Sasha Gerritson (she/her, Director) is a highly sought after opera and musical theater stage director who directs shows for many local and regional companies, specializing in traditional productions of believed repertoire. For MTW she recently directed  Lerner & Loewe’s BRIGADOON (2023) and IRVING BERLIN’S WHITE CHRISTMAS (2022) both to great critical acclaim. She also directs regularly for the Opera Festival of Chicago, receiving rave reviews for her productions of ASSASSINIO NELLA CATHEDRALE (2023) and Puccini’s MANON LESCAUT (2024). 

Sasha served as the Opera and Music Theatre director of Northeastern Illinois University from 2010-2022, has directed for Musica Nelle Marche (Urbino, Italy), Opera Piccola, DePaul University, the Cherub Music Theatre program for Northwestern University, in addition to various other summer programs in the area.

In addition to her stage direction work, Sasha is a choral conductor and singer, serving as the Director of Music Ministries for the Park Ridge Community Church. She also proudly serves on a number of boards city wide, including The Brookfield Zoo, the Navy Pier Foundation, the Goodman Theatre, and DePaul University, of which she is Vice Chair. 

Sasha lives in Glenview with her husband Eugene Jarvis and their two sons.