Joseph Reese, Poet and Librettist
Joseph Reese, Poet and Librettist
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    • About
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  • About
  • Opera & Operetta
  • Poetry
  • Current and Upcoming

Lots to Do

Joe is always staying busy, and this is the place to come to see what is next.

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Upcoming Projects and Events

Being Chaka

Burning Coal Theatre, March 13-31

My Role

I'll be playing the role of Willy, a largely movement-based ethereal presence searching for closure by projecting the idea of my deceased son on a charismatic high school student. This is an engaging new coming of age drama created by NY-based T'EA Artistry.

GET TICKETS HERE BEFORE THEY'RE SOLD OUT!

Reviews are In

Triangle Theatre Review

Talking Broadway Review


Mercury Store Residency

Brooklyn, NY April 14-18

Overview

I'll be joining my writing team (Chuk Obasi, Christian DeGré Cardenas, and Bisi Adigun) to work on bringing to life our newest Opera. Moonshine in B Minor will showcase many styles of music as we tell the story of the unlikely romance between a Nigerian-born American Soldier and a battlefield nurse of Irish-Catholic decent.


Carolina Shakespeare Festival

In partnership with RALEIGH LITTLE THEATRE, Carolina Shakespeare presents an all-day SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL on Saturday April 19th in the Rose Garden’s Louise “Scottie” Stephenson Amphitheatre, 301 Pogue St, Raleigh. The event runs from Noon to 5pm and is FREE TO THE PUBLIC.

My Involvement

In this exciting festival, I get to take on the iconic titular roles of Hamlet and Othello.

Click here for more information!


Somewhere on the Screen Podcast

Along with my good friends Nick Westemeyer and Chris Moss, we explore blockbuster movies, and the projects that came before to pave the way for their magic. We have some exciting things going on with this one, so please check back for updates soon!

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