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LYNDA CRAWFORD

  
Nationality:    USA
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Born in New York City, Lynda found her way to theatre through her aunt (BJ Bohack), an actress who acted in and produced melodramas at Sammy's Bowery Follies. Lynda's first play was a melodrama of her own, Help Wanted, which she put on in the back room of a restaurant. It was there she met the composer/lyricist Gary Kupper, and they went on to write One Good Day and, later, Consumer Behavior, a pop musical about consumerism, which was developed at Abrons Arts Center-Henry Street Settlement in 2000-2001, and showcased at FringeNYC in 2002, directed by Victoria Pero. Lynda dropped out of high school as a teen, but returned to school in 1989 and went on to receive an MFA in playwriting from Brooklyn College in 2001, working with Jack Gelber, Mac Wellman, and William Hauptman. "I just wanted to make a commitment to do the writing. I didn't think an MFA was going to get me playwriting work. But in the end, it did allow me to teach, which has been very enriching." After an independent study on Greek tragedy, Lynda decided to write her own Greek play, and Secrets of the Birds resulted, which was directed by Irondale Ensemble's Terry Greiss in the 2006 Samuel French Play Festival, where it became a finalist. During this period, she also wrote Strange Rain, which was a finalist in Reverie Production's Next Generation Playwriting Contest in 2004 and showcased in FringeNYC in 2013, directed by Simone Federman, where it was awarded Overall Excellence in Playwriting. Howard Ink!, a finalist in the John Gardner Play Competition, was a semifinalist in the Knock International Play Contest in 2010. Day Lilies was a finalist in the Lamia Ink One Page Play Festival. Several of Lynda's short plays and other writings have also appeared in the journal MaNHaTTaN Linear and in the book, TITTERS: The First Collection of Humor by Women (Macmillan). Lynda's most recent work, A Procession of Clouds, about an immigrant to the United States who tries to respond to the AIDS crisis decimating her homeland of Lesotho, Africa, showcased at the Unchained Festival in 2013, directed by Dennis Carnegie, where it was a finalist and tied for Audience Favorite. Lynda is a member of the Dramatists Guild and she leads the playwriting lab at SUNY Empire State College.

Research:    Member of the Dramatists Guild of America (as at 2015)

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below is a list of Lynda Crawford's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

        Familiar Stranger: Nancy Lane Smith         Howard Ink!         Pillow Of Tears         Procession of Clouds, A         Strange Rain