Established in 2013 by the Kurt Weill Foundation for Music, the Harold Prince/Kurt Weill Directing Fellowship offers an opportunity for emerging and mid-career directors who are members or associate members of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society to assist a master director on a stage work of Kurt Weill or Marc Blitzstein. Through these Fellowships, directors will gain first-hand experience with the processes and specific approaches of master artists and thereby expand their own artistry, enrich leadership and collaboration skills, and further their knowledge of directing opera and/or musical theater. In addition, the Fellow will acquire greater understanding of and comfort level with Kurt Weill’s and Marc Blitzstein’s theatrical catalogue and an ability to draw on this in future work.
Prospective directors and organizations interested in hosting a Prince/Weill Directing Fellow are encouraged to contact:
Brady Sansone
Director of Programs and Business Affairs
(212) 505-5240 x 204
bsansone@kwf.org
Past Harold Prince/Kurt Weill Directing Fellows
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Noam Shapiro
2020 Harold Prince/Kurt Weill Directing Fellow
Love Life
Victoria Clark, New York City Center Encores! -
James Blaszko
2019 Harold Prince/Kurt Weill Directing Fellow
The Cradle Will Rock
John Doyle, Classic Stage Company -
Anna Michael
2018 Harold Prince/Kurt Weill Directing Fellow
Die sieben Todsünden and Mahagonny Songspiel
David Poutney, Opéra national du Rhin -
Alison Moritz
2016 Harold Prince/Kurt Weill Directing Fellow
Lost in the Stars
Tazewell Thompson, Washington National Opera -
Jenny Bennett
2016 Harold Prince/Kurt Weill Directing Fellow
Lost in the Stars
Tazewell Thompson, Washington National Opera -
Shaun Patrick Tubbs
2015 Harold Prince/Kurt Weill Directing Fellow
The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny
John Fulljames, Royal Opera House -
Michael Leibenluft
2014 Harold Prince/Kurt Weill Directing Fellow
The Threepenny Opera
Martha Clarke, Atlantic Theatre Company Paige Kiliany
2014 Harold Prince/Kurt Weill Directing Fellow
The Threepenny Opera
Matthew Gardiner, Signature Theatre