In her 2026-2027 season, Erica makes four exciting company returns. She directs and choreographs Massenet's Cendrillon at Chicago Summer Opera and Mozart's Così fan tutte at the Catholic University of America. Erica then assistant directs for Chas Rader-Shieber's production of Rameau's Les Surprises de l’Amour at Opera Lafayette. In the spring, Erica returns to Opera Theatre of Saint Louis to assistant direct for Patricia Racette on the world premiere of Tobias Picker's Safe Haven.