Alexander Paul Sheerin

Biographical Information:

Praised for his “creative, extravagant, and affective staging,” Alex Paul Sheerin is a stage director based on Long Island, NY, and is currently the Director of Opera at Queens College (Aaron Copland School of Music), as well as the Artistic Director of Hofstra Opera Theater at Hofstra University. Alex was the young artist director in residence at Indianapolis Opera where he directed Puccini’s Madama Butterfly as well as several virtual programs including The Three Little Hoosier Pigs, an opera for children. Credits include: The Little Prince (Opera North), Orpheus in the Underworld (Quisisana), Romeo et Juliette (Quisisana), Don Giovanni (Music on Site), Hänsel und Gretel (Queens College), Alcina (Queens College), Die Fledermaus (Music On Site and Quisana) Rigoletto (Opera North), Carmen (Opera North), A Little Night Music (Quisisana), Cosi Fan Tutte (Hofstra University, Music On Site), The Medium (Chicago Summer Opera). Alex has received several awards from the National Opera Association, including their directing Fellowship, and an award for his production of The Turn of the Screw. Alex’s 2025-26 season will include new productions of La Cenerentola (Queens College), Le Nozze di Figaro (Music on Site, Hofstra University), and Street Scene (Queens College).