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Lisa D'Amour

A native of New Orleans, Lisa D’Amour is a playwright and interdisciplinary artist who creates work for both theaters and non-theatrical sites. Her works include Bird Eye Blue Print, Stanley, Hide Town, Tale Of A West Texas Marsupial Girl, Slabber and Anna Bella Eema. Her play Detroit was nominated for the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. D’Amour has been a guest artist at Brown University, Smith College, and Dartmouth College. She is the recipient of a Jerome Fellowship, the Alpert Award, a TCG/NEA residency, and a NYSCA Commission. She shared an OBIE Award in 2003 with Katie Pearl and Kathy Randels for the creation of Nita and Zita. She is also a core member of the Playwrights’ Center, an associate company member of ArtSpot Productions, and an alumna of New Dramatists. She holds an MFA from the University of Texas, Austin.