Brittany Bara is an Associate Professor of Theatre and Musical Theatre in the Conservatory for Performing Arts at Viterbo University. As an actor and director, she has worked extensively throughout the U.S., Canada, and Western Europe. Brittany is a Designated Linklater Teacher and continues to work professionally as a director, voice and text coach, dialect designer, intimacy director, and actor. Throughout all areas, she focuses her work on cultivating empathy and connection. She believes strongly in radical kindness and approaching life with a generosity of spirit. 

Upcoming Directing Projects: Alice By Heart. Recent Viterbo/La Crosse theatre credits: Jen in John & Jen, Becky in LCT's Waitress. Directing: I Love You Because, Silent Sky (LCT), Sweeney Todd: the Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Tar Beach, The Hello Girls.

She holds a BFA in Musical Theatre from Emerson College in Boston and an MFA in Performance Pedagogy from the University of Pittsburgh.