Lisa is a writer, director, and actor. She is the Associate Artistic Director of Circle X Theatre Co.
Playwriting
Lisa was honored as a recipient of the 2020 PLAY LA Stage Raw/Humanitas Prize. The Wicked One (formerly known as The 626 Project) was a finalist for the Relentless Award 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). Her 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 is currently working on a commission for Rogue Artists Ensemble. Lisa is a member of East West Players’ Playwrights Group and a MacDowell Fellow.
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 she co-directed with Matt Bretz, was listed as a Production of the Year by TicketholdersLA and was runner-up for Best Direction.
Acting
Lisa has worked with Asolo Repertory Theatre, Actors Theatre of Louisville, East West Players, Hero Theatre, Circle X Theatre Co., 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.
Lisa is a proud member Rogue Artists Ensemble and Hero Theatre. She co-founded Rogue Artists' Rogue Lab, a creative incubator for new, hyper-theatrical work. She graduated from School of Dramatic Arts at the University of Southern California and was an apprentice at Actors Theatre of Louisville.
Playwriting
Lisa was honored as a recipient of the 2020 PLAY LA Stage Raw/Humanitas Prize. The Wicked One (formerly known as The 626 Project) was a finalist for the Relentless Award 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). Her 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 is currently working on a commission for Rogue Artists Ensemble. Lisa is a member of East West Players’ Playwrights Group and a MacDowell Fellow.
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 she co-directed with Matt Bretz, was listed as a Production of the Year by TicketholdersLA and was runner-up for Best Direction.
Acting
Lisa has worked with Asolo Repertory Theatre, Actors Theatre of Louisville, East West Players, Hero Theatre, Circle X Theatre Co., 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.
Lisa is a proud member Rogue Artists Ensemble and Hero Theatre. She co-founded Rogue Artists' Rogue Lab, a creative incubator for new, hyper-theatrical work. She graduated from School of Dramatic Arts at the University of Southern California and was an apprentice at Actors Theatre of Louisville.
