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Lisa D'Amour

October 20, 2023

Lisa D'Amour is a playwright, performer, and former Carnival Queen from New Orleans. D'Amour is an alumna of New Dramatists. Her play Detroit was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Drama.

Biography Edit

Education Edit

D'Amour received a B.A. in English and Theater from Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi and her M.F.A. in playwriting from the University of Texas at Austin.[1]

Personal life Edit

D'Amour was born on October 17, 1969, in New Orleans, Louisiana. Currently, D'Amour lives as a peripatetic with her husband, Brendan Connelly.

Work Edit

D'Amour's plays include Hide Town produced by Infernal Bridegroom Productions, Houston (2006), Anna Bella Eema produced by New Georges, NYC (2003), Blue Theater/Physical Plant, Austin, TX (2001), and Ten Thousand Things, Minneapolis. Winner, Best New Play, Austin Critics’ Table (2002). Stanley 2006 was to be produced at HERE Arts Center in SoHo, NYC but was withdrawn due to an intellectual property dispute involving the character Stanley Kowalski.

The Cataract was produced Off-Broadway at the Women's Project, running from March 22, 2006, to April 15, 2006, directed by Katie Pearl.[2][3] The CurtainUp reviewer wrote: "D'Amour's voice is a vibrant new addition to the American theatre, and Women's Project has assembled an exciting team in this brave production."[4] It was originally produced by PlayLabs, Minneapolis, MN, in 2003 and then in Providence, Rhode Island by Perishable Theatre.

Her play Nita & Zita, written and directed by D'Amour, premiered at the State Palace Theater, New Orleans, in June 2002, and was produced Off-Broadway at the HERE Arts Center in 2003. The play won an Obie Award. The play relates the story of two sisters from Romania from the 1920s to the 1940s.[5]

In August 2008, she collaborated with the printmaker / installation artist SWOON on "Swimming Cities of Switchback Sea", a fleet of seven intricately handcrafted vessels that navigated the Hudson River in August 2008. D'Amour made a performance to be presented by the crew in towns along the Hudson.[6]

Her play Detroit, was originally set to première on Broadway in September 2010, after the production at the Steppenwolf Theatre Company, directed by Austin Pendleton.[7] Afterwards, the play opened Off-Broadway at Playwrights Horizons in September 2012.[8]

On March 8, 2014, Cherokee[9] premiered at the Wilma Theater, it was the Woolly commissioned companion piece to Detroit, which was a finalist for the 2011 Pulitzer Prize in Drama, a 2013 Obie Award-winner (Best New American Play) and the 2011 Susan Smith Blackburn prize. This heartfelt and comedic play was D’Amour's examination of what it means to lead an authentic life.[10]

Airline Highway premiered on Broadway in April 2015, marking her Broadway debut. The play was commissioned by the Steppenwolf Theater, Chicago, and opened there in December 2014.[11] Airline Highway received four 2015 Tony Award nominations.[12] The play received three 2015 Drama Desk Award nominations, including Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play (Julie White), Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play (K. Todd Freeman) and Outstanding Play.[13] This play examines a tight knit community of “outsiders” over the course of a single, legendary day. The Hummingbird Hotel is the figurative or literal home for a group of strippers, French Quarter service workers, hustlers, and poets who are bound together by their bad luck, bad decisions, and complete lack of pretense.[14]

In 2018, D'amour wrote La Traviata, a short adaptation of Verdi's opera of the same title set in New Orleans, commissioned by Playing on Air. The episode was released in Fall 2019 featuring Debra Monk, Johanna Day, Katie Finneran, Zach Appelman, and directed by Michael Wilson.

Collaboration Edit

She is co-artistic director of PearlDamour,[15] with Katie Pearl, making collaborative, often site-specific performances For 20 years, they have been an Obie-Award-winning collaborative team who are known for large-scale performances that mix theater and installation — such as How to Build a Forest, an 8-hour performance in which they assemble and disassemble a simulated forest on an empty stage over 8 hours. Their work has been honored with the Lee Reynolds Award (2011), an Obie Award (2003) and two “Best Site Specific Performance” citations from the Gothamist for Bird Eye Blue Print (2007) and from the Minneapolis City Pages for LandMARK (2005). Their work is intensely interdisciplinary – crafted by extensive collaborations with artists of other fields.[16]

D'Amour teaches playwriting, collaboration, workshops on interdisciplinary performance and serves as a mentor to individual playwrights and groups looking to devise their own work. Her workshops incorporate examples from her own work and process as well as in-class exercises and writing games. She has taught in universities, writing centers, theaters and high schools. Places she has taught workshops are Brown University, University of Iowa, University of Texas at Austin, University of Tulsa, and University of Rochester, to name a few.

