Jay Scheib

Jay Scheib
Born (1969-10-06) October 6, 1969
EducationUniversity of Minnesota, Twin Cities (BA)
Columbia University (MFA)

Jay Scheib (born October 6, 1969) is an American stage director, playwright, and artist known for his contemporary productions of both classical and new plays and operas. He is a Professor of Music and Theater Arts and chairs the Music & Theater Arts programs at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology where he teaches performance media, live cinema performance, directing, motion theater, augmenting opera, and beyond the expanded cinema. Scheib has been a regular guest professor at the Mozarteum, Thomas Bernhard Institut, Abteilung für Regie und Schauspiel in Salzburg, Austria, where he conducted an annual "viewpoints and composition" studio.