Shirley Lauro
Ensemble Member
Shirley’s major plays: All Through the Night (2009 Off-Broadway, by The Red Fern Theatre, Little Theater), (Culture Project Workshop), (Chicago Jewish Theatre), (Traveling Jewish Theatre, San Francisco), (Ashby Stages, Berkeley Ca,) (Ensemble Studio Theater, “Project 35” and “Screen Door Festival”) both with Roberta Maxwell. For Song (2009 Cherry Lane Theatre, New Play Festival.) For The Radiant (2009 Actors Studio Workshop with Angelica Torn). For A Piece of My Heart ( 2009 New Century Theater, Humana Festival, Louisville, Manhattan Theatre Club, Theatre-in-the Square, Moolelo Productions, Theatre Unbound, The Playhouse,South Africa, The Red Fern Theatre, Philadelphia Festival Theatre at The Annenberg Center; Stamford Theatre Works, International City Theater, Main Street Theater of Houston,Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and many university theaters). And for Clarence Darrow’s Last Trial (2006 New Theatre, Coral Gables, Westport Theater Workshop, Octoberfest EST, Actors Studio Workshop with Ralph Waite, Tovah Felshuh, Rip Torn, Lois Nettleton, Martin Shakar). For Open Admissions,(Music Box Theater, Broadway, 2007 The Theater Project, New Jersey, Long Wharf Theatre, Center Stage Baltimore, The Contest, Ensemble Studio Theater Mainstage Production, The Alley Theater, The Philadelphia Festival Theatre, directed by Jerry Zaks), adapted by Shirley for a CBS Special starring Jane Alexander, Estelle Parsons. Editor, Front Lines: Political Plays by American Women, (New Press, 2009: Jessica Blank, Paula Vogel, Nilaja Sun, Quiara Hudes, Emily Mann, Shirley Lauro. Awards: All Through the Night: Chicago Jeff: “Best New Chicago Play of the Year. The Radiant: Sloan Science Commission: Clarence Darrow’s Last Trial: Florida Carbonell nominee: ”Best New Play of year”, “NEA Excellence Award”, “New American Play Prize”. A Piece of My Heart, Barbara Deming Prize, Kittridge Award, Susan Blackburn (finalist). Open Admissions: Tony, Drama Desk nominations; NY Times: “Ten Best Plays of Year”, Dramatist Guild’s Hull-Warriner Award. Fellowships: Guggenheim, 2 NEAs, NY Foundation For the Arts.