Awards Edit

  • 2002: Best New Play from Austin Critics’ Table for Ten Thousand Things
  • 2003 Obie Award for Nita & Zita
  • 2008: A grant from the Alpert Awards in the Arts in Theatre, a $75,000 mid-career grant[17]
  • 2008: 'MAP' fund award for Terrible Things with collaborator Katie Pearl
  • 2009: Creative Capital Award for ‘’How to Build a Forest
  • 2011: Steinberg Playwright Award [18] with Melissa James Gibson.

References Edit

  1. ^ "Biography" playscripts.com, accessed May 4, 2015
  2. ^ The Cataract lortel.org, accessed May 4, 2015
  3. ^ Jones, Kenneth. "Two Couples Are Flooded With Feeling in NYC Premiere of D'Amour's 'Cataract' " playbill.com, March 14, 2006
  4. ^ Zapol, Liza. "Review. The Cataract" curtainup.com, March 2, 2006
  5. ^ Nita and Zita nitaandzita.org, accessed May 4, 2015
  6. ^ Bloom, Julie. "A Floating City With Junkyard Roots" The New York Times, August 17, 2008
  7. ^ " 'Detroit' is Bound for Broadway The Fall" Broadway world.com, October 11, 2011
  8. ^ " 'Detroit' Rereouted Off Broadway for New York Debut" The New York Times, December 12, 2011
  9. ^ "Plays | Lisa D'Amour". lisadamour.com. Retrieved 2019-12-13.
  10. ^ Dawkins, Sydney-Chanele (2015-03-02). "The Playwright's Playground: Playwright Lisa D'Amour Discusses Process, Transformation, and Her Long Journey with 'Cherokee'". DC Metro Theater Arts. Retrieved 2019-12-13.
  11. ^ Ryzik, Melena. "Lisa D’Amour Juggles 'Airline Highway' and 'Milton,' a Tale of Five Towns" The New York Times, March 19, 2015
  12. ^ Gans, Andrew. "69th Annual Tony Awards Nominations Announced!" Archived 2015-04-28 at archive.today Playbill.com, April 28, 2015
  13. ^ Gans, Andrew. "Drama Desk Nominations Announced; 'Hamilton' Tops the List" 2015-07-29 at the Wayback Machine playbill.com, April 23, 2015
  14. ^ "Plays | Lisa D'Amour". lisadamour.com. Retrieved 2019-12-13.
  15. ^ http://pearldamour.com/
  16. ^ "About | PearlDamour". Retrieved 2019-12-13.
  17. ^ Alpert Award
  18. ^ Steinberg Playwright Award

