Joanie Schultz

upcoming work

WRITER’S THEATRE, Frida…A Self Portrait, written and performed by Vanessa Severo, Jan. 23-Feb. 23, 2025.
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CINCINNATI PLAYHOUSE IN THE PARK, Birthday Candles, by Noah Haidle, April 19-May 18, 2025.

QUANTUM THEATRE, Seagull, by Joanie Schultz, adapted from Chekhov, July 25-August 17, 2025.

recent work

CINCINNATI PLAYHOUSE IN THE PARK, Vietgone, by Qui Nguyen, April 27-June 2, 2024

INDIANA REPERTORY THEATRE, Frida…A Self Portrait, written and performed by Vanessa Severo, March 12 – April 7, 2024
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CINCINNATI PLAYHOUSE IN THE PARK, Dracula, by Vanessa Severo, in collaboration with Joanie Schultz. Co-Directed by Joanie Schultz and Vanessa Severo, February 3-March 4, 2024
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GEVA THEATRE CENTER, Frida…A Self Portrait, written and performed by Vanessa Severo, October 10-November 17, 2023
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EVERYMAN THEATRE, A Doll’s House, by Henrik Ibsen (adaptation mine), September 3-October 1, 2023

PITTSBURGH PUBLIC THEATER, Frida…A Self Portrait, written and performed by Vanessa Severo, June 7-25, 2023
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CINCINNATI PLAYHOUSE IN THE PARK, Origin Story, world premiere by Nathan Alan Davis, May 20-June 25, 2023
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CINCINNATI PLAYHOUSE IN THE PARK, Frida…A Self Portrait, written and performed by Vanessa Severo, October 15-November 6, 2022
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PORTLAND CENTER STAGE, Frida…A Self Portrait, written and performed by Vanessa Severo, October 15-November 7, 2021
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UNITED SOLO FESTIVAL, The Elephant in the Room, written and performed by Melanie Greenberg, Oct 29-November 7, 2021

STUDIO THEATRE, 2.5 Minute Ride, by Lisa Kron, streaming online April 30-May 23, 2021

THE THEATER SCHOOL AT DEPAUL UNIVERSITY, V.I.P., world premiere by Molly Rosen, streaming online May 21-30, 2021

STEEP THEATRE RADIO, Moony, by Ike Holter, listen here now!

KANSAS CITY REPERTORY THEATRE, Frankenstein: A Ghost Story, by Kyle Hatley, March 2020

JUNGLE THEATRE, A Doll’s House, Part 2, by Lucas Hnath, Jan-Feb 2020

PHILADELPHIA THEATRE COMPANY, A Small Fire, by Adam Bock, Featuring Bebe Neuwirth, Oct-Nov 2019

KANSAS CITY REPERTORY THEATRE, Frida: A Self Portrait, Written and Performed by Vanessa Severo, April-May 2019
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STUDIO THEATRE, Cry it Out, by Molly Smith Metzler, November, 2018

WATERTOWER THEATRE, A Doll's House, by Henrik Ibsen (adaptation mine), October, 2018
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WATERTOWER THEATRE, Hand to God, by Robert Askins, August, 2018
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WATERTOWER THEATRE, Pride and Prejudice, by Kate Hamill, October, 2017
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WATERTOWER THEATRE, Hit the Wall, by Ike Holter, August, 2017
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VICTORY GARDENS THEATER, Queen, by Madhuri Shekar, April 2017

CARDINAL STAGE COMPANY, The Legend of Georgia McBride, February 2017
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CLEVELAND PLAY HOUSE, Sex With Strangers, by Laura Eason, November 2016
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STUDIO THEATRE, Hand to God, by Robert Askins, July 2016
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IRISH THEATRE OF CHICAGO, Spinning, by Dierdre Kinahan, May 2016

KANSAS CITY REPERTORY THEATRE, Lot’s Wife, by Eric Rosen, April 2016
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VICTORY GARDENS THEATER, Cocked, by Sarah Gubbins, February 2016

AMERICAN THEATRE COMPANY, Bruise Easy, by Dan LeFranc, January 2016

STEEP THEATRE, The Cheats, by Hamish Linklater, October 2015

STEEP THEATRE, Martyr, by Marius von Mayenburg, April 2015

AMERICAN BLUES THEATRE, Yankee Tavern, by Steven Dietz, February 2015

SILK ROAD RISING, The Hundred Flowers Project, by Christopher Chen, October 2014

VICTORY GARDENS THEATER, Rest, by Samuel D. Hunter, September 2014

STEEP THEATRE, A Small Fire, by Adam Bock, June 2014

THE GOODMAN THEATRE, Venus in Fur, March 2014
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REMY BUMPPO THEATRE COMPANY, Northanger Abbey, October 2013
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VICTORY GARDENS THEATER, The Whale, April 2013
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STEEP THEATRE, Luther, by Ethan Lipton, January 2013

STEPPENWOLF THEATRE COMPANY, fml: how Carson McCullers saved my life, by Sarah Gubbins, March 2012
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