“Wierzbicki’s presence is felt throughout this mammoth, intricate production. He crafts a polished, intelligent production that is rich in scope and detail.” — Waterbury Republican-American
Ed is a director, actor and long time theatre educator. For the professional theatre, his work has been seen on stages in New York, Boston, San Francisco, San Jose, Philadelphia, and across Connecticut; including acting and directing work at the New York International Fringe Festival, Hartford Stage, San Jose Rep, Illustrated Stage San Francisco, California Young People’s Theatre, Theatre Center Philadelphia, and the Hartford Children’s Theatre.
Ed has taught in both university and pre-professional conservatory settings. In the college and conservatory classroom, his challenging courses include actor training– including scene study, acting the classical text, acting for the camera, and musical theatre solo & performance. He also teaches script analysis, dramatic literature, theatre history, screenwriting, and film history. He has worked closely with BFA Theatre and Film students for much of his life.
NEW ZENITH THEATRE. Ed is Founder and Artistic Director of the New Zenith Theatre, and since 1998 he’s led a creative company devoted to young audiences, with exciting interpretations of both contemporary and classical works. NZT has partnered with the Mattatuck Museum, Connecticut Community Foundation, Webb-Deane-Stevens Museum, Naugatuck Valley Community College, Northeast Utilities–and also toured productions across the state, and to Sweden and the UK. NZT has performed multiple times at the New York International Fringe Festival, and produced four New England premieres.
TEACHING. A tenured Associate Professor of Fine Arts/Theatre, Ed has been on the faculty at Central Connecticut State University, Naugatuck Valley Community College, Hanover Theatre Conservatory, Middlesex Community College’s Center for New Media, Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts, Apple Valley High School Performing Arts, and Walnut Hill School for the Arts. Ed trained in acting, directing, screenwriting and filmmaking. He’s a graduate of Boston University’s School of Theatre (BFA), Boston University’s College of Communication (MFA/MS), and he attended Marquette University and Villanova University.
FEATURED PAST PRODUCTIONS
TUCK EVERLASTING • New Zenith Theatre @ Webb-Deane-Stevens Museum
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM • New Zenith Theatre @ Webb-Deane-Stevens Museum
THE SHAPE OF A GIRL • New Zenith Theatre, New York International Fringe and Mattatuck Museum
SWEENEY TODD • Central Connecticut State University
CARRIE THE MUSICAL • Central Connecticut State University
SAVAGE IN LIMBO • Center for New Media, Middlesex Community College
HELLO FROM BERTHA • Center for New Media, Middlesex Community College
MODIGLIANI • Center for New Media, Middlesex Community College
SAYING GOODBYE ONE MORE TIME • Working Actors Collective for TV
STARS & BARS • Working Actors Collective, Mattatuck Museum
THE MERCHANT OF VENICE • Working Actors Collective, Mattatuck Museum
SIDEMAN • Stage Reading, Seven Angels Theatre
THE CRIPPLE OF INISHMANN • Stage Reading, Seven Angels Theatre
TIME STANDS STILL • Stage Reading, Seven Angels Theatre
OF MICE AND MEN • Stage Reading, Seven Angels Theatre
THE CLEAN HOUSE • Stage Reading, Seven Angels Theatre
THE DIARY OF ADAM AND EVE • Promisek Concert Series
SYMPHONY PASTORALE • New Zenith Theatre, New York International Fringe
FUGUE SERIES • New Zenith Theatre, New York International Fringe
BIG LOVE • Theatre Department, Naugatuck Valley Community College
TWELFTH NIGHT • New Zenith Theatre
IT’S A SIN TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD • New Zenith for Big Read Project
DANCING AT LUGHNASA • Summer Stage, Naugatuck Valley Community College
KORCZAK’S CHILDREN • Waterbury Arts Magnet & New Zenith Theatre
COMPANY • Summer Stage, Naugatuck Valley Community College
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM • New Zenith Theatre (Tour: Stockholm Sweden)
CYRANO • New Zenith Theatre (Tour: Stockholm Sweden)
THE DIARY OF ADAM AND EVE • New Zenith Theatre (Tour: Stockholm, Sweden)
THE SECRET GARDEN (musical) • New Zenith Theatre
LITTLE, LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD SHOW (New England Premiere) • New Zenith Theatre
A WRINKLE IN TIME • New Zenith Theatre
CYRANO (New England Premiere) • New Zenith Theatre
THE CRUCIBLE • Theatre Department, Naugatuck Valley Community College
EQUUS • Theatre Department, Naugatuck Valley Community College
THE TEMPEST • Theatre Department, Naugatuck Valley Community College
THE GLASS MENAGERIE • Theatre Department, Naugatuck Valley Community College
GYPSY • Theatre Department, Naugatuck Valley Community College
OUR COUNTRY’S GOOD • Naugatuck Valley Community College
SELKIE • New Zenith Theatre
ROMANCE/ROMANCE • Theatre Department, Naugatuck Valley Community College
THE WATER ENGINE • Theatre Department, Naugatuck Valley Community College
BAMBI: A LIFE IN THE WOODS • Hartford Children’s Theatre
WOMEN & WALLACE • Hartford Children’s Theatre
A WRINKLE IN TIME (New England Premiere) • Hartford Children’s Theatre 