Composer and Playwright
Karl Hinze is a composer and playwright in New York City.
He enjoys collaborating with actors, musicians, directors, lyricists, playwrights, and producers to create and present new musicals, plays, plays-with-music, and anything in-between.
Played by an excellent four-piece band, Karl Hinze’s frequently mournful music is lovely.” —The New York Times on 210 Amlent Avenue
Karl has a PhD in Music Composition from Stony Brook University and has studied playwriting at ESPA.
Upcoming
PROPHESY – JULY 9–15 AT THE WILD PROJECT
This world premiere production of my play will open the 2018 Fresh Fruit Festival. Set in a Catholic all-boys high school, Prophesy explores what happens when adolescent lust meets religious visions.
Preview the title song from Big Picture, sung by Tony Ponella
NYC Premieres
- The Exposed Bone Workshop Collective Ensemble Studio…
April 26–June 2 at the PIT Loft
- Cooking For Two at Sound Bites 5.0
May 28 at the Signature Theatre Center
- “Baseball Season Again” at MuseMatch 9.0
April 14, 2017 at Feinstein’s/54 Below
- “Every Year” at MuseMatch 7.0
June 18, 2016 at Feinstein’s/54 Below
- “One Day Closer” and “I’ll Make It” at Contemporary Christmas
December 5, 2016 at the Duplex
- Miss Metcalfe Goes To College at the Prospect Musical Theatre Lab
July 27–31, 2016 at the 14th Street Y Theatre
- 210 Amlent Avenue, Official Selection of the NYMF 2015 Next Link Project
July 9–14, 2015 at the Signature Theatre Center
- Are They Edible? by Jeanette Oi-Suk Yew
Nov 7–10, 2013 at the La MaMa Puppet Series
- Plague Victims Catapulted Over Walls Into Beseiged City for soprano, flute, and piano
September 17, 2011 at the Juilliard School
April 26–June 2 at the PIT Loft
May 28 at the Signature Theatre Center
April 14, 2017 at Feinstein’s/54 Below
June 18, 2016 at Feinstein’s/54 Below
December 5, 2016 at the Duplex
July 27–31, 2016 at the 14th Street Y Theatre
July 9–14, 2015 at the Signature Theatre Center
Nov 7–10, 2013 at the La MaMa Puppet Series
September 17, 2011 at the Juilliard School