Dr. Spencer Reese

director & choreographer

Dr. Spencer Reese, tenor, is a Connecticut-based performer, director, teacher, and choreographer.  He is—by nature—a wearer of many hats: both in his career interests and as a notorious dapper dan in his community!  He is inspired by the way various disciplines in the performing arts inform and enrich one another, and consistently seeks out collaborative spaces that push the bounds of creating art onstage.  Dr. Reese was an undergraduate Nutmeg Scholar at the University of Connecticut majoring in voice performance, where he also completed a University Scholar project in lyric theatre in production and direction.  He went on to earn a master’s degree in stage direction at the Eastman School of Music, before returning to UConn to complete a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in vocal performance and pedagogy, with a minor in music theory.

Spencer’s work as a director and choreographer has taken him all over his beloved home state as well as around the country.  Recent and upcoming collaborations include work with OLO, Madison Lyric Stage, Springfield Chamber Players, Connecticut Lyric Opera, UConn Opera, Connecticut Repertory Theatre, and Opera Louisane.