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Stephanie Griffin brings a unique, diverse lifetime of experiences to her literary work. A Master’s degree in Social Work, followed by years of producing and video editing for television at CBS, the Lifetime Network, A & E and finally NBC News, where she worked closely with NPR’s Scott Simon to create video essays on the issues of the day. A teaching career at a suburban high school in New Jersey where she inspired students with her knowledge of the human condition to her work as an award-winning playwright and screenwriter. Her works have been performed at the Theatre Project, the Hoboken Playwrights Festival, the Riverhead Theater and the Hackensack Cultural Arts Center to name just a few locations in the New York metropolitan area. A scene from Death Club, Ladies Auxiliary was published by Smith & Kraus in THE BEST STAGE SCENES of 1997. Stephanie is a member of the Dramatists Guild.


SELECT WRITING AWARDS & EXPERIENCE

“Making Thanksgiving Back Again” – Judson Church, NY, NY 2017
“This Way to the Egress” – Theatre Project Kaliedescope Kabaret,
Maplewood, NJ 2017
“Landlocked”- Staged Reading, Cranford Center - 2016
“Expect Delays”-Theatre Project Festival, Maplewood, NJ 2014
“Ingredients in a Life” –Apron Project - Riverhead Theater, 2013
“Suburban Life” - Hackensack Cultural Arts Center, 2010 “Real Estate in Heaven” - "Living in an Age of Perpetual War" sponsored by the Puffin Foundation, 2008 “Moral Cleansing”– Puffin Cultural Center, 2003
“Trouble in Paradise”-De Baun Auditorium, 2002
“Death Club, Ladies Auxiliary” - De Baun Auditorium, 2001
“You’re Standing in My Blind Spot”– Hoboken Playwrights, 2000
“Death Club, Ladies Auxiliary” - Gallery Players,2000
“Trouble in Paradise” - Theater at Holy Cross, 1999
“Death Club, Ladies Auxiliary” - Theater at Holy Cross,1998
-Scene published by Smith & Kraus- The Best Stage Scenes of 1997
"You're Standing in My Blind Spot" - Basic Theatre Company, 1997
"Waiting for Dinka" - Basic Theatre Company, 1996
"Moment in Time" - Dixon Place, 1995
Writer in Residence - 78th Street Theatre Lab, 1995
"Rules and Regulations" Playwrights Horizon Summerfest, 1992. N.Y.
"Over here" - Staged screenplay reading - N.Y. Women in Film,
"No Regrets" Staged screenplay reading - N.Y. Women in Film
Finalist – Juilliard Playwriting Fellowship, 2003
Winner Great American Screenplay Contest, 1991
Finalist Writers Guild East Screen Writing Contest 1991
Finalist NBC Script Writing Contest 1991, 1992, 1998 4 feature length screenplays, one has been optioned.

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National Sawdust Presents a Trilogy of Collaborative Live Music and Dance-Theater Pieces From Tiffany Mills Company and Ensemble Ipse

National Sawdust (Paola Prestini, Artistic Director; Ana De Archuleta, Managing Director) presents a program of three collaborative pieces from Tiffany Mills Company and Ensemble Ipse conceived for seven violas and seven dancers, including the world premiere of Vapor/Blood, on December 2 and 3.
Curtis Stewart Unveils 2023-2024 Season Highlights

Discover the exciting highlights of Curtis Stewart's upcoming 2023-2024 season, including his performances with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Oregon Symphony presenting his musical essay on grief, 'of Love.' Get the details here.
National Sawdust Purchases Williamsburg Home; Announces Fall 2023 Season

National Sawdust, the acclaimed non-profit that commissions, produces, and presents genre-spanning new music and interdisciplinary works, has announced that it has purchased its building in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, and revealed the programming that will animate the venue this fall.
World Music Institute 2022-2023 Season to Open With Adam Rudolph's Go: Organic Orchestra

With a 37-year curatorial presence in NYC, World Music Institute is mainly known for presenting traditional and contemporary music from around the world. On September 10th, Adam Rudolph reboots the 'Improvisations' series with an impressive lineup of musicians from many different backgrounds and musical influences.
Henry Threadgill Presents New Works At Roulette This Month

Pulitzer Prize-winning composer, saxophonist and flutist Henry Threadgill will present a multimedia masterwork inspired by the late jazz drummer Milford Graves on May 20 & 21 at Roulette in Brooklyn, New York.
Henry Threadgill Presents Multimedia Masterwork Inspired By Late Jazz Drummer Milford Graves

Two night presentation and performance from 'Henry Threadgill and Party Of' To Run, announced May 20 & 21 at Roulette in Brooklyn, New York.
Melodia Women's Choir Of NYC Presents TO DREAM A WORLD

