Theatrical Work
In addition to his better known film work, Wiseman has also directed and been involved in theater, in the US and France.
- "Emily Dickinson, La Belle d’Amherst" (The Belle of Amherst) by William Luce. Le Theatre Noir, Paris, Director, May-July, 2012
- “Oh Les Beaux Jours” (Happy Days) by Samuel Beckett. La Comedie Francaise, Paris. Director, November – January 2006; Director & Actor, Jan-March 2007.
- “The Last Letter” an adaptation from the novel Life and Fate by Vasily Grossman Theatre for a New Audience, New York. Director, December 2003
- “The Last Letter” an adaptation from the novel Life and Fate by Vasily Grossman. North American Tour with La Comedie Francaise production (Ottawa/Toronto, Canada; Cambridge/Springfield, MA; New York, NY; Chicago, IL) Director, May-June 2001
- “The Last Letter” an adaptation from the novel Life and Fate by Vasily Grossman. La Comedie Francaise, Paris. Director, March-April 2000, September-November, 2000
- “Welfare: The Opera,” story by Frederick Wiseman and David Slavitt, libretto by David Slavitt, music by Lenny Pickett. St. Anne’s Center for Restoration and the Arts, New York. Director, May 1997
- “Welfare: The Opera,” story by Frederick Wiseman and David Slavitt, libretto by David Slavitt, music by Lenny Pickett. American Music Theater Festival, Philadelphia. Director, June 1992
- “Hate” by Joshua Goldstein. American Repertory Theatre, Cambridge. Director, January 1991
- “The Last Letter” an adaptation from the novel Life and Fate by Vasily Grossman. American Repertory Theatre, Cambridge. Director, May 1988
- “Tonight We Improvise” by Luigi Pirandello. American Repertory Theatre, Cambridge. Director of video sequences and actor in role of documentary filmmaker, November 1986-February 1987
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