Carla Calabrese

Carla Calabrese is an Argentine theatre director, producer, actress, and educator. She is the founder and artistic director of The Stage Company, a theatre production company based in Buenos Aires. Calabrese has directed and produced several notable stage adaptations, including the Spanish-language productions of Come From Away, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, and Shrek the Musical.

Career

Carla Calabrese started The Stage Company in 2005.[1] The company began with plays for school audiences and developed into performance for adults, including Spanish versions of The Three Musketeers, Legend pirate and Marco Polo.[1] In 2014, they performed A summer night’s Dream, the musical, and in 2015, Shrek, the musical.[1]

In 2019, Calabrese premiered the Spanish-language production of Come From Away at the Teatro Maipo in Buenos Aires.[2] The production was positively received and won multiple awards, including Best Musical and Best Direction at the 2021 Hugo Awards.[3]

In 2022 Calabrese was associate producer for the TV Mini Series Canelones.[4] She also acted in the series El encargado (The Boss -literally, 'The Caretaker').[5]

Calabrese directed the Spanish-language adaptation of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time in Buenos Aires, and later produced a revival of Shrek the Musical.[6]

In 2023, she directed Consentimiento, the local version of Nina Raine's play Consent, produced at the Teatro Maipo.[7]

In 2023, Calabrese and the cast of Come From Away traveled to Gander, Newfoundland, to meet the residents whose stories inspired the musical.[8]

In 2024, Come From Away was staged in Madrid, Spain, under Calabrese's direction. The Madrid production was featured in several Spanish media outlets, including El País and La Razón.[9][10]

Humanitarian work

In addition to her theatre work, Calabrese co-founded the NGO Solidaire with her husband, Argentine filmmaker and philanthropist Enrique Piñeyro. In 2024, the organization launched a rescue ship, Solidaire, to assist migrants in danger on the Mediterranean Sea.[11][12]

Awards

  • 2021 – Best Direction, Hugo Awards, for Come From Away.[3]
  • 2022 – Best Director, ACE Awards.[13]
  • 2025 – Best Musical and Best Direction, Musical Theatre Awards in Spain[14][15]

Personal life

Calabrese married Enrique Piñeyro in 1998; they have a son, Theo.[3] Calabrese and Piñeyro own the Maipo theater in Buenos Aires.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Mascareño, Pablo (12 May 2023). "Carla Calabrese, del dolor de la familia disfuncional de su infancia a comprar el Maipo y dirigir los grandes musicales" [Carla Calabrese, from the pain of her dysfunctional family in childhood to buying the Maipo theater and directing major musicals]. es-us.vida-estilo.yahoo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 February 2026.
  2. ↑ "Come From Away: de Broadway al Maipo" [Come From Away: From Broadway to Maipo]. Página/12 (in Spanish). 15 May 2023. Archived from the original on 3 July 2025. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 "Come From Away fue la gran ganadora de los Premios Hugo" [Come From Away was the big winner at the Hugo Awards]. Clarín (in Spanish). 5 October 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  4. ↑ "Canelones Production Cast & Crew". en.kinorium.com. Retrieved 7 February 2026.
  5. ↑ "El encargado - Reparto Completo de El encargado" [The Boss - Full Cast of The Boss]. cine.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 February 2026.
  6. ↑ "Dueña del Maipo, experta en musicales" [Owner of the Maipo, expert in musicals]. Clarín (in Spanish). 10 July 2022. Archived from the original on 24 May 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  7. ↑ "Consentimiento: el suceso teatral que llega a la Argentina" [Consent: the theatrical event that arrives in Argentina]. Perfil (in Spanish). 24 June 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  8. ↑ "El elenco argentino de Come From Away viajó a Canadá" [The Argentine cast of Come From Away traveled to Canada]. La Nación (in Spanish). 8 August 2023. Archived from the original on 3 July 2025. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  9. ↑ "Come From Away llega a España" [Come From Away arrives in Spain]. El País (in Spanish). 12 September 2024. Archived from the original on 26 June 2025. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  10. ↑ "Crítica de Come From Away" [Review of Come From Away]. La Razón (in Spanish). 26 December 2024. Archived from the original on 26 June 2025. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  11. ↑ "A bordo del Solidaire" [On board the Solidaire]. Infobae (in Spanish). 30 October 2024. Archived from the original on 26 June 2025. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  12. ↑ "Solidaire Rescue Ship". Mediterranea Saving Humans. Archived from the original on 15 July 2025. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  13. ↑ "30° Premios ACE: Ceremonia completa" [30th ACE Awards: Full Ceremony]. Alternativa Teatral (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 3 July 2025. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  14. ↑ Gonzalez, Juan-Jose (2025-11-14). "EXCLUSIVE: Hablamos con Carla Calabrese, directora y productora de COME FROM AWAY en Argentina" [EXCLUSIVE: We spoke with Carla Calabrese, director and producer of COME FROM AWAY in Argentina]. BroadwayWorld.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2025-12-13. Retrieved 7 February 2026. [The director celebrates the historic triumph of the musical in Madrid and analyzes the future of the Argentine musical in an exclusive interview.]
  15. ↑ Consiglieri, Lucía (2 November 2025). "Carla Calabrese compite con Antonio Banderas por el premio a mejor dirección de escena en el Teatro Musical español" [Carla Calabrese is competing with Antonio Banderas for the award for best stage direction in Spanish Musical Theatre]. infobae (in European Spanish). Retrieved 7 February 2026.
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