Will Wegner
Pauli Murray
2022
Will Wegner is a lyricist and librettist from Appleton, Wisconsin. His work during his four years at Yale has included So, Betsy!, Onward and Upward, and his senior thesis, Word Nerd, which was presented in part at the 2022 American Crossword Puzzle Tournament and mentioned in The New York Times. On the weekend, you’re liable to find him beneath a local streetlamp, chewing on a toothpick and flipping a nickel. Learn more at wegner.world.
Production
| Show Name | Role | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Word Nerd | Book Writer | Apr 22 – 29, 2022 |
| Word Nerd | Lyricist | Apr 22 – 29, 2022 |
| Onward and Upward | Book Writer | Dec 9 – 11, 2021 |
| Onward and Upward | Producer | Dec 9 – 11, 2021 |
| Onward and Upward | Lyricist | Dec 9 – 11, 2021 |
| AlakaZoom! | Lyricist | |
| CANCELLED: So, Betsy! | Lyricist | Apr 9 – 11, 2020 |
| CANCELLED: The Clean House | Projections Designer | Apr 1 – 4, 2020 |
| Winners | Lighting Designer | Feb 13 – 15, 2020 |
| Winners | Projections Designer | Feb 13 – 15, 2020 |
| Proof | Lighting Designer | Jan 31 – Feb 2, 2020 |
| Rumspringa | Head Electrician | Dec 6 – 8, 2019 |
| Rumspringa | Lighting Designer | Dec 6 – 8, 2019 |
| Puppet Pioneers | Lyricist | Dec 7 – 8, 2019 |
| The Rocky Horror Picture Show | Lighting Designer | Nov 1, 2019 |
| Agnes of God | Projections Designer | Oct 10 – 12, 2019 |
| Sweat | Projections Designer | Oct 3 – 5, 2019 |
| Pippin | Projections Designer | May 17 – 19, 2019 |
| Radium Girls | Lighting Designer | Apr 4 – 6, 2019 |
| Radium Girls | Sound Designer | Apr 4 – 6, 2019 |
| Radium Girls | Projections Designer | Apr 4 – 6, 2019 |
| Sonder: A Festival of Three Original One-Acts | Lighting Designer | Mar 28 – 30, 2019 |
| Incident at Vichy | Assistant Lighting Designer | Dec 6 – 8, 2018 |
| Creature | Assistant Lighting Designer | Oct 11 – 13, 2018 |
Performance
| Show Name | Role | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| AlakaZoom! | Card Magician | |
| CANCELLED: Chicago | Amos Hart | Apr 21 – 24, 2020 |
| Puppet Pioneers | Jimbo | Dec 7 – 8, 2019 |
| The Rocky Horror Picture Show | Brad Majors | Nov 1, 2019 |
| Working | Mike Dillard, Joe Zutty, Conrad Swibel, et al. | Oct 10 – 12, 2019 |
| Pippin | King Charles | May 17 – 19, 2019 |
| My World | Jason | Apr 24 – 26, 2019 |
| Doctor Faustus Lights the Lights | Mephistopheles | Feb 28 – Mar 2, 2019 |
| Stupid Fucking Bird | Sorn | Nov 29 – Dec 1, 2018 |
| Voyeur: An Original Film | Ralph |