THEATRE DIRECTOR

The art of directing for theatre is centralized in two essential elements: storytelling and collaboration.

Ryan is an award winning director/choreographer who has been producing shows professionally for over a decade. He is sought-after by many theatrical companies in Central-Ohio and has been nominated for and won several directing awards. Favorite credits include central Ohio's critically acclaimed production of CATS, A Piece of My Heart, Meet Me In St. Louis, Sweeney Todd, ​9 to 5 The Musical, Dracula, The Guys, A New Brain, Jekyll & Hyde, the central Ohio premier of RENT, and the Off-Broadway production of Berenstain Bears Live in Family Matters, the Musical, for which he was an associate director. Ryan is the former Associate Artistic Director of the Columbus Chidren's Theatre, and a proud member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society.

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Trailer - A PIECE OF MY HEART 
Texas State University, Fall 2020. Rehearsed and captured remotely during COVID-19

Trailer - CATS 

Highlight Reel - JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH  

"Director and Choreographer Ryan Scarlata drives 
the pacing of a compelling story, fills the small stage without it seeming overcrowded, creates some striking visual tableau, and ultimately grips us with a dual edged love story." 
~ Dennis Thompson, CentralOhioTheatreRoundtable.org