Opera

Tenor Alex McKissick tries on his wings in “Bridge for Three” rehearsal at Washington National Opera, 2018.

Opera librettist Megan Cohen has been commissioned by Washington National Opera, Houston Grand Opera, and some other smaller places as well.


Selected Works

Poster for an opera festival featuring a wide open mouth in bright colors against a minimalist background.
2018 American Opera Initiative Festival poster listing “Bridge for Three.”

Writing opera is a bit like writing theater. You have to tell just as big a story, but with a text that’s 80% shorter.


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tell the truth.
don’t give up.
have fun.

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Julie (Stacy Ross) in "Free For All," flanked by house puppeteers Miyaka P. Cochrane and Charlie Gray. (Photo: Ben Krantz, 2019.)

More than one hundred scripts by Megan have been performed live onstage, from Midtown Manhattan to small-town Montana to…

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Poster for an opera festival featuring a wide open mouth in bright colors against a minimalist background.

Megan doesn’t speak Italian so she writes opera libretti in English, and it’s how she met Ruth Bader Ginsburg and the legendary rodeo champ…

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The menu screen for the iPad game Fashion Tale, featuring the title in whimsical white letters against a blue sky.

Games

While writing and ghostwriting for games and interactive/digital media, Megan learns the weirdest stuff. Did you know that Ryan Gosling…

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Playwright Megan Cohen, a pale white woman with a dark pompadour haircut, sits at a writing desk surrounded by balloons and glowing lamps.

Megan loves to support and create community through writing. When she held a 24-hour Writing Marathon..

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“In the sui generis mind of theater artist Megan Cohen, silliness intermingles with oh-no-she-didn’t moxie; searing smarts blend seamlessly with surreal reverie and a bottomless capacity for feeling.” San Francisco Chronicle

Megan Cohen, a pale white woman with a dark bob haircut, looks directly at the camera. She smiles with a closed mouth.

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