plays and musicals

Lisa’s work has been performed at Joe’s Pub, Feinstein’s/54 Below, The Duke on 42nd Street, Lincoln Center’s Bruno Walter Auditorium, The Green Room 42, The Duplex, the PIT, and more. She was an artist in residence at the Pendragon Theater in Saranac Lake, NY, and was selected for the Johnny Mercer Foundation's Songwriters Project and Writers Colony.

Her musical THE RADIUM GIRLS: A JAW-DROPPING NEW MUSICAL (lyrics, book), a collaboration with Sami Horneff and Amanda D’Archangelis, was a 2022 NAMT Finalist, a 2019 O’Neill Semi-Finalist, a selection for Latiné Musical Theatre Lab’s 2023 showcase, and was workshopped at Western Connecticut State University in 2020 — in a production selected for the 2021 Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival. The show is expanded from their short piece, which ran at the Players Theatre's 2017 Boo! Festival. It received an industry presentation in NYC in October 2023, directed by Tony winner Marissa Jaret Winokur, starring Tony nominees Andy Karl and Orfeh.

Her musical WE ARE THE BENJAMIN HARRISON HIGH SCHOOL HORSE GIRLS! (lyrics, book), a collaboration with Joanna Burns, was part of Out Of The Box Theatrics’ New Works Series and presented through the In The Works series at The Duplex. It is in continued development for film. Lisa and Joanna’s collaborative work has also been showcased by the BMI Workshop at the Marjorie S. Deane Little Theatre, by Ring of Keys at Joe’s Pub, and more.

She is developing WYLER CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL (lyrics, book) in collaboration with Jake Chapman. The darkly whimsical show is expanded from their short piece which was first presented in the BMI Workshop, won Best Book at the TNNY SoundBites Festival at Signature Theater, and was a City Theatre National Short Playwriting Award Finalist. The story is inspired by Lisa’s own unconventional childhood hospital stays.

She is developing THE COLOR OF THINGS (lyrics, book) in collaboration with Grace Oberhofer. The show is adapted from the children’s book of the same name by Vivienne Shalom. It tells the story of a girl whose town is overtaken by a depressing gray abyss, and the strange, magical path she takes to bring color back into the world.

She is developing FOREVER NOON (lyrics, book) in collaboration with Fernanda Douglas and Danielle Smith. The show was written in part through the Blu|Pen residency at the Pendragon Theater. It may or may not be inspired by some of everyone’s favorite literary vampires.

Other recent credits include the play PARTY PEOPLE (Samuel French Off-Off-Broadway Festival); lyrics for the song cycle A NEVER-ENDING LINE (Off-Broadway, album released by Broadway Records); lyrics for the cabaret B*TCH CAROLS (for-charity album and concert); and book for the musical GUTS (NYPL of the Performing Arts).

comedy, etc.

Lisa’s sketch comedy shows were performed at The Public House Theater, the Second City’s de Maat Studio Theater, and in Chicago Sketchfest at Stage 773. She has performed in improv and sketch comedy shows across Chicago and NYC.

For Reductress, she’s written headlines like “How To Be a Lady in the Streets and a Haunted Clock Tower in the Sheets,” “How To Ask For a Raise in a Soft, Shaky Voice,” and many more.

Her teleplay/screenplay placements include: HOMETOWN MAGIC (Austin Film Festival Second-Rounder, Final Draft Big Break Quarterfinalist); STREETLIGHT (Stowe Story Labs Semifinalist); and WARDOS (Nicholl Fellowship top 10%).

Lisa studied at the Second City Conservatory, iO Chicago, and the Annoyance. She is a member of Ring of Keys and the Dramatists Guild.