Lisa is a lyricist, librettist, and playwright from Illinois, now based in Brooklyn. She is an alumna of William & Mary and a member of the renowned BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Advanced Workshop. Her work has been performed Off-Broadway and at venues including Joe’s Pub, Feinstein’s/54 Below, The Duke, Signature Theater, and Lincoln Center’s Bruno Walter Auditorium, with performances and productions spanning stages from Los Angeles to Paris. She is a contributing writer for the viral satire rag Reductress.

Her work has been selected for incubator programs and opportunities by organizations including Out of the Box Theatrics, Forestburgh Playhouse, Western Connecticut State University, Pendragon Theater, The Phoenix Theater, Latiné Musical Theatre Lab, Ring of Keys, the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, and the Johnny Mercer Foundation. She has been featured in showcases and festivals such as the Samuel French Off-Off-Broadway Festival, SoundBites, and Playbill’s Songwriter Series.

Lisa is a collaborator of Amanda D’Archangelis and Sami Horneff, Rae Covey, Joanna Burns, Jake Chapman, Fernanda Douglas, Jaime Lozano, Grace Oberhofer, and other brilliant artists.

THEATER CREDITS…

THE RADIUM GIRLS (Lyrics & Book), co-written with Sami Horneff and Amanda D’Archangelis — a NAMT Festival Finalist, Eugene O’Neill NMTC Semi-Finalist, and five-time Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival award winner following its developmental premiere production at Western Connecticut State University. The musical received an NYC industry presentation directed by Tony Award winner Marissa Jaret Winokur and featuring Broadway and TV/Film stars. It is currently in commercial development with High Octave Productions, with an upcoming world premiere Off-West End to be announced.

WE ARE THE BENJAMIN HARRISON HIGH SCHOOL HORSE GIRLS! (Lyrics & Book), with composer Joanna Burns — developed through Out of the Box Theatrics’ table read series and presented via In The Works at The Duplex. Lisa and Joanna’s collaborative work, including their spec adaptation of Lars and the Real Girl, has been showcased by the BMI Workshop at the Marjorie S. Deane Little Theatre, by Ring of Keys at Joe’s Pub, and more. You can find their musical comedy videos online under their duo name Doll Camp. 

FOREVER NOON: A TWILIGHT MUSICAL PARODY (Lyrics & Book), with composer Fernanda Douglas and co-writer Danielle Smith — developed through a series of artist retreats with Pendragon Theater in Saranac Lake, NY. The show premiered in a sold-out staged reading at Littlefield in Brooklyn. A revised draft was then premiered at the Laurie Beechman Theatre in NYC in additional sold-out staged readings. Upcoming performances to be announced.

SICK (Lyrics & Book), with composer Jake Chapman — developed through the BMI Workshop and inspired by Lisa’s experiences as a patient in children’s hospitals. The project is loosely based on their short musical which won Best Book at SoundBites at Signature Theatre and was a City Theatre National Short Playwriting Award Finalist.

Other projects in development include the musicals LIFEGUARDS and THE MOST HATED WOMAN IN TOWN (AND HER COW), the TYA musical THE COLOR OF THINGS (adapted from Vivienne Shalom’s children’s book), and the play THE BECK. Additional credits include lyrics for the song cycle A NEVER-ENDING LINE (Off-Broadway run at Players Theatre; album released by Broadway Records), the play PARTY PEOPLE (Samuel French Off-Off-Broadway Festival), and book for the musical GUTS (New York Public Library for the Performing Arts). She is a member of the Dramatists Guild, Ring of Keys, and Maestra.