Stephen Wadsworth

Stephen Wadsworth (he/him)’s translations and productions of plays by Marivaux introduced the playwright to American theater audiences in the 1990s.  For his work on Marivaux and Molière, he was made a Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the government of France.  His productions of Aeschylus, Shakespeare, Molière, Marivaux, Goldoni, Beaumarchais, Strindberg, Shaw, Wilde, and Coward have established him as a master of classical style, but he has also directed world premieres of plays by authors as diverse as Anna Deavere Smith, Beth Henley and Ken Ludwig. He has been a front-rank opera director for over 40 years, creating productions for the Metropolitan Opera, Vienna State Opera, La Scala Milan, London’s Royal Opera, the Edinburgh Festival, and many other companies notably including Seattle Opera, where he created 11 productions, including a legendary production of Wagner’s Ring cycle.  He co-authored the opera A Quiet Place with Leonard Bernstein.  Since 2008 he has been the James S. Marcus Fellow at The Juilliard School, where he teaches acting and directing.

As of  February 2025.