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Carla Calabrese is an Argentine theatre director, producer, actress, and educator. She is the founder and artistic director of The Stage Company, a theatre production company based in Buenos Aires. Calabrese has directed and produced several notable stage adaptations, including the Spanish-language productions of Come From Away, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, and Shrek the Musical.

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Career

Carla Calabrese started The Stage Company in 2005.[1] The company began with plays for school audiences and developed into performance for adults, including Spanish versions of The Three Musketeers, Legend pirate and Marco Polo.[1] In 2014, they performed A summer night’s Dream, the musical, and in 2015, Shrek, the musical.[1]

In 2019, Calabrese premiered the Spanish-language production of Come From Away at the Teatro Maipo in Buenos Aires.[2] The production was positively received and won multiple awards, including Best Musical and Best Direction at the 2021 Hugo Awards.[3]

In 2022 Calabrese was associate producer for the TV Mini Series Canelones.[4] She also acted in the series El encargado (The Boss -literally, 'The Caretaker').[5]

Calabrese directed the Spanish-language adaptation of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time in Buenos Aires, and later produced a revival of Shrek the Musical.[6]

In 2023, she directed Consentimiento, the local version of Nina Raine's play Consent, produced at the Teatro Maipo.[7]

In 2023, Calabrese and the cast of Come From Away traveled to Gander, Newfoundland, to meet the residents whose stories inspired the musical.[8]

In 2024, Come From Away was staged in Madrid, Spain, under Calabrese's direction. The Madrid production was featured in several Spanish media outlets, including El País and La Razón.[9][10]

Humanitarian work

In addition to her theatre work, Calabrese co-founded the NGO Solidaire with her husband, Argentine filmmaker and philanthropist Enrique Piñeyro. In 2024, the organization launched a rescue ship, Solidaire, to assist migrants in danger on the Mediterranean Sea.[11][12]

Awards

  • 2021 – Best Direction, Hugo Awards, for Come From Away.[3]
  • 2022 – Best Director, ACE Awards.[13]
  • 2025 – Best Musical and Best Direction, Musical Theatre Awards in Spain[14][15]

Personal life

Calabrese married Enrique Piñeyro in 1998; they have a son, Theo.[3] Calabrese and Piñeyro own the Maipo theater in Buenos Aires.[1]

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