WITH SALVAGE VANGUARD THEATER:
Graham is a resident company member and composer with Salvage Vanguard Theater, receiving a monthly stipend. SVT has produced Graham’s two operas, MotherBone and Genghis Khan. Here are the shows Graham and the Golden Arm Trio have scored for the company:
VENUS
by Suzan-Lori Parks
Directed by Jason Neulander
Music by Graham Reynolds and the Golden Arm Trio
September,1999
CRY PITCH CARROLS
by Ruth E. Margraff
Directed by Jason Neulander
Music by Graham Reynolds and the Golden Arm Trio
December, 1999
Nominated for the B. Iden Payne Award for “Best Musical Direction” and “Best Musical”
THE INTERGALACTIC NEMESIS
By Ray Colgan, Jessica Reissman, and Jason Neulander
Directed by Jason Neulander
Music by Graham Reynolds and the Golden Arm Trio
May, 2000
AMERICAN DEMON
by Dan Dietz, Deborah Hay, Andrea Moon, and Jason Neulander
Music by Graham Reynolds and the Golden Arm Trio
September, 2000
WALLPAPER PSALM
by Ruth E. Margraff
Directed by Jason Neulander
Music by Graham Reynolds and the Golden Arm Trio
March, 2001
"I can't totally explain it, but I like it. ... 'Wallpaper Psalm' appeals as an intense, visceral and dark homage to the human spirit and the fantasies and memories that sustain us through our fears and loneliness. " – Jamie Smith-Cantera, Austin American-Statesman, March 26, 2001
"Between them, Ruth Margraff and director Jason Neulander produce a psalm, a hymn sung in challenging style ... Golden Arm Trio rock ... This Salvage Vanguard Theater experiment works many times over. " – Rob Curran, The Austin Chronicle, March 30, 2001
RETURN OF THE INTERGALACTIC NEMESIS
by Ray Colgan, Jessica Reissman, and Jason Neulander
Music by Graham Reynolds and the Golden Arm Trio
June, 2001
INTERGALACTIC NEMESIS: TWIN INFINITY
by Ray Colgan, Jason Neulander, and Chad Nichols Music by Graham Reynolds and the Golden Arm Trio
MOTHERBONE
A New Opera by Graham Reynolds
Libretto by Karen Hartman
Directed by Jason Neulander
October, 2002
New York workshop presentation at New Dramatists, April, 2003
"Bone-chilling", "vividly expressionistic" and "ferociously smart" -- Austin American-StatesmanGraham and Karen each received the Frederick Loewe Music Theater Award for this piece. Also received an NEA grant for the production and Graham's commission."Graham Reynolds' score keeps you on the edge of your seat. ... The 14 actors [fill the stage] with superb song and fantastic emotion. ... It's an amazing show." -- The Austin Chronicle
16 SPELLS TO CHARM THE BEAST
by Lisa D’Amour
Directed by Deanna Shoemaker
Music by Graham Reynolds and the Golden Arm Trio
February, 2003
DEATH OF A CAT
by C. Denby Swanson
Directed by Jason Neulander
Music by Graham Reynolds and the Golden Arm Trio
September, 2004
GENGHIS KHAN
A New Opera by Graham Reynolds
Libretto by Jason Neulander
March, 2005
"Hail The Conquering Opera Genghis Khan.... a mesmerizing alternative opera by composer Graham Reynolds with libretto by Neulander, is intimate, yet epic." --Austin American Statesman
WITH THE RUDE MECHS:
Graham is a company member and composer with the Rude Mechs. The Rude Mechs have toured the US and Europe and had their shows produced Off-Broadway to critical acclaim. Here are the productions he and the Golden Arm Trio have scored:
IN THE HOUSE OF THE MOLES
by Terry Galloway
Directed by Shawn Sides
Music by Graham Reynolds and the Golden Arm Trio
February, 2000
REQUIEM FOR TESLA
by Kirk Lynn
Directed by Shawn Sides
Music by Graham Reynolds and the Golden Arm Trio
January, 2001
EL PARAISO
by Kirk Lyn
Directed by Shawn Sides
Music by Graham Reynolds and Peter Stopschinski
April 2005
STADIUM DEVILDARE
Directed by Shawn Sides
Composed by Graham Reynolds
Text by Ruth Margraff
April 2004
