Paola Coletto

Pedagogical Director, The School for Theatre Creators (Italy)

Originally from Padua, Italy, Paola Coletto is a graduate of the École Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq in Paris and has the honor of being one of 40 students in the school’s 50-year history to receive Masters Certification in Theatre Pedagogy under Lecoq’s direction. Her combined 25-year career as a teacher, artistic director, business coach and sport trainer, has provided her with the fortune to work with individuals from over 35 different nationalities. She has worked as an award-winning artistic director, teacher, director, and actress in England, Scotland, Spain, France, Israel, South Africa, the United States, and Italy. Relocating to Chicago in 2004, Paola has created a wide net of collaboration both in teaching and directing with Universities like DePaul, Northwestern, Columbia College, UIC and theater companies like Redmoon, Plasticene and 500 Clown. Additionally, she founded The School for Theatre Creators in 2012 in Chicago, which offers professional courses in Devising Theatre and Performance at a postgraduate level. At the School, Paola leads a team of teachers with a wide diversity of experience in acting, directing and writing.