West Hyler

West Hyler (He/Him) is Executive Director of the South Carolina New Play Festival, the co-Artistic Director of Drama-League Nominated Artistic Stamp and was formerly the Producing Artistic Director of the Obie-Winning New York Musical Festival, the largest musical theater festival in the world. He has directed nearly a hundred shows over a twenty-career. He was a Director and Writer for Cirque du Soliel's first Broadway Musical Cirque du Soleil Paramourand he has several shows currently in production around the world, including the international tour of “Air Play", the Vegas Headliner Piff, the Magic Dragon at the Flamingo Hotel and Casino, and five productions currently running in Bulgaria; Shrek! The Musical and The Sound of Music (National Opera of Sofia), The SpongeBob Musical and Avenue Q (*IKAR award, State Puppet Theater of Bulgaria), and an original musical, Book of Dreams (National Palace of Culture). Mr. Hyler's other Broadway credits include associate director on How The Grinch Stole Christmas and associate director and artistic overseer Jersey Boys worldwide. Other Directing credits include: Sister Act (Cape Fear Regional Theater), Fun Home (Lean Ensemble Theater),the NY premiere of H2O by Jane Martin (59E59),  Tempest, Merry Wives and Windsor, and Love’s Labours Lost (Notre Dame Shakespeare Festival), Georama (St Louis Rep *St Louis Critics Circle Award, New York Musical Festival *Festival award for Outstanding Direction), The Disappearing Man by Jahn Sood (MTF and St Louis Rep), Legendarium and Metamorphosis (Big Apple Circus, Lincoln Center), and Panda! (Beijing and Las Vegas).