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Act in “Geek Theater: Anthology of Christmas at Pemberley" with Margot
Science Fiction and Fantasy Melcon, which received a 3-way world
Plays” (Underwords Press 2014); Or, in premiere in 2016 and is now published
“Best Plays of 2010” (Smith & Kraus); at Dramatists Play Publishing. Her play
and Poodle With Guitar and Dark Silent Sky (Jane Chambers Award
Glasses in “Best American Short Plays finalist) premiered at South Coast Rep in
2000-2001” (Applause Books). More at 2011. Her 2011 3-city rolling world
lizduffyadams.com premiere of Exit, Pursued By A Bear has
reached over 20 communities across the
NATURAL SHOCKS - US winning “Best Comedy” accolades.
A ONE-WOMAN PLAY IN A Her first musical, The Amazing
TORNADO Adventures of Dr. Wonderful and Her
Dog! commissioned by The Kennedy
Harriett Trangucci was Center, opened in DC to rave reviews
last seen here at and continues its life in a state-wide
Dreamcatcher in The tours. She has developed plays with
Lucky Ones. Favorite Second Stage, Red Bull, and Primary
roles include Zelda in The Stages in NYC; New Rep in Boston;
How And The Why, Playwrights Foundation, Crowded Fire,
Juliana in The Other TheatreWorks, Aurora Theatre, and The
Place, Pilot in Grounded, Magic Theatre in San Francisco; Kitchen
Alice in Clever Little Lies, Dog Theatre in Dallas; Synchronicity,
Karen, Muriel and Norma in Plaza Suite, Actor Express and Horizon Theatre in
Mother in Distracted and Mable in Prides Atlanta; JAW at Portland Center Stage in
Crossing. Film credits: Punchline, Long Portland; WORDBridge, Brave New
Shadows and Sudden Manhattan. Works, and others. Her work has
Harriett trained at William Esper Studios received national praise and awards
and Indiana University. She is the including being a Steinberg/ATCA New
wildly lucky mother of three and wife of Play Award finalist, a Susan Smith
one. Off stage Harriett is a CASA Blackburn finalist, a Jane Chambers
Coordinator for children in foster care. Award finalist, and winner of the Berrilla
Harriett is a member of the Actors' Kerr Award for American Theatre, Global
Equity Association. Age Project, Young Playwright’s Award,
Lauren Gunderson Eric Bentley New Play Award and
(Playwright) is a Essential Theatre Prize.
playwright, screenwriter
and short story author ME VS. MY SUBCONSCIOUS
from Atlanta, GA. She Laura Ekstrand was co-
received her BA in founder of Dreamcatcher
English/Creative Writing with Janet Sales in 1994.
at Emory University, and She has appeared at
her MFA in Dramatic Dreamcatcher in The
Writing at NYU Tisch, where she was Lucky Ones, What Stays;
also a Reynolds Fellow in Social Sister Play; Rapture,
Entrepreneurship. She was named the Blister Burn; Motherhood
most produced playwright in America by Out Loud; and
American Theatre Magazine in 2017, Shakespeare in Vegas, among many
was awarded the 2016 Lanford Wilson others, and is a member of The Flip Side
Award from the Dramatist Guild, the improv comedy troupe. New Jersey
2016 Otis Gurnsey Award for Emerging Theatre: Bickford Theatre, Passage
Writer, and has twice been awarded the Theater, 12 Miles West, The Theater
prestigious Steinberg/ATCA New Play Project, Luna Stage, and the Pushcart
Award, first for her play, I and You (also Players. New York Theatre: Naked
a Susan Smith Blackburn Blackburn Angels, Ensemble Studio Theatre, and
finalist), and second for The Book of New Georges. Film: Fat Ass Zombies;
Will. She is also a recipient of the Mellon Split Ends, High Art and I Shot Andy
Foundation’s 3-Year Residency with Warhol. Television: Hack, Sex And The
Marin Theatre Company. She co- City, Law & Order, and The Guiding
authored the play "Miss Bennet: