Faculty

Emma Griffin is a stage director and educator; she is also the Managing Artistic Director of Mannes Opera at The New School.  Hailed by the New York Times for her "deeply resonant", "intelligent", and "darkly enchanting" staging, Griffin's productions have been seen in performance venues all over the country. With a diverse background in theater, musical theater and opera, she has been produced by companies such as BAM, Wolf Trap Opera, Opera Saratoga, Prototype Festival, Opera Colorado, Atlanta Opera, Boston Lyric Opera, Curtis Opera Theater/Opera Philadelphia, Perseverance Theater, Geva Theater Center, Southern Rep, Actor’s Express, Virginia Stage, HERE, Salt Theater, Clubbed Thumb, New Georges and the Williamstown Theater Festival.  She has taught performers, directors and designers at NYU, SUNY Stony Brook, CCM at University of Cincinnati, and been a frequent guest artist at Juilliard and The Curtis Institute of Music. Upcoming work includes the new Phil Kline/Jim Jarmouch opera Tesla. www.emmagriffin.net