caryl Churchill Mother Courage & The Life of Galileo by Bertolt Brecht The Visit by Friedrich Dürrenmatt The Inheritance by Matthew Lopez El Nogalar by Tanya Saracho Into the Woods by Stephen Sondheim Cabaret by Kander, Ebb, and Masteroff Heroes of the Fourth Turning by Will Arbery Three Sisters by Anton Chekov ✓ Dr. Faustus by Christopher Marlowe A Little Night Music by Stephen Sondheim Blood Wedding by Federico Lorca The Harvest & Pocatello by Samuel D. Hunter The Children's Hour &Watch on the Rhine by Lillian Hellman Thanksgiving Play by Larissa Fasthorse 12th Night by William Shakespeare Translations by Brian Friel Cat on a Hot Tin Roof & Vieux Carré by Tennessee Williams Gruesome Playground Injuries & Guards at the Taj by Rajiv Joseph Next to Normal by Brian Yorkey and Tom Kitt The Hatmaker's Wife by Lauren Yee Midsummer Night's Dream by Shakespeare Harvest by Manjula Padmanabhan Machinal by Sophie Treadwell Spring Awakening by Duncan Sheik and Steven Sater The Cake by Bekah Brunstetter A Dolls House, Part 2 & The Thin Place by Lucas Hnath The Moors by Jen Silverman By The Bog of Cats by Marina Carr Appropriate & Everybody & Gloria by Brandon Jacobs-Jenkins Pippin by Stephen Schwartz & Roger O. Hirson ...and the entire Ibsen canon. |
Lucas Skjaret (he/him) is a Queer stage director, producer, and educator. He focuses on storytelling which connects deep, into the roots of humanity, with the intention of amplifying all voices to ring clear both on and off stage.
Lucas is currently an M.F.A. Theatre Directing candidate at Baylor University, where he has directed Circle Mirror Transformation by Annie Baker, Sam Shepard's 4-H Club, and Under the Compass Rose, a devised production based upon the painting of the same name. During his undergraduate years, Lucas studied abroad twice in Norway, once at The International Summer School of Oslo and at The University of Oslo, where he did research at The Ibsen Centre and collaborated with Teater Neuf. A proud Norwegian-American, Lucas is deeply interested in the intersection between heritage and performance, as well as contemporary Nordic dramaturgy. He has since studied intimacy direction with both Intimacy Directors & Coordinators and Theatre Intimacy Education. He also participated in the Kennedy Center Directing Intensive and Director's Lab North in Toronto, Canada. Lucas places great emphasis on radical collaboration in the rehearsal room along with a consent-based approach to artistic creation. As an arts producer, he has a wide range of experience behind the scenes. Lucas was an artistic intern at The Playwrights’ Center under Jeremy Cohen before becoming the the Artistic Administrator for The Public Theater of Minnesota, where he helped to produce large, outdoor Shakespeare productions in connection with Three Rivers Parks District. He was also a literary consultant at SteppingStone Theatre for Youth Development in addition to his producing work at Market Garden Theatre. The concept of taking an idea and then curating it into a fully-realized performative event is what excites him the most as an arts producer. Lucas has been a teaching artist at public schools as well as The Children’s Theatre Company, Young Artist Initiative, and SteppingStone Theater for Youth Development. He strives to connect empathic and rigorous pedagogy within all levels of artistic education and training. Lucas is passionate in not just in teaching and developing artistic excellence, but also in the administration and coordination of training institutions. His creative scholarship involves the development of new work, international scripts, Theatre for Young Audiences, rural and community-rooted theatre, staging in non-traditional venues, and exploring the intersection of different artistic expressions with technology. Lucas has been published in Texas Theatre Journal and the Communication and Theater Association of Minnesota Journal. His academic scholarship focuses on exploring performance as identity, translation & adaptation theory, arts pedagogy, and Nordic dramatic literature. He has also presented his scholarship at professional and academic conferences. Lucas is a proud associate member of The Society of Directors and Choreographers as well as a member of The Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas. He holds additional memberships with the The Ibsen Society of America, the Association for Theatre in Higher Education, and The Mid-America Theatre Conference. For updates on what Lucas is currently engaged with, click Current Projects? |
(Banner) Circle Mirror Transformation by Annie Baker | Baylor University | Photo by Jared Tseng
(Home Page) My Barking Dog by Eric Coble | Market Garden Theatre | Photo by Kaitlin Randolph
Headshot by Briana Patnode
(Home Page) My Barking Dog by Eric Coble | Market Garden Theatre | Photo by Kaitlin Randolph
Headshot by Briana Patnode