Carisa Barreca

Director / Choreographer

CARISA BARRECA / Director / Choreographer (she/her/hers) is honored to be Directing the 111th Mainstage revue, Don’t Quit Your Daydream! Carisa is a Chicago native who has been performing with Second City for 15 years. She is an alum of The Second City’s resident stage, where she wrote and performed in three critically acclaimed revues. She has had the honor of performing at Lyric Opera of Chicago with Sir Patrick Stewart and Reneé Fleming in The Second City’s Guide to the Opera, at Goodman Theatre and at The Kennedy Center with Twist Your Dickens; and she wrote and performed in Hubbard Street Dance Chicago and Second City’s collaboration The Art of Falling.  She was also a writer, cast member, and associate director of the long-running and award-winning  show, She The People. Other directing credits include Second city’s National touring company,  Second City’s SING OUT, and Deck The Hallmark. Carisa is also a proud founder and Director of Matter Dance Company. Many thanks to the cast and crew of #111, Carly Heffernan, Jen Ellison, Marla Caceres, Lili-Anne Brown, Katie Rich and Kevin Sciretta (& Bandit the dog). She hopes you enjoy the show ❤️! Follow her adventures in directing/acting/dogs/baking @Cinderisa .