The Pen and the Sword

Written by Thorin Finch and Naci Konar-Steenberg

 Directed By Thorin Finch and Kate Magnacca 

Music Direction by Naci Konar-Steenberg and Stephanie Bloch

 Scenic Design by Sarina Mih and Ryken Berkowitz 

Props Design by Aryeh Simon 

Costume Design by Cloude Fewkes and Rain Branstetter 

Lighting Design by Leor Nelson-Chaver and Maple Matzner 

Sound Design by Noah Spector and Charlie Wiseman

 The Answer

Written and Directed by Rylan Dean Hefner

Musical Direction by Ruby McKeever

Scenic Design by Zivia Avelin

Lighting Design by Emily Zinner

Costume Design by Briar Shear

Props Design by Aryeh Simon

Production Photos by Isabella Moss

25-26 New Oberlin Works Series Season

April 2026

L’amant Anonyme 

Oberlin Opera Theater

November 2025

Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges 

Libretto by Desfontaines-Lavallee
Based on a play by Madame de Genlis

Fenlon Lamb, guest stage director
Kelly Kuo, guest conductor

Aryeh Simon worked on props and set dressing for this production.

Willy Wonka Jr. 

Music and Lyrics by Leslie Bricusse and Timothy Allen McDonald

Adapted for the Stage by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley

Based on the book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl

Directed by Vinny Douglass

Music Direction by Paul Heinemann

Props Design by Kat Eisenberg and Aryeh Simon

La Finta Giardiniera

The Infinite Energy of Ada Lovelace