On the heels of their November virtual concert, 'Songs of Love & Hope', Melodia Women's Choir makes an enthusiastic return with 'To Dream a World', a free YouTube Premiere event happening Saturday, May 22 at 7:30 PM ET, and Sunday, May 23, at 2 PM ET.
Princeton Symphony Orchestra Announces Spring Chamber Concert Line-Up

The Princeton Symphony Orchestra has announced a springtime series of live  chamber music concerts taking place on successive Thursdays in May at 6pm on the beautiful grounds of Morven Museum & Garden.
Associated Chamber Music Players Presents Virtual Worldwide Play-In This Weekend

Associated Chamber Music Players (ACMP)’s annual chamber music jamming weekend, the Worldwide Play-In Weekend, will be held virtually this year on March 20 and 21, 2021.
Associated Chamber Music Players Virtual Worldwide Play-In Schedule Of Events

Each March, this grassroots event unites people of all ages and abilities through their common love of chamber music in honoring J.S. Bach during the month of his birth. ACMP is seeking chamber musicians to participate in and host Play-Ins.
Associated Chamber Music Players Presents Webinar on the Basics of Jamulus, JamKazam and Sonobus with Phyllis Kaiden

Associated Chamber Music Players has announced a free webinar on the basics of Jamulus, JamKazam and Sonobus with Phyllis Kaiden on Sunday, February 28, 2021 at 2pm EST. Join ACMP for an informal Q and A and information session about playing chamber music in real time online.
Associated Chamber Music Players Presents JamKazam

Associated Chamber Music Players (ACMP) announces a JamKazam webinar with Susan Alexander and Friends on Saturday, February 20, 2021 at 2pm EST. Join ACMP for an informal Q and A and information session about playing chamber music in real time online.
Melodia Women's Choir Of NYC Presents SONGS OF LOVE AND HOPE

Melodia Women's Choir presents Songs of Love & Hope. An evening of music to warm the heart and share hope.
Associated Chamber Music Players Appoints Stephanie Griffin As Executive Director

Associated Chamber Music Players (ACMP) announces the appointment of Stephanie Griffin as Executive Director. Stephanie is a founding member of the award-winning Momenta Quartet and is principal violist of the Princeton Symphony Orchestra.  As a professional musician, she has been deeply involved with chamber music since completing her DMA at Juilliard in 2003.
Music Of The Americas Announces Virtual Programming for This Week

i??Check out the lineup of this week's Music of the Americas virtual programming:
KALEIDOSCOPE KABARET Returns At Union Hall This Month

Comedy and drama are on the table with the turkey this Thanksgiving, when Kaleidoscope Kabaret, an annual program of short plays by the members of The Theater Project's Playwrights Workshop comes to Union Center, November 23 and 24. Two of the plays in the program are about the joys and woes of the approaching holidays.    
Two New Medieval Groups To Appear In Concert In Palo Alto, Berkeley And San Francisco

The Princeton Symphony Orchestra (PSO) launches its 2019-20 chamber season on Sunday, October 20, at 4:30 pm with Music for Oboe and Strings at the Institute for Advanced Study, in Wolfensohn Hall.
PSO Launches Chamber Season With Music For Oboe And Strings

The Princeton Symphony Orchestra (PSO) launches its 2019-20 chamber season on Sunday, October 20, at 4:30 pm with Music for Oboe and Strings at the Institute for Advanced Study, in Wolfensohn Hall. The concert spotlights the artistry of four PSO musicians as they perform as a quartet: Lillian Copeland, oboe, Ruotao Mao, violin, Stephanie Griffin, viola, and Alistair MacRae, cello. On the program are Johann Joachim Quantz' Quartet No. 3 in G Major, W.A. Mozart's Oboe Quartet in F Major, Ludwig van Beethoven's String Trio in D Major, and Benjamin Britten's Phantasy Quartet.
'Laughing All the Way to the Bank' Performs Short Plays at Unity Bank

Writers need inspiration; since the annual showcase of new work from Theater Project's Playwrights Workshop is being performed at Unity Bank, the authors chose to write about money, or the lack thereof, to create LAUGHING ALL THE WAY TO THE BANK, an evening of short comedies. This is the latest of a series of POP UP Theater events designed to bring entertainment to Union and foot traffic to the Union's Downtown Center, hosted by Unity Bank, in a cleverly converted annex at its Stuyvesant Avenue branch.
Momenta Festival at Americas Society Oct. 15 & 17

The MetLife Foundation Music of the Americas Concert Series is pleased to host Momenta Quartet for the fourth edition of their annual festival of new music. On October 15, Momenta will perform Ocean Breakup, a program curated by violist Stephanie Griffin. On October 17, violinist Emilie-Anne Gendron curates the group's second performance at Americas Society entitled Points of Departure. Join us for two exceptional evenings with a group praised byThe New York Times for its “diligence, curiosity, and excellence.”

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