Directing

Andrea Bertola is a theatrical director based in New York City. Production credits include: MCC Theater, HERE Arts Center, Comix Comedy Club, Comedy Central and the Palm Beach Film Festival. In 2011, she directed sold-out benefit production of The Vagina Monologues and At the Top of Our Lungs at the Triad Theater in NYC. The Triad has been the original home to 3 of the 20 longest running Off-Broadway shows. In 2008, Andrea conceived the idea for The SMUT Show (Scandalous MayhemUnder Tinseltown). This production was a first-of-it’s-kind parody based on celebrity culture that provided the same fix of Hollywood gossip in theatre form. The show opened at Comix Comdey Club to  sold-out audiences. For more information click here.

Andrea is on the board of directors for viBe Theater Experience and is a member of Phi Lambda Theta (the most selective national honor society of educators). Andrea has taught/directed students of all ages across the Tri-State area, most notably at the prestigious Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute working with the Young Actors Program. Andrea received a Masters Degree in Educational Theatre from New York University, has a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre from Adelphi University and studied in London at the London Dramatic Academy. In 2010, Andrea was proud to be awarded a New York University Certificate of Distinction at Radio City Music Hall. This honor recognizes outstanding academic achievements, leadership and service to the New York University Community. She lives in Manhattan where she works as a freelance website designer. She is a lover of style, stories and life.