MEET VIC.

Victoria Collado is a Cuban-American director creating exciting and adventurous storytelling experiences on-stage, on-screen, and in your ears!

Named Best Director of 2020 by the Miami New Times, Collado is well-known for her direction of the hit immersive theatre piece, The Amparo Experience written by Vanessa Garcia, which had a sold out 8-month run and named “Miami’s Hottest Ticket” by People en Español. She also directed the Inaugural Anthem Award-winning digital piece Black Feminist Video Game written by Darrel Alejandro Holnes.

Most recently in her film, Victoria directed the Social Media version of The Amparo Experience (@theamparoexperience) which was an honoree of the Webby Awards in 2021 and is currently working on multiple documentaries; one of which is based on the life of legendary actor, Ruben Rabasa.

Victoria has directed for Repertorio Español, GableStage, WP Theatre, The Civilians, Miami New Drama, MCC Youth Company, Sheen Center, IATI theatre, Microteatro Miami, Columbia University and others. Her production El Burlador de Sevilla received various nominations from the ACE awards, and won for Outstanding Ensemble.  She was a Van Lier Directing Fellow with Repertorio Español, part of the Directing Corps in the Williamstown Theatre Festival, and a recipient of the SDCF Observership. She was also a fellow a fellow of the WP Theater’s 2018-2020 Lab.

Victoria was the assistant director to Tony Taccone in the Tony-Award Nominated Latin History For Morons on Broadway by John Leguizamo. Her producing work has led her to produce various films and events such as the BAMkids Film Festival and the May Madness Film Festival, and now with her company – Abre Camino Collective – she has produced concerts, events, exhibitions, films and more.

She has been an adjunct professor at Marymount Manhattan College and a guest director at multiple institutions including her Alma Mater, Florida International University, where she earned her BFA in 2012. Ms. Collado is a proud Associate Member of SDC.