Explore Opera
Industry Resources
Programs
Get Involved
WEBINARS
EVENTS
Conference & Webinars
OPERA America Onstage
World Opera Day
SERVICES
Grants & Awards
Leadership Development
Artist Development
Magazine & Publications
DATABASES
North American Works Directory
Performance Database
Technical / Production Directory
NOTES Arts Education
BY AUDIENCE
Administrators
Artists
Trustees
Educators
Appreciators
MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY
MEMBERSHIP
Membership Overview
Member Directory
Affinity Groups
Jobs in Opera
OPERA AMERICA
Support Us
About Us
Press Room
Become a Member
Donate Today
Login
National Opera Center
BOOK TODAY
BECOME A MEMBER
Discover the Center
Rooms and Rates
Services & Amenitites
Visitor Information
North American Works Directory
A-Z Index of Works
Timeline of North American Works
Joan Schirle
Librettist
Biography
Joan Schirle was an actor, playwright, director, and deviser of original work, including over 30 plays and collaborations. She was a pioneer in the US development of physical theatre, ensemble theatre, and theatre of place, and was a co-founder of the Network of Ensemble Theatres. Awards include a Fox Foundation/TCG $25,000 Resident Actor Fellowship. In 2004 she was honored at the 16th Cairo International Experimental Theatre Festival as a leader in the field of experimental theatre. She was the founding artistic director of Dell’Arte International, a principal performer in the Dell’Arte Company. In 2018 she was awarded a 3-week residency by the Morris Graves Foundation at his last home, “The Lake,” in Loleta, CA. In November 2018 she presented readings from Graves letters and archives. Previous collaborations with Leishman include The Weave (dir. J. Schirle); Flock (dir. G.W. Mercier); and Dell’Arte Company’s Slapstick; The Redwood Curtain Trilogy; Red Noses, and Animal Farm.
OPERA America/Opera.ca Grants Awarded
Click here
to learn more about OPERA America granting programs.
GRANT NAME
YEAR
Opera Grants for Women Composers: Discovery Grants
2019
There are no productions for this artist in the Season Schedule of Performances which currently only dates back to 1991.
Artist Information
All information is derived from OPERA America's Season Schedule of Performances and titles databases which date back to 1991. OPERA America is constantly updating this data. If you feel that a work or an artist has been omitted or that information is incorrect, please use the linked forms below.
Title Information Form
Artist Information Form
Works by Artist
Bird of the Inner Eye
STORED ADMIN COOKIE
*
actor id:
0
name:
company:
email
ind id:
0
memb level:
0
expiration date:
12:00:00 AM
current url:
/Applications/NAWD/people.aspx
Login As
Individual
ABC Member
PCM Staff
* Visible only to OPERA America Administrators for testing purposes. Shows security cookie contents.