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Chair of Performance & Associate Professor, Acting

Conservatory for the Performing Arts

Education

M.F.A., Academy for Classical Acting; B.A., Empire State College

About Lisa Brescia

Lisa Brescia is renowned for her Broadway experience, starring in leading roles in聽Dear Evan Hansen听(贬别颈诲颈),听Mamma Mia!听(顿辞苍苍补),听Wicked听(贰濒辫丑补产补),听The Times They Are A-Changin鈥� (Cleo),聽Aida聽(Amneris), and聽The Woman in White聽(Marion Halcombe). Regional credits include the world premiere of聽A Comedy of Tenors听(搁补肠辞苍),听The Winter鈥檚 Tale听(贬别谤尘颈辞苍别),听Hamlet听(骋别谤迟谤耻诲别),听August: Osage County听(滨惫测),听Victor Victoria聽(Victoria) and聽Cabaret (Sally Bowles). Brescia trained at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and was chosen for their esteemed 3rd year company, received her Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Arts from Empire State College, and graduated with honors with her Master of Fine Arts in Classical Acting from the Academy for Classical Acting at George Washington University. As a coach, Lisa served as mentor for the Jimmy Awards, and was honored to coach winners Renee Rapp (2018), as well as 2025 winners Fabiola Caraballo Quijada and Chris Hayes.