Stephanie Fleischmann Email & Phone Number

Vienna

librettist for POPPEA music by Michael Herschpremiere: Wien Modern, Vienna, 2020 with Ah Young Hong

Santa Fe, New Mexico

librettist for THE PIGEON KEEPER, music by David Hanloncommissioned by Santa Fe Opera's Opera For All Voices directed by Matthew Ozawadramaturg: Cori Ellison

Los Angeles

librettist for A BARREL OF LAUGHS, A VALE OF TEARS music by Julia Adolphe adapted from Jules Feiffer's novel of the same name developed c/o National Sawdust & Boston Court Theatre directed by Elkhanah Pulitzer dramaturg: Jessica Kuzbansky conductor: David Hanlon recipient of Opera America Female Composers Discovery Grant & Virginia B. Toulmin grant for the.

Los Angeles

librettist for ARKHIPOV, an opera in 2 actsmusic by Peter Knelldirected by Elkhanah Pulitzerconducted by Daniela Candillaridramaturg: Cori Ellisonproducer: Cath Brittanmusic workshop, Los Angeles, May 2020sample available upon request

Houston, TX

librettist for untitled opera about homelessnessmusic by Jeremy Howard Beckcommissioned by HGOcopremiere, march 2022librettist for AFTER THE STORMmusic by David Hanlondeveloped in collaboration with director Matthew Ozawaconducted by David Hanlonproduced by Brittany Duncancommissioned by HGOcopremiere: Cullen Theater, Houston Grand Opera, & Galveston 1894.

librettist for THE LONG WALKmusic by Jeremy Howard Beckbased on the memoir by Brian Castnercommissioned by American Lyric Theaterpremiere: Opera Saratoga, 2015presented at Utah Opera, 2017 & Pittsburgh Opera, 2018

Latitude 14 makes work for performance that excavates the memory of objects and blurs the boundaries of concert, theater, and installation.

New York City

SOUND HOUSEa new playabout electronic composer/inventor Daphne Oram, disappearing mothers, Francis Bacon, Haarlem with 2 As, and invisibility.premiere: the Flea Theater, 2018produced by New Georgesdirected by Debbie Saivetzdesigned by Tyler Kieffer & Brandon Wolcott (sound), Marsha Ginsberg (sets), Kate McGee (lights), Olivera Gajic (costumes); additional.

Everywhere

Chicago

librettist for THE PROPERTYmusic by Wlad Marhuletsbased on the graphic novel by Rutu Modandirected by and co-adapted with Eric Einhorncommissioned by Lyric Unlimitedpremiere: University of Chicago Center for the Arts, 2015conducted by Michael Lewanskiwith Jill Grove, James Maddalena, Anne Slovin, Sam Handley, Nathaniel Olson, Julianne Olson

NYC

Composer-Librettist Development ProgramWrote ANOTHER SKY, with composer Jeremy Howard BeckCurrently commissioned to write the libretto for THE LONG WALK, based on the memoir by Brian Castner, with music by Jeremy Howard Beck. The project is a recipient of a 2013 Opera America Repertoire Development Grant.

Taught Introductory and Advanced Playwriting in the context of a vibrant theater department and a thriving creative writing program.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Developed THE SECRET LIVES OF COATS via 3 workshops and Playlabs 2008.

NYC

Developed RED FLY/BLUE BOTTLE, a multimedia music-theater work, also described as a cabinet of curiosities, about a secret war.

7-year residency for playwrights. Developed works including:Eloise & Ray (Whitfield Cook Prize)The Hotel Carter (Frederic Loewe Award)The World Speed Carnival (Soho Rep Summercamp)The Street of Useful Things (Pew Charitable Trust: Philadelphia Theatre Initiative Grant)ViperOrpheus (HERE Arts Center, conceived by Kristin Marting)Far Sea Pharisee (NEA.

Developed THE HOTEL CARTER.

Mfa, Playwriting

Studied with the inimitable Mac Wellman

Ba, English

Activities and Societies: Horgan Prize Honorable Mention, Olin Fellowship