Brenda DeVita

Brenda DeVita (She/Her)
Artistic Director
Director, Picnic

This will be Brenda’s 31st 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 & 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 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 indebted to her incredible kids, Gale & Sophia, and to Jimmy for their unwavering love and support. To her APT colleagues and audience alike “Thank you for your dedication and passion, I am eternally grateful.”