Ted Wioncek III, Co-Founder, Southwest Florida ShowStoppers

Evening Concert
Tuesday, March 9 @ 07:30pm

Southwest Florida ShowStooppers Co-Founder Ted Wioncek III is an award-winning stage director who has dedicated his career to leading creative teams in experiential playgrounds across the invigorating world of live theatre. His hands-on leadership has garnered him a reputation as “a master in storytelling” by Philly Review.

Wioncek has been hailed as an “illusioneer of stagecraft” by IEN Engineering Europe for his unique use of medium advancing technology, including custom designed stage mechanics and sensory experiences.

He has been featured in numerous publications regarding arts and business, including The Philadelphia Inquirer and SJ Magazine’s “Someone to Watch,” where he was deemed a leader in the Greater Philadelphia theatre movement for his success as one of the Tri-state’s up-and-coming business builders.

As a member of Stage Director & Choreographers Society, his work has amassed a plethora of awards and nominations, including the New Jersey Theatre Alliance Award of Excellence, as well as Theatre Philadelphia’s Barrymore Awards, a nationally recognized symbol of excellence for professional theatre in The Greater Philadelphia Arts Community.

Ted was Founding Artistic Director of Eagle Theatre, South Jersey’s only year-round professional Equity theater, as well as The Collaborative Act Studio, a process-driven theater dedicated to rarely produced work. In 2021, he Co-Founded SWFL Showstoppers, an entertainment company committed to touring Broadway-style musical revues to music festivals, clubs, communities, and resorts throughout Southwest Florida.

Select Regional Theatres include Walnut Street Theatre, Wilma Theatre, Cape May Stage, Act II Playhouse, Gulf Coast Symphony, Sanibel Music Festival, and Montgomery Theatre. He is Associate Artistic Director of Players Circle Theater in Fort Myers working with Robert Cacioppo and Carrie Lund.