Ben Krywosz

Ben Krywosz serves as Artistic Director of Nautilus, where he has staged premiere productions of such works as UNTOLD LIES, SISTER STORIES, LOSS OF BREATH, I AM ANNE FRANK, MEDITATIONS ON ARION, HEARTS ON FIRE, DANTE’S VIEW, WITHOUT COLORS, FLY AWAY ALL, SNOW LEOPARD, and many others -- as well as innovative productions of such works as ALICE UNWRAPPED, ORPHEUS AND EURIDICE, CAROUSEL, MAN OF LA MANCHA, A WATER BIRD TALK, FROM THE DIARY OF VIRGINIA WOOLF, THE LAST FIVE YEARS, and INTO THE WOODS. He also produces the company’s Rough Cuts program, manages the Wesley Balk Opera/Music-Theater Institute for singer-actors and directors, and directs the Nautilus Composer-Librettist Studio. From 1984 to 1987, he was Project Director of Opera America’s OPERA FOR THE 80s AND BEYOND, where he introduced the  professional opera field to the work of innovative music-theater artists. Krywosz also serves as a group facilitator, community organizer, and administrative consultant, and teaches classes in collaboration.