Erica Ferguson is a stage director and choreographer based in the DC Metro Area.

In her 2023-2024 season, Erica directs Gilbert & Sullivan’s The Sorcerer with Victorian Lyric Opera Company, Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte with Loudoun Lyric Opera, Offenbach’s La Vie Parisienne with L’Opera Comique de Washington at the Embassy of France, and Gilbert & Sullivan’s The Gondoliers at Duke Ellington School of the Arts. She also assistant directs for James Harp’s production of Puccini’s Tosca with Maryland Opera. 

Stage direction credits include Bizet’s Carmen, Douglas Moore’s Gallantry, and Bernstein’s Trouble in Tahiti with Loudoun Lyric Opera, Weill’s Down in the Valley and Thomas Pasatierri’s Signor Deluso with University of Maryland’s OperaTerps, and scenes from Le Nozze di Figaro, The Old Maid and the Thief, Les contes d’Hoffmann, Hairspray, A Chorus Line, and Dreamgirls for the Opera Workshop at Duke Ellington School of the Arts. In 2020, Erica directed and redesigned a live production for the small screen in Victorian Lyric Opera Company’s A Gilbert & Sullivan Drawing Room. Taking great safety measures, her team recorded both virtually and in-person to create a story that connected the past with the future of operetta. 

Erica has assistant directed for James Harp’s productions of Ritorna Vincitor and Bravissimo Bel Canto with Maryland Opera, Helen Aberger’s production of H.M.S. Pinafore with Victorian Lyric Opera Company, Amanda Consol’s production of Sunder, a world premiere with Maryland Opera Studio and Annapolis Opera, and Raymond O. Caldwell, Carl DuPont, and Tavish Forsyth’s productions for the Washington National Opera Institute. 

With her background deeply rooted in dance, Erica has choreographed productions at Annapolis Opera, Young Victorian Theatre Company, Maryland Opera, Towson University, University of Maryland’s OperaTerps, and Duke Ellington School of the Arts. 

Erica Ferguson holds a Masters in Music from University of Maryland and was a member of the Maryland Opera Studio. She earned her Bachelors of Music in Vocal Performance from Towson University. Erica is currently pursuing a Certificate in Opera Direction at Ithaca College. She is an alumni of ArtEquity’s National Board Training.