SOLOMON WEISBARD has created original works in drama, opera, dance, installation, and music across the U.S., Canada, Dominican Republic, Germany, Greece, Italy, Russia, and Slovenia. Previously with Zi Alikhan: Sanctuary City (Pasadena Playhouse). Other highlights include Otello (Festspielhaus Baden Baden, Germany); Il Trovatore (Teatro Comunale di Bologna and Teatro Regio di Parma, Italy); Oedipus (Ancient Theatre of Epidaurus, Greece; Ancient Theatre of Pompeii, Teatro Olimpico di Vicenza, and Teatro Mercadante di Napoli, Italy) all with Robert Wilson; Macbeth (directed by John Doyle at Classic Stage Company, NYC); The Shape of Things (created by Carrie Mae Weems at the Park Avenue Armory, NYC); Duat (Soho Rep, NYC); and Men on Boats (World Premiere: Playwrights Horizons/Clubbed Thumb, NYC). Regionally: Arden Theatre Company, Berkshire Theatre Group, Magic, Merry-Go-Round Playhouse, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Pasadena Playhouse, Pittsburgh Public, Portland Playhouse, Portland Center Stage, Portland Stage, Quintessence, TheatreSquared, Tri-Cities Opera, Westport Country Playhouse, and Yale Rep. Solomon is Assistant Professor of Scenic/Lighting Design at Portland State University and earned his MFA from the Yale School of Drama.
[Bio as of February 2024]