Lisa is a writer, director, and actor. She is the Associate Artistic Director of Circle X Theatre Co.
Writing
Lisa was honored as a recipient of the 2020/21 PLAY LA Stage Raw/Humanitas Prize. The Wicked One (formerly known as The 626 Project) was a finalist for the Relentless Award, a finalist for the Bay Area Playwrights Festival, a finalist for the Seven Devils Playwrights Conference and a semi-finalist for the O'Neill Playwrights Conference. Kaidan Project: Walls Grow Thin, a play she co-wrote with Chelsea Sutton, was nominated for 8 Ovation Awards including Best Production (winner of 5). She is writing Kaidan Project: Alone, an augmented reality experience, with the same team, which will be coming this fall. Lisa's work has been developed/produced by The New Group, Actors Theatre of Louisville, East West Players, Circle X, SCF @ Son of Semele, Playwrights’ Arena, Rogue Artists Ensemble, The Motor Company and Theatre of NOTE. She recently served as the head writer on Welcome to the Blumhouse Live, an interactive film event for Blumhouse/Amazon Prime. Lisa is a member of East West Players’ Playwrights Group and a MacDowell Fellow. She is slated to go to Yaddo when we go back to breathing the same air.
Directing
Lisa has worked with Playpenn, Know Theatre of Cincinnati, Circle X Theatre Co., Edinburgh Festival Fringe, The Blank Theatre, California Repertory Company, We the People at Sacred Fools, The Motor Company and Theatre of NOTE. Punkplay, which Lisa co-directed with Matt Bretz, was listed as a Production of the Year and a runner-up for Best Direction by TicketholdersLA. She recently co-directed Welcome to the Blumhouse Live, an interactive film event for Blumhouse/Amazon Prime.
Acting
Lisa has worked with Asolo Repertory Theatre, Actors Theatre of Louisville, East West Players, Hero Theatre, Circle X Theatre Co., Oregon Shakespeare Festival's Play On!, SCF @ Son of Semele, Rogue Artists Ensemble, One Year Lease, Bread & Puppet, Bootleg Theater, Boston Court, We the People at Sacred Fools and Theatre of NOTE. She can be seen on Shameless, Grown-ish, NCIS, Good Girls and Shut Eye, and as Danielle on two seasons of How to get Away with Murder. She recently played Hermes in a virtual reality piece called Finding Pandora X, which won the Best VR Immersive User Experience at the Venice International Film Festival. Lisa has studied clown and physical comedy with Aitor Basauri, Chris Bayes, John Gilkey and Paola Coletto.
Lisa is a proud member Rogue Artists Ensemble and Hero Theatre. She co-founded and co-directs Rogue Artists' Rogue Lab, a creative incubator for new, hyper-theatrical work. She founded and directs Circle X's Evolving Playwrights Group, a writing and mentorship program for emerging and mid-career writers.
Writing
Lisa was honored as a recipient of the 2020/21 PLAY LA Stage Raw/Humanitas Prize. The Wicked One (formerly known as The 626 Project) was a finalist for the Relentless Award, a finalist for the Bay Area Playwrights Festival, a finalist for the Seven Devils Playwrights Conference and a semi-finalist for the O'Neill Playwrights Conference. Kaidan Project: Walls Grow Thin, a play she co-wrote with Chelsea Sutton, was nominated for 8 Ovation Awards including Best Production (winner of 5). She is writing Kaidan Project: Alone, an augmented reality experience, with the same team, which will be coming this fall. Lisa's work has been developed/produced by The New Group, Actors Theatre of Louisville, East West Players, Circle X, SCF @ Son of Semele, Playwrights’ Arena, Rogue Artists Ensemble, The Motor Company and Theatre of NOTE. She recently served as the head writer on Welcome to the Blumhouse Live, an interactive film event for Blumhouse/Amazon Prime. Lisa is a member of East West Players’ Playwrights Group and a MacDowell Fellow. She is slated to go to Yaddo when we go back to breathing the same air.
Directing
Lisa has worked with Playpenn, Know Theatre of Cincinnati, Circle X Theatre Co., Edinburgh Festival Fringe, The Blank Theatre, California Repertory Company, We the People at Sacred Fools, The Motor Company and Theatre of NOTE. Punkplay, which Lisa co-directed with Matt Bretz, was listed as a Production of the Year and a runner-up for Best Direction by TicketholdersLA. She recently co-directed Welcome to the Blumhouse Live, an interactive film event for Blumhouse/Amazon Prime.
Acting
Lisa has worked with Asolo Repertory Theatre, Actors Theatre of Louisville, East West Players, Hero Theatre, Circle X Theatre Co., Oregon Shakespeare Festival's Play On!, SCF @ Son of Semele, Rogue Artists Ensemble, One Year Lease, Bread & Puppet, Bootleg Theater, Boston Court, We the People at Sacred Fools and Theatre of NOTE. She can be seen on Shameless, Grown-ish, NCIS, Good Girls and Shut Eye, and as Danielle on two seasons of How to get Away with Murder. She recently played Hermes in a virtual reality piece called Finding Pandora X, which won the Best VR Immersive User Experience at the Venice International Film Festival. Lisa has studied clown and physical comedy with Aitor Basauri, Chris Bayes, John Gilkey and Paola Coletto.
Lisa is a proud member Rogue Artists Ensemble and Hero Theatre. She co-founded and co-directs Rogue Artists' Rogue Lab, a creative incubator for new, hyper-theatrical work. She founded and directs Circle X's Evolving Playwrights Group, a writing and mentorship program for emerging and mid-career writers.
