Andrej Visky is a director and performer from Cluj-Napoca, Romania. He is currently pursuing an MFA in directing at Yale School of Drama where he has directed Shakespeare’s As You Like It, I’m Sorry I Brought Up God by Emily Zemba and Beginners, an adaptation of Raymond Carver’s short story by Phillip Howze.
After graduating from the Theater and Television Department of Babes-Bolyai University from Cluj (where he holds a BFA and an MFA in acting), he started teaching acting as an Assistant Lecturer and currently he is also a PhD candidate at the same institution. Andrej is a founding member of WaitingRoom Project, a theater company devoted to experimental work. During his time with the company he directed Bánk Bán by Katona József and adapted, co-directed and performed in Karl Wittlinger’s Do you know the Milky Way? His performing credits include What Have You Done For Three Years?, a devised work inspired by student life in Cluj, and Faites Vos Jeux! a show based on live improvisations.
In 2011, Andrej served as an assistant director at the Hungarian Theater of Cluj, where he worked with directors from Romania and the United States. He assisted directors Robert Woodruff, Karin Coonrod and Mihai Mâniuțiu.
