James Hampton
He/him
Director, Educator
On honorary withdrawal from AGMA
Silver Spring
James Hampton is an experienced singer, stage director, arts administrator, and educator. He most recently served as the Producer for The Rome School of Music, Drama, and Art at The Catholic University of America. He has held critical positions at The Dallas Opera and Austin Opera. In addition to his CUA productions, he has directed for The Dallas Opera, The University of Texas at Austin, The Duke Ellington School for the Arts, and East Carolina University. James has extensive experience on stage, off stage, and behind the casting table.
Credits
Director:
Our Town (Hartke Theater CUA) Susannah( Ward Hall CUA), Rigoletto (Hartke), The Impresario (CUA, ECU, The Mostly Opera Theater), La serva padrona (Hartke), Gianni Schicchi (Hartke), The Outcasts of Poler Flats (Ward), Lucia di Lammermoor (Hartke), Suor Angelica (Ward), Le nozze di Figaro (Hartke). The Old Maid and the Thief (Ward), Doctor Miracle, (CUA and Dallas Opera, touring and mainstage), Giulio Cesare in Egitto (Hartke), Too Many Sopranos (Hamon Hall CUA), The Tender Land (Ward / American Prize in Directing Semi-Finalist), The Boor (Hartke), The Medium (CUA, ECU) Serse (Hartke)
Producer (all at CUA)
Plays
The Perennials - Fall 2021 The Baltimore Waltz -Fall 2021 Suddenly Last Summer - Spring 2022 12 Angry Jurors - Fall 2022 Rejoicing in Broken Pieces (World Premiere) - Spring 2023 Crimes of the Heart - Fall 2023 A Winter’s Tale - Spring 2024 John Proctor is the Villain - November 2024 The Rivals - February 2025
Operas
See above
Musicals
Children of Eden - Fall 2021 Next to Normal - Spring 2022 Carrie the Musical - Fall 2022 Anything Goes - Spring 2023 The Sound of Music - Fall 2023 Pippin - Spring 2024 Freaky Friday - upcoming Fall 2024 Bright Star - April 2025
