EM Lewis
	Home Works-In-Progress Biography Plays Cool Stuff Links Contact		News! Coming Soon in 2008... EM Lewis Wins Francesca Primus Prize for HEADS On June 21, 2008, playwright EM Lewis was awarded the $10,000 Francesca Primus Prize by the American Theatre Critics Association for her play Heads, which was presented last year by the Blank Theatre in Los Angeles. The award is given annually to an emerging woman theater artist; past winners include Julia Jordan, Brooke Berman, Lynn Nottage, and Karen Zacarias. June 9 - Reading of SONG OF EXTINCTION at Atlantic Theater in NY On Monday, June 9th, SONG OF EXTINCTION had a reading in the Atlantic Theater's "Next Page" reading series in New York City. The reading was directed by Laura Savia, and featured Kathryn Erbe and Obie & Lortel Award-winning actor Francis Jue. www.atlantictheater.org SONG OF EXTINCTION a finalist for 2008 Sundance Theater Lab! SONG OF EXTINCTION was a finalist this year for the Sundance Institute Theater Lab -- in the top twenty out of more than 600 submissions. The play didn't make the final cut -- but it feels great to have made it this far! June 27-29: SONG OF EXTINCTION Finalist at HotCity SONG OF EXTINCTION is one of five finalists in HotCity Theater's Greenhouse Festival from June 26-29 in St. Louis, Missouri. SoE will be read on Sunday afternoon, and the reading will be directed by Chuck Harper. Looking forward to it! Visit HotCity! Fall 2008 -- LEND ME A MENTOR in Shanghai, China! In Fall 2008, LEND ME A MENTOR, my most well-traveled short play, about a young writer who wants an old curmudgeon to be her mentor (and won't take no for an answer) will be produced in Missed Opportunity Productions' One-Act Play Festival in Shanghai, China. How cool is that?! My first production in Asia. This play has previously travelled across the U.S., up to Canada and down to South Africa... Ongoing... THE WAR PLAYS PROJECT I started the War Plays Project to explore the theater community's response to the War in Iraq. Over the course of the next year, there will be panel discussions, presentations of work and writing workshops. It is presented by me, in association with Moving Arts Theater Company. If you'd like to be involved (or attend), contact us at warplaysproject@gmail.com. Visit the War Plays Project! 2007 Round-Up *WORLD PREMIERES* HEADS, produced by the Blank Theater -- Los Angeles, CA INFINITE BLACK SUITCASE, produced by TheSpyAnts -- Los Angeles, CA *AWARDS* "The Best of 2007" Top 10 List in the LA Times, for the world premiere production of HEADS at the Blank Winner -- Coe College's New Works for the Stage Competition, for HEADS Winner -- UMBC IN10 Competition, for THE EDGE OF ROSS ISLAND Finalist -- Sherwood Award for Los Angeles Theater Artists Semi-finalist -- O'Neill Playwrights Conference, for HEADS Semi-finalist -- Julie Harris Playwright Award, for HEADS Semi-finalist -- NMU's Panowski Playwriting Award, for READING TO VEGETABLES *SELECTED READINGS* HEADS in the Long Play Lab at the Great Plains Theater Conference in Omaha, NE HEADS in hotINK International Festival of New Plays at NYU in New York, NY HEADS at Chicago Her-Rah! in Chicago, IL HEADS in the Kingfisher Cafe Reading Series at the Academy Theater in Avondale Estates, GA *RESIDENCIES* Coe College in Cedar Rapids, IA *SHORT PLAY PRODUCTIONS* THE EDGE OF ROSS ISLAND -- U. of Maryland, Baltimore County IN10 Festival BOHEMIAN LIKE YOU -- The Car Plays at Moving Arts in Los Angeles, CA REVEILLE -- The Car Plays at Moving Arts in Los Angeles, CA REVEILLE -- Little Fish Theater in San Pedro, CA THE LAST FOUR THINGS MY FATHER HELD AGAINST ME -- Theater One, Middleboro, MA LEND ME A MENTOR -- Asphalt Jungle Shorts in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada LEND ME A MENTOR -- National Arts Festival in South Africa CAT WALK -- Moving Arts' One-Act Play Festival in Los Angeles, CA ASK ROBERTO! -- From Shelterbelt with Love in Omaha, NE IF WE KISSED -- Summer Shorts at Theater Limina in Minneapolis, MN IF WE KISSED -- PlayFest at StageQ in Madison, WI *IN THE PRESS* World Premiere of HEADS at the Blank: On "The Best of 2007" top 10 list in the LA Times 1 of 12 Artists to Watch in "LA Stage" Magazine LA Confidential Profile in "The Dramatist" Magazine