ABOUT

Aleksandra M. Weil is a Soviet-born and Brooklyn-based composer and theatre artist. Born and raised in Tashkent, Uzbekistan in the aftermath of the collapse of the Soviet Union, Aleksandra’s work explores themes of cultural and political identity, gender inequality, state corruption and the resilience of the human spirit. Her musical A Rebel Prayer (book/lyrics by Eloise Govedare) is currently in development with Syracuse University, where it’s slated for an Academic World Premier in Spring 2026. Her musical Group! (book by Julia B. Rosenblatt, lyrics by Eloise Govedare) premiered at Passage Theater Company in May 2022 and was praised as “savagely powerful” “poignant and wry” and “simply must see”. 

Additional selected works include Goodnight Bär (NYMF/ASCAP); Uprising (The Tank); Henna Leaves (The American Opera Project) and Love in the Dark (Dixon place). She has been commissioned by the NJ Theatre Alliance and ASCAP and held residencies at Goodspeed Musicals and Catwalk Art Residency. Her work has additionally been performed at Feinstein’s/54 Below, Joe’s Pub, New Jersey Performing arts Center (NJPAC), Target Margin, New York University, Portsmouth College in the U.K. and on the West Coast at Bumbershoot Festival, Pride Festival and The Moore Theater. Aleksandra has been a featured guest artist at Columbia University’s musical theatre writing class for playwrights with Michael Korie and was a contributing script reader for the Eugene O’Neill’s National Playwrights Conference. Aleksandra holds an MFA in Musical Theatre Writing from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts and a BA in Women’s Studies from University of Washington.

ARTIST STATEMENT

From Classical music to Arabic maqams and old Soviet film scores, my musical language straddles the rich and varying traditions of my birthplace - Tashkent - and the raw energy of Seattle’s late grunge and early indie rock scene, where I spent my formative years fronting a theatre rock band with longtime collaborator Eloise Govedare.

When creating a score, I draw inspiration from my characters’ cultural heritage, weaving existing musical traditions with contemporary feel and form. Whether I am writing a punk rock musical or an Afghani opera, I yearn to evoke a nostalgia for a long lost home while enveloping the listener in melodic landscapes that feel organic and sonically accessible.