About Christian

Christian C. Shaefer is a director known for emotionally clear storytelling, actor centered collaboration, and visually cohesive worlds built thoughtfully and often resourcefully. His directing work blends academic and community environments, bringing together performers of varied experience levels and elevating them through careful guidance, trust, and shared ownership of the story.

Christian creates rehearsal rooms rooted in communication, curiosity, and character depth. His approach combines bold visual metaphors with a grounded emotional core, helping performers unlock their instincts while shaping a unified ensemble voice.

He is currently the Director of Operations at The Glimmerglass Festival and continues to build a growing portfolio of contemporary musical theatre, including American Idiot, Rent, Merrily We Roll Along, Newsies, and Sweeney Todd.