Sasha Gerritson 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 the Opera Festival of Chicago, Sasha received rave reviews for her production of Assassinio nella Cathedrale (2023). She also is regularly involved with Music Theater Works where she recently directed Lerner & Loewe’s Brigadoon (2023) and Irving Berlin’s White Christmas (2022) both to great critical acclaim.
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, for which she is Vice Chair.
Sasha lives in Glenview with her husband Eugene Jarvis and their two sons.