Aleksandra M. Weil is a Soviet Union born and Brooklyn based composer and theater writer. Raised in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, in the aftermath of the collapse of the Soviet Union, Aleksandra’s work often reflects on themes of cultural and political identity, gender inequality, state corruption and the resilience of the human spirit. She recently received commissions from NYMF and the ASCAP foundation for the “How the Light Gets In” series and the NJPAC Stage Exchange in partnership with the NJ Theatre Alliance. Selected musical theatre and opera works include Goodnight Bär (NYMF/ASCAP);  Silueta (NJPAC);  Uprising (The Tank); Henna Leaves (The International House, American Opera Projects/NYU); A Rebel Prayer (Portsmouth College, NYU, Goodspeed Musicals); Love In The Dark (Dixon Place). She is currently developing a new full length musical Group! with longtime writing partner and lyricist Eloise Govedare and bookwriter Julia B. Rosenblatt, which will have a world premier at The Passage Theatre Company in spring of 2022.