Along with being an actor, Michael has pursued a career as a director and producer.  Michael has received critical acclaim for his directing from an LA Times Critics Choice to awards at the Hollywood Fringe Festival and even to a musical on YouTube that has over 2 million views.  Michael is a truly collaborative artists and believes this is one of the reasons he has found success as a director.  Creating a safe and truly collaborative space allows for the actors, designers and creative team around him to flourish and create the best artistic work possible.  Please take a look at some of the directing work Michael has done below!

Youtube Rewind 2019: The Musical

Directed by Michael Thomas-Visgar & Garrett Kennell
Produced by Michelle Khare & Michael Thomas-Visgar
Lyrics by Steve Greist
Music by Alex Winkler
Choreography by Joseph Corella
Director of Photography - Kevin Stiller
Edited by Madeline Puzzo and Garrett Kennell

The Musical

The Documentary

Photos

 The Mongoose
by Will Arbery @ The Road Theatre
​Directed by Michael Thomas-Visgar

THE MONGOOSE:
​"Sometimes borders on visionary"    ​    "Masterful Staging"
-LA Times  *CRITICS CHOICE*                     -LA Weekly

"Clearly Good Direction"                      "Rich, Complex and deep 
-Examiner                                                  performances under
                                                                   Michael Thomas-Visgar"  
                                                                          -StageSceneLA
"Directed SOULFULLY"
​-Tolucan Times

And Then There Were None
by Agatha Christie @ The Morgan-Wixson Theatre

Moon Over Buffalo
by Ken Ludwig @ The Morgan-Wixson Theatre

Onlyland (Staged Reading)
by Jordan Essoe @ The Road Theatre

The Mongoose  (Staged Reading)
by Will Arbery @ The Road Theatre

HAMLET
by William Shakespeare @ Pepperdine University

W.A.S.P  
by Steve Martin @ Pepperdine University

The Glass Menagerie
by Tennessee Williams @ Pepperdine University