STEPHEN COTA

Stephen (he/him) is a director/choreographer who’s had an extensive career performing in musicals as well as the creative side of the industry. His 20-year performance career included working for 16 seasons at the Stratford Festival, which fostered his love for education and direction/choreography.

Stephen is currently a faculty member at Sheridan College, and an upcoming faculty member for the University of Toronto/Sheridan College TDS program. He spent all last year working for Innovative Arts which is another youth theatre training platform for young artist and has participated in many theatre training intensives including 7 years with the Stratford Musical Theatre Training Intensive and the Masterclass Series.

He is incredibly passionate about teaching, both while educating young aspiring artists and leading industry professionals and is extremely excited to be joining the Bravo Academy family!