About | coltonpometta

Colton Pometta is a stage director based in Manhattan. His original work has been seen in eight different time zones, on three continents.

International directing credits include the first Spanish adaptation of Adam Gwon’s Ordinary Days in Buenos Aires, Argentina at Teatro Border, the French premiere of Ordinary Days at La Comédie Nation, Island Song and Fifth Republic produced by Broadway au Carré in Paris, and The Tale of Sally McLaureen at Edinburgh Fringe.

Passionate about collaborating with contemporary writers, in NYC Colton has directed new work at Cherry Lane Theater, Second Stage Uptown, Primary Stages ESPA, 54 Below, Write Act Rep, Poisson Rouge, The Triad and Joe's Pub. He is the creator and director of The Songwriters' Salon, which features musical theater composers and lyricists bimonthly at The Triad Theatre.

Other favorite credits: The Comedy of Errors (Sun Valley Shakespeare), The Weir and Outside Mullingar (The Argyros), Buyer and Cellar (Sawtooth Productions), He Said/She Said (National TYA Tour), Wanda's World (Off-Bway and Tour), Fabulous! (Off-Bway), South Pacific (Maples Rep), All Fall Down (Write Act Rep), a full season of shows for young audiences at Surflight Theater, solo performances for Miles Mykkanen, Emily Koch and more, and Georges Bizet’s Carmen (New York Opera Exchange).

Colton teaches Acting for Musical Theater at Harlem School of the Arts. He has also taught Musical Theater Collaboration at Concordia College,

Playwriting for Circle in the Square and song interpretation masterclasses worldwide. A member of The Dramatists Guild, Colton has written librettos for musicals and adapts shows from other languages. He is co-founder of Stage Lingo, a company that enhances foreign language-learning through theater.

Colton is a proud graduate of Circle in the Square Theater School and Interlochen Arts Academy. He was also greatly inspired by courses he took abroad at Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts and Primary Stages ESPA in NYC. He is an alumnus of Directors Lab West at Pasadena Playhouse.