Overview
Andy Colpitts is a theatre artist and scholar from the hills of northern New England. He holds a BA from Brown University in Theatre & Performance Studies and Comparative Literature and an MA in Performing and Media Arts from Cornell University. His scholarly interests include rural identity, political theatre, nostalgia, and popular performance.
As a theatre maker, Andy is a puppeteer, director, playwright, and burlesque dancer (stage name La-Di-Da). He trained at the École Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq in Paris. He has toured nationally with the Bread & Puppet Theatre and regionally with the Vermont PuppeTree. Most recently, he collaborated with British composer Michael Wookey on an original musical entitled The Family Copoli: a post-apocalyptic burlesque and repopulation play, which premiered in 2019 at the Catamount Arts Center in St. Johnsbury, Vermont and was produced by PMA in Spring 2023.
In the news
- PMA Podcast Episode 47: Kelly Richmond & Andy Colpits from the Ithaca Department of Arts and Futures
- The Ithaca Department of Arts and Futures: Strengthening the Ecological Narrative Onstage
- PMA Podcast Episode 46: Andy Colpitts & Michael Wookey from The Family Copoli
- The Family Copoli: a post-apocalyptic burlesque and repopulation play