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Laura Lewis-Barr

Laura Lewis-Barr

Laura Lewis-Barr has been writing, directing, performing and teaching theatre for over 20 years. Laura's stop motion films have been screened around the world. They can be seen at https://psychescinema.com/free-short-films/. Chernobyl's Fire won the Playwrights First Award and was a finalist in the O'Neill Theatre Center National Playwrights Conference Competition and Steppenwolf Theatre's "First Look." Recent productions of Laura's work include Chernobyl's Fire and Cloistered Honey (Inspirare Theatre: "Earnest, funny, introspective"-The Daily Herald); Addicted to Mars (Pittsburgh New Works Festival: "Intriguing and carefully drawn... Lewis-Barr's writing drives the production."-Pittsburgh Post Gazette); Dove Killers (the side project in Chicago: "Riveting"-Windy City Times). Laura's Master's Degree in Drama is from San Francisco State University.

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Works by Laura Lewis-Barr

Performable Collections Lit on Fire: Twelve Short Parodies of Reading List Classics cover Comedy Lit on Fire: Twelve Short Parodies of Reading List Classics Twelve YouthPLAYS authors open fire on the classics with parodies of reading list standards. 120-140 min 6+ females, 4+ males (11-100+ performers possible--8 or fewer if not all 12 plays are produced).
One-Act Plays Marvelous Tales cover Comedy Marvelous Tales Children will actively participate in these four updated and charming folk tales from around the world. 40-55 min 1-20 females, 1-20 males (8-30 performers possible).
Shorts Odysseus Comes Home cover Comedy Odysseus Comes Home With help from the Goddess Athena, Odysseus finally comes home—but learning humility may prove to be a lot harder than killing people. 10-15 min 2 females, 4 males, 6-20+ any gender (11-25+ performers possible).