Brett Cottone

Latest Show Bio

Brett Cottone (Director) is delighted for the opportunity to bring this story to the Players stage as part of our 100th season. When not volunteering on shows here, he works as a graphic designer at the arcade basketball game company, Pop-A-Shot, in Peoria. Brett is a Past President of the CPT Board of Governors and has previously directed Matilda, RENT, Legally Blonde, Avenue Q, and The Wedding Singer, to name a few. He was most recently seen on stage in CPT’s production of August: Osage County and Heartland Theatre’s production of Stella and Lou. Puffs holds a special place in his heart, and he is so incredibly proud of this cast and staff for all of their hard work on this complicated show. He hopes you enjoy the ride! #ThirdOrNothing #BadgersRule

Roles

Holiday on Robinhood Lane

2022-2023
Sound Designer

Puffs

2022-2023
Director

Cinderella

2022-2023
Lighting Design

Matilda the Musical

2021-2022
Director

Miscast Cabaret

2020-2021
Livestream Director

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

2019-2020
Director
Logo Design

The Show Must Go On!

2020-2021
Tech Director

Home For The Holidays

2020-2021
Tech Director

90th Season Gala

2019
Slide Show presentation

Urinetown, The Musical

2008-2009
Mr. McQueen

Harvey (2009)

2008-2009
Producer

Guys and Dolls (2008)

2008-2009
Joey Biltmore
Ensemble

Disney’s High School Musical

2008-2009
Scenic Design
Lights

Crazy for You

2007-2008
Light Design

The Mousetrap (2008)

2007-2008
Giles Ralston

Mister Roberts (2007)

2007-2008
The Captain

Noises Off (2007)

2006-2007
Garry Lejeune
Stage Manager

Beauty and the Beast (2006)

2006-2007
D’Arque

Oklahoma! (2006)

2005-2006
Ali Hakim

[title of show]

2020-2021
Tech Director/AD

Legally Blonde

2015-2016
Director
Scenic Designer
Set Crew/Construction

The Producers

2009-2010
Franz Liebkind

The 39 Steps

2016-2017
Logo/Program Design

West Side Story (2017)

2016-2017
Lieutenant Schrank
Program Design

A Streetcar Named Desire (2017)

2016-2017
Program and Logo Design

Avenue Q

2016-2017
Director
Set Construction/Set Crew

Boeing Boeing

2016-2017
Logo & Program Design
Photographer

Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (2016)

2015-2016
Light Design/Sound Effects

Schoolhouse Rock Live! JR.

2015-2016
Light Design/Sound Effects

The Crucible (2016)

2015-2016
Program/Logo Design

Seussical

2014-2015
Light Design/Sound Effects

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

2014-2015
Light Design/Sound Effects

Rent

2014-2015
Director
Set Construction

9 to 5 The Musical

2013-2014
Director

And Then There Were None

2011-2012
Sir Lawrence Wargrave

Art

2010-2011
Serge

Play It Again, Sam

2009-2010
Dick Christie

The Pajama Game

2009-2010
Max

Lost in Yonkers

2009-2010
Louie

Disney’s The Little Mermaid (2017)

2016-2017
Assistant Director
Program Design

Hairspray

2011-2012
Producer
Sound Design/Engineer

August: Osage County

2017-2018
Sheriff Dion Gilbeau
Program and Logo Design

Into The Woods (2018)

2017-2018
Program Design

The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged), 2018

2017-2018
Director
Program and Logo Design

Sister Act

2017-2018
Program Design

All My Sons (2017)

2017-2018
Program Design

Little Women

2018-2019
Logo/Program Cover Design

The Wedding Singer

2018-2019
Director

Cabaret (2019)

2019-2020
Sound Design

Barefoot in the Park

2019-2020
Logo Design