Joseph Reese Award-winning Poet and Librettist
Crafting impactful and irreverent narratives to engage and inspire
Joseph Reese Award-winning Poet and Librettist
Crafting impactful and irreverent narratives to engage and inspire
About Joseph Reese, Poet and Librettist
Who is Joseph Reese?
Who is Joseph Reese?
Who is Joseph Reese?
Opera & Operetta
Who is Joseph Reese?
Who is Joseph Reese?
Poetry
Upcoming Projects
Upcoming Projects
Upcoming Projects
Upcoming Projects
Upcoming Projects
Projects Past and Present
Moonshine in B Minor
An oratorio celebrating the power of love over tradition, prejudice, and even death itself. Set in the the WWI south and the haunting corridors of the Yoruba underworld.
Orgullo
A mythical exploration of legends surrounding the rise and fall of infamous Mexican president Santa anna and his wild, gum-popping adventures.
Whiskeypants: The Mayor of Williamsburg
In a post-apocalyptic Williamsburg, Mayor Whiskey Pants promises survivors a new start to life, one where they can forget the pain of the past.
Jack of Hearts, Master of None
A boozy four decade kaleidoscopic memoir of the life of a dissatisfied chronic gambler of the heart.
And the seven who defined him.
Fatty Fatty No Friends
... the story of a kid.
The skinny kids hated him, no matter what he did.
They taunted him until he took revenge without amends.
It was a tasty lesson for Fatty Fatty No Friends.