Stasi Schaeffer’s direction is tender and well-judged.
Lorna Irvine, Tempo House | I Love You in Danish
Photo: Robbie McFadzean
About
Stasi is a theatre and Opera Director whose work has been seen in the U.K. and U.S. Based in Glasgow, Scotland, she works internationally on New Writing, Musicals and Opera (both new and in the repertoire). With her work, she wants to facilitate intelligent, relevant and exciting storytelling that resonates with audiences, illuminates their lives and makes sense of our place in the world.
Stasi Schaeffer’s production is full of care for the material.
Joyce McMillan, The Scotsman | It’s Only Words
Director Credits
Weill-Lenya Project / Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (May 2026)
Flora (pre-production) / Eden Court-Inverness/Pavillion, Glasgow (Mar 2026)
The Fairy Glen / Royal Conservatoire of Scotland/Gleneagles (Dec 2023)
A Festive Journey Around the World / Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Gleneagles (Dec 2022)
Flora / Development via Creative Scotland (Sep 2022)
The Bumble Christmas / Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Gleneagles (Dec 2021)
Dreaming of Edinburgh / National Theatre of Scotland, BBC (June 2020)
Wired / Army @ the Fringe,Edinburgh Fringe Festival (Aug 2018)
Jan Tait and the Bear / Summerhall, Edinburgh Fringe Festival (Aug 2018)
Dear Scott, Dearest Zelda / Uni of Delaware & Lotos Club, NYC (Mar 2018)
The Power of Five / Scottish Ensemble, Scottish Tour (Oct 2017)
A Brief Archaeology of Love / Luminate Festival, Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh (Oct 2017)
Face-Isobel/Morag (Tour) / Comar-Mull Theatre (Aug 2017)
Butterfly Blues Kiss / Oran Mor (Aug 2017)
Lesbos / Red Woman's Theatre, Tramway (Jun 2017)
I Love You in Danish / Play, A Pie and A Pint, Glasgow (May 2017)
Dear Scott, Dearest Zelda / Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Glasgow (Mar 2017)
Lifelines / Luminate Festival, Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh (Oct 2016)
Jan Tait and the Bear / Centre for Contemporary Arts, Glasgow (Oct 2016)
The Day I Found the Blues / A Play, A Pie and A Pint, Glasgow (Jun 2016)
Face-Isobel and Face-Morag / A Play, A Pie and A Pint, Glasgow (Feb 2016)
One Day This Will be Long Ago / Opera Breve, Tete a Tete Festival (Jul 2015)
Butterfly / A Play, A Pie and A Pint, Glasgow (Jan 2015)
52 Shades of Maggie (Revival Director) / Scottish Number 1 Tour (Nov 2014)
Whingeing Women / King's Theatre, Glasgow (Oct2014)
It's Only Words / A Play, A Pie and A Pint, Glasgow (Sep 2014)
The Friends of Miss Dorian Gray / A Play, A Pie and A Pint, Glasgow, The Lemon Tree, Aberdeen (Mar 2014)
Home Free / Finborough Theatre, Vibrant Festival (Oct 2013)
One Day This Will be Long Ago / Opera Breve, Arches Live (Sep 2013)
Toi Toi Toi / Opera Breve, Edinburgh Fringe Festival (Aug 2013)
DNA / Pit & Balcony Theatre Co, Saginaw, MI (Jun 2013)
Butterfly Kiss / A Play, A Pie and A Pint, Glasgow (Apr 2013, Mar 2014 & Apr 2015)
Loyalty/Operation Phantom Fury / A Play, A Pie and A Pint, Glasgow (Nov 2012)
La traviata (Staff Director) / Scottish Opera Tour (Sep- Nov 2012 & Mar 2013)
The Fragmented Life of Dorothy Lawrence / Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Cockpit Theatre, Traverse Theatre (Aug 2012)
Serov’s People / A Play, A Pie and A Pint, Glasgow (Feb 2012)
Lessons with Chopin / Edinburgh Fringe Festival (Aug 2011)
The Beginning in 5- Five Minute Theatre / National Theatre of Scotland (Jun 2011)
Dead Man’s Cell Phone / The Arches, Glasgow (Jun 2011)
God of Soho / Tron Theatre, Glasgow, The Hampstead Theatre, London The Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh (Sep 2010)
A Midsummer Night’s Dream / (Sensory Theatre) On The Verge Festival, The Arches (Jul 2010)
Marriage a la Mode (devised work / On The Verge Festival, The Arches (Jul 2010)
Sugar / Pit & Balcony Theatre Co, Saginaw, MI (May 2009)
Anatomy of a Murder / The Bay City Players, Bay City, MI (Sep 2007)
Reefer Madness / The 303 Collective, Saginaw, MI (Jun 2007)
Cabaret / Pit & Balcony Theatre Co, Saginaw, MI (Feb 2007)
The Music Man (in Concert) / Saginaw Choral Society, Saginaw, MI (Jan 2007)
The Rocky Horror Show / The 303 Collective, Saginaw, MI (Aug 2006)
The Medium and Suor Angelica / Pit & Balcony Theatre Co, Saginaw, MI (Jun 2006)
Topdog/Underdog / The 303 Collective, Saginaw, MI (Mar 2006)
A Wonderful Life / Pit & Balcony Theatre Co, Saginaw, MI (Dec 2005)
Yo tambien hablo de la rosa (I Too Speak of the Rose) / The 303 Collective, Saginaw, MI (Oct 2005)
Lucky Stiff / Pit & Balcony Theatre Co, Saginaw, MI (Sep 2005)
Joseph & The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat / Pit & Balcony Theatre Co, Saginaw, MI (Aug 2005)
Assistant Directing
La Traviata / (Staff Director) ROH (May 2015)
Dialogues des Carmelites / (Staff Director) ROH (Jun 2014)
Don Giovanni / (Assistant Director to Sir Thomas Allen Scottish Opera (Oct 2013)
In An Alien Landscape / (Assistant Director to Julie Ellen) Birds of Paradise Theatre Co (Feb 2013)
La Traviata / (Assistant Director to Annilese Miskimmon) Scottish Opera (Sep 2012 & Mar 2013)
Tosca / (Assistant Director to Jonathan Cocker) Scottish Opera Glasgow (May 2012)
Opera Highlights / (Assistant Director to Pia Furtado) Scottish Opera Glasgow (Jan 2012)
Edwin Morgan’s Dreams & Other Nightmares / Tron Theatre Glasgow (Oct 2011)
Baltamire / (Assistant Director to Julie Ellen) Play, Pie & Pint-Oran Mor, Glasgow (Nov 2010)
Richard III / (AD to Mark Saunders) Royal Scottish Academy of Music & Drama Glasgow, Scotland & Essen, Germany (May 2010)
Related Experience
COURSE LEADER / Playwriting-Tron Participation - Tron Theatre
INTIMACY COORDINATION / Workshop-Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
TUTOR / Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Introduction to Directing
DRAMATURG / A Piece of Mind-Down the Rabbit Hole Theatre Co.-Scottish Mental Health Festival
AWARDED / Federation of Scottish Theatre Assistant Director Bursary-Scottish Opera
FRANTIC ASSEMBLY WORKSHOP / London
LINCOLN CENTER’S DIRECTORS LAB WEST / Pasadena Playhouse Pasadena, CA
Education
ROYAL SCOTTISH ACADEMY OF MUSIC AND DRAMA
MA Classical & Contemporary Text / Directing-November 2010
BOSTON UNIVERSITY / School for the Arts
BA of FINE ARTS / Major: Theatre Studies & Minor: Art History