Jen Stephenson
About
Dr. Jen Stephenson is Assistant Clinical Professor and Director of Baylor Opera Theater at Baylor University School of Music, where she also teaches Acting for Singers and Advanced Opera Workshop. As a stage director and producer, Stephenson has worked with Baylor Opera Theatre, Chicago Summer Opera, Landlocked Opera, Opera Seme, Lawrence Opera Theatre, Music On Site, Harrower Summer Opera, Druid City Opera, The University of Alabama Opera Theatre, and Tabor College Opera, which she founded in 2015. Her productions with Baylor Opera Theatre have collected numerous accolades from the National Opera Association, including first place winner of the Robert Hansen Collegiate Opera Scenes Competition (2023) and first place winner in the NOA's annual production competition (2024). In 2017, her DMA dissertation, "Luigi Dallapiccola's Il Prigioniero and Gian-Carlo Menotti's The Consul: A Comparative Study," was named winner of the prestigious National Opera Association's biennial Dissertation Competition. In addition to her work at Baylor, Stephenson is co-founder and Artistic Director of Music On Site, Inc., a regional opera company producing free musical outreach events to underserved communities. She is currently chair of the awarding committee of the National Opera Association's JoElyn Wakefield Wright Stage Director Internship.
Education & Qualifications
DMA, degrees from The University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Westfield State University, University of South Florida, and The University of Alabama