Bach at Leipzig

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About the Playwright

Itamar Moses (b. 1977) is a young American playwright who, with eight successful scripts under his belt, many have claimed to be in "his moment - his time to break through to a wider audience."  Moses grew up in Berkeley, California, and earned his bachelor's degree at Yale and his MFA in dramatic writing from NYU.  Often compared to Tom Stoppard, his plays are intricately designed theatrical structures.  In Back Back Back (2008), three pro baseball players square off over the use of steroids in their sport.  In Yellowjackets (2009), students at Berkeley High School wrangle over a backdrop of race, class and progressive politics.  And at the opposite end of the spectrum, the spare, two-character play The Four of Us (2008) is an apologetic and playful meditation on envy, aspiration and memory.  Moses's other works include Celebrity Row (2005), Outrage (2001), and Authorial Intent (2004). 

In 2000, as a graduate student at NYU, Moses revisited an old idea for a play about what happened "behind the scenes" in Bach's life, and eventually developed Bach at Leipzig through workshops over the next five years at various theaters, including The Hangar Theater, Florida Stage, and finally New York Theater Workshop (NYTW).  Bach at Leipzig finally premiered at NYTW in November, 2005.  Despite a scathing review in The New York Times, Tom Stoppard's support of the young playwright helped draw enthusiastic audiences from the New York theater community and Bach at Leipzig has gone on to be a success at regional theaters across the U.S., including Shakespeare Santa Cruz and South Coast Repertory.