Brenda DeVita

Artistic Director
Director, Dancing at Lughnasa

Brenda is thrilled to celebrate her 30th season with APT. In 1995 she began as Company Manager and was quickly promoted to Casting Director, then to Associate Artistic Director in 2004 and lastly Artistic Director in 2014. Brenda was instrumental in creating APT’s Core Acting Company, the Apprentice program and the Voice and Text department. APT Directing credits; Dancing at Lughnasa, Proof, Love's Labour's Lost, A Doll’s House, Part 2, Born Yesterday, Shakespeare’s Will, Les Liaisons Dangereuses, The Year of Magical Thinking and Mary’s Wedding. Others include: Shakespeare’s Will, IRT; The Other Place, Forward Theater; and The Seagull, UCSD. Brenda was recently awarded an Honorary Doctorate Degree from Ripon College and was the recipient of the 2023 Peter Capell Award for Midwestern Creativity & Entrepreneurship. Brenda is forever grateful for the unwavering support from her kids Gale, Sophia, Jimmy and her APT family and audience alike. It's been remarkable. You are all remarkable.