Joe Deer
Joe Deer is an award-winning director and choreographer of more than 200 productions spanning Off-Broadway, London, regional, international, and university stages. A Distinguished Professor of Musical Theatre emeritus at Wright State University, he led the Musical Theatre Initiative and founded the school’s Musical Theatre Program, whose alumni now appear on Broadway, national tours, and international stages. He founded the Musical Theatre Educators Alliance and received its Career Achievement Award. A sought-after master teacher, he has taught worldwide at institutions such as Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, Danish Academy of Musical Theatre, Royal Welsh College, Sheridan College, Scuola del Teatro Musicale, and leading U.S. programs including Carnegie Mellon, UNCSA, and CCM. He is also affiliated with The Muse Machine and The Human Race Theatre Company. Deer is the author of Directing in Musical Theatre and co-author of Acting in Musical Theatre.