External links Edit

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lives as a peripatetic with her husband Brendan Connelly Work Edit D Amour s plays include Hide Town produced by Infernal Bridegroom Productions Houston 2006 Anna Bella Eema produced by New Georges NYC 2003 Blue Theater Physical Plant Austin TX 2001 and Ten Thousand Things Minneapolis Winner Best New Play Austin Critics Table 2002 Stanley 2006 was to be produced at HERE Arts Center in SoHo NYC but was withdrawn due to an intellectual property dispute involving the character Stanley Kowalski The Cataract was produced Off Broadway at the Women s Project running from March 22 2006 to April 15 2006 directed by Katie Pearl 2 3 The CurtainUp reviewer wrote D Amour s voice is a vibrant new addition to the American theatre and Women s Project has assembled an exciting team in this brave production 4 It was originally produced by PlayLabs Minneapolis MN in 2003 and then in Providence Rhode Island by Perishable Theatre Her play Nita amp Zita written and directed by D Amour premiered at the State Palace Theater New Orleans in June 2002 and was produced Off Broadway at the HERE Arts Center in 2003 The play won an Obie Award The play relates the story of two sisters from Romania from the 1920s to the 1940s 5 In August 2008 she collaborated with the printmaker installation artist SWOON on Swimming Cities of Switchback Sea a fleet of seven intricately handcrafted vessels that navigated the Hudson River in August 2008 D Amour made a performance to be presented by the crew in towns along the Hudson 6 Her play Detroit was originally set to premiere on Broadway in September 2010 after the production at the Steppenwolf Theatre Company directed by Austin Pendleton 7 Afterwards the play opened Off Broadway at Playwrights Horizons in September 2012 8 On March 8 2014 Cherokee 9 premiered at the Wilma Theater it was the Woolly commissioned companion piece to Detroit which was a finalist for the 2011 Pulitzer Prize in Drama a 2013 Obie Award winner Best New American Play and the 2011 Susan Smith Blackburn prize This heartfelt and comedic play was D Amour s examination of what it means to lead an authentic life 10 Airline Highway premiered on Broadway in April 2015 marking her Broadway debut The play was commissioned by the Steppenwolf Theater Chicago and opened there in December 2014 11 Airline Highway received four 2015 Tony Award nominations 12 The play received three 2015 Drama Desk Award nominations including Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play Julie White Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play K Todd Freeman and Outstanding Play 13 This play examines a tight knit community of outsiders over the course of a single legendary day The Hummingbird Hotel is the figurative or literal home for a group of strippers French Quarter service workers hustlers and poets who are bound together by their bad luck bad decisions and complete lack of pretense 14 In 2018 D amour wrote La Traviata a short adaptation of Verdi s opera of the same title set in New Orleans commissioned by Playing on Air The episode was released in Fall 2019 featuring Debra Monk Johanna Day Katie Finneran Zach Appelman and directed by Michael Wilson Collaboration Edit She is co artistic director of PearlDamour 15 with Katie Pearl making collaborative often site specific performances For 20 years they have been an Obie Award winning collaborative team who are known for large scale performances that mix theater and installation such as How to Build a Forest an 8 hour performance in which they assemble and disassemble a simulated forest on an empty stage over 8 hours Their work has been honored with the Lee Reynolds Award 2011 an Obie Award 2003 and two Best Site Specific Performance citations from the Gothamist for Bird Eye Blue Print 2007 and from the Minneapolis City Pages for LandMARK 2005 Their work is intensely interdisciplinary crafted by extensive collaborations with artists of other fields 16 D Amour teaches playwriting collaboration workshops on interdisciplinary performance and serves as a mentor to individual playwrights and groups looking to devise their own work Her workshops incorporate examples from her own work and process as well as in class exercises and writing games She has taught in universities writing centers theaters and high schools Places she has taught workshops are Brown University University of Iowa University of Texas at Austin University of Tulsa and University of Rochester to name a few Awards Edit2002 Best New Play from Austin Critics Table for Ten Thousand Things 2003 Obie Award for Nita amp Zita 2008 A grant from the Alpert Awards in the Arts in Theatre a 75 000 mid career grant 17 2008 MAP fund award for Terrible Things with collaborator Katie Pearl 2009 Creative Capital Award for How to Build a Forest 2011 Steinberg Playwright Award 18 with Melissa James Gibson References Edit Biography playscripts com accessed May 4 2015 The Cataract lortel org accessed May 4 2015 Jones Kenneth Two Couples Are Flooded With Feeling in NYC Premiere of D Amour s Cataract playbill com March 14 2006 Zapol Liza Review The Cataract curtainup com March 2 2006 Nita and Zita nitaandzita org accessed May 4 2015 Bloom Julie A Floating City With Junkyard Roots The New York Times August 17 2008 Detroit is Bound for Broadway The Fall Broadway world com October 11 2011 Detroit Rereouted Off Broadway for New York Debut The New York Times December 12 2011 Plays Lisa D Amour lisadamour com Retrieved 2019 12 13 Dawkins Sydney Chanele 2015 03 02 The Playwright s Playground Playwright Lisa D Amour Discusses Process Transformation and Her Long Journey with Cherokee DC Metro Theater Arts Retrieved 2019 12 13 Ryzik Melena Lisa D Amour Juggles Airline Highway and Milton a Tale of Five Towns The New York Times March 19 2015 Gans Andrew 69th Annual Tony Awards Nominations Announced Archived 2015 04 28 at archive today Playbill com April 28 2015 Gans Andrew Drama Desk Nominations Announced Hamilton Tops the List Archived 2015 07 29 at the Wayback Machine playbill com April 23 2015 Plays Lisa D Amour lisadamour com Retrieved 2019 12 13 http pearldamour com About PearlDamour Retrieved 2019 12 13 Alpert Award Steinberg Playwright AwardExternal links EditOfficial website New Dramatists Women s Project The Children s Theatre Company Lisa D Amour at the Internet Broadway Database Lisa D Amour at Internet Off Broadway Database Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lisa D 27Amour amp oldid 1180731293, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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