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Lisa Loomer

LISA LOOMER

  (1956 - )
Nationality:    USA
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Literary Agent:    Agency for the Performing Arts  represented by Beth Bickers

Lisa Loomer (born 1950 in New York) is a playwright and screenwriter of Spanish and Romanian ancestry who has also worked as an actress and stand-up comic. She is best known for her play The Waiting Room. She also co-wrote the screenplay for the film Girl Interrupted. Loomer is an alum of the New Dramatists and was a 1985 playwright-in-residence at the Intar Theatre in New York City.Many of her plays deal with the experiences of Latinos and Hispanic-Americans, and with various aspects of contemporary family life. Loomer is married to composer Joe Romano; their son Marcello was born in 1998.

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

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         Accelerando         All By Herselves         Birds         Bocon!         Broken Hearts: A B H Mystery         Chain Of Life         Crowd Of Two         Cuts         Distracted         Expecting Isabel         Fear Of Spheres         Living Out         Looking For Angels         Maria! Maria, Maria, Maria!         Motherhood Out Loud         Two Things You Don't Talk About at Dinner         Waiting Room, The

Accelerando

Synopsis:
This romantic comedy employs twelve scenes to reveal a relationship that spans an entire nighttime, because: a) with the way the world is speeding up now-a-days, a night time is really what a lifetime used to be; B) He's busy, and; C) SHe's in a rush. He is a classical musician and filmmaker who lives for art. SHe is a dancer determined to find Love. (the audience will ultimately be asked to vote on which is more important.) Other obstacles are their Mothers (Puerto Rican and WaSP), who appear in dreams, or when reason takes a walk or a giant leap, leaving the door open for all mothers . . . and Fathers, who appear as slides - not quite flesh and blood, but still able to have left an impression. a live musician accompanies all the fun.

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1st Produced:
Odyssey Theatre, Los Angeles    1990

Organisations:
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1st Published:
Dramatists Play Service, NY, 1998   -

Music:
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Genre:
Romantic Comedy Comedy

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  3            Other:  -

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All By Herselves

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1st Produced:
Westside Arts Theatre, New York    -

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Music:
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Genre:
Monologue play

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Birds

Synopsis:
A Mexican family now living in Los Angeles. Manny the Father has adjusted by wife Lily has not. they have three children - Manuel works in a restaurant and has married a blonde bimbo from Texas. Her parents hate Mexicans. Gloria is intently proud of her Mexican roots - she breeds and sells birds. Jasmine - the only one born in LA is a budding opera singer.

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1st Produced:
Hispanic Playwrights Project, South Coast Repertory, Costa Mesa, Ca    1986

Organisations:
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1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Drama

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Bocon!

Bocon!
Miguel aged 12 lives in a repressive South American military state. When his parents are taken away he looses his voice. He leaves and heads for Los Angeles. On his way he meets "La Llorona" the Weeping Lady. She helps him find his voice and confidence that he will need for his new life in Los Angeles

Notes:
Music by Chris Alonzo

1st Produced:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
Contained in: "Theatre For Young Audiences" published by St Martin's Griffin 2005   978-0312337148

Music:
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Genre:
Childrens play

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Broken Hearts: A B H Mystery

Synopsis:
A wedding ring lost in 1929 is found in 1999

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Los Angeles Theater Center    12 Nov 1999

Organisations:
Cornerstone Theatre Company

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
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Chain Of Life

Synopsis:
A writer and a television producer are trying to come up with a new idea for a television series - they decide to set it in a hospital but with two policemen. the policemen are really actresses in drag. One is having an affair with a Hispanic man and the other has Alzheimer's

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1st Produced:
Renegade Theatre Company One Act Play Festival    1990

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1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
One act

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Crowd Of Two

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1st Produced:
American Place Theatre, New York    1981

Organisations:
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1st Published:
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Music:
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Cuts

Synopsis:
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Distracted

Synopsis:
What's wrong with nine-year-old Jesse? He can't sit still, he curses, he raps, and you can't get him into-or out of-pajamas. His teacher thinks it's attention Deficit Disorder. Dad says, "He's just a boy!" and Mama's on a quest for answers. Is Jesse dysfunctional, or just different? Don't we all have aDD, to some degree? She consults a psychologist, a homeopath, a neuropsychologist, and an environmental physician. She talks to neighbors, whose kids have their own diagnoses. a psychiatrist prescribes Ritalin for Jesse, but surely a pill can't solve all of his problems. Throughout, Jesse is an offstage voice, becoming louder and angrier, but he is in danger of fading away. and his parents' marriage is in peril. everyone is distracted, even the actors-they're breaking character! a hilarious, provocative, and poignant look at a modern family and an epidemic dilEmma: are we so tuned into our 24/7 info-rich world that we've tuned out what really matters?

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1st Produced:
Mark Taper Forum In Los Angeles.    15 mar 2007

Organisations:
Roundabout Theatre Company

1st Published:
Dramatists Play Service, Inc. NY (2009)   978-0822222989

Music:
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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  5            Other:  -

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Expecting Isabel

Synopsis:
a comedy about the adventures of a New York couple trying to have a baby-by any means necessary. their difficulties in conceiving lead them on an Alice in Wonderland-esque odyssey through the booming baby business as they negotiate the fertility trade, the adoption industry and their own families.

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1st Produced:
Arena Stage, Washington, Dc    1998

Organisations:
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1st Published:
Dramatists Play Service, NY,    -

Music:
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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  5            Other:  -

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Fear Of Spheres

Fear Of Spheres
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1st Produced:
2nd Annual Southern Oregon 24.7 Project    -

Organisations:
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1st Published:
in 2008: the Best Ten-Minute Plays 3 or More actors, Smith & Kraus, (2009)   978-1575257105

Music:
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Genre:
Ten Min

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Living Out

Synopsis:
tells the story of the complicated relationship between a Salvadoran nanny and the anglo lawyer she works for. Both women are smart, hard-working mothers. Both want better lives for their children. the play explores what is the shared humanity between them. . .and what are the differences wrought by race, class and ana's illegal status. Through ana, we understand what it means to leave a child in another country to come here, and the potential cost of sacrificing one's own child in order to care for someone else's. Through Nancy, we understand the pressure on women today to do it all and the cost of making that choice. the play also looks at the prejudices and misconceptions between anglos and Latinos. How do we make someone the other? What is the cost of doing so? the play is both outrageously funny and ultimately tragic.

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1st Produced:
Mark Taper Forum In Los Angeles.    18 Jan 2003

Organisations:
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1st Published:
Dramatists Play Service, NY,    -

Music:
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Genre:
Comedy/Drama

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  6            Other:  -

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Looking For Angels

Synopsis:
Two girls in a park in Harlem

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1st Produced:
-    1986

Organisations:
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1st Published:
Alexander Street Press 2007   -

Music:
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Genre:
Childrens play

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Maria! Maria, Maria, Maria!

Synopsis:
A new television st-com: "All In the Multicultural Family". Mother Maria is Latin American. Father is East Indian-American. they have an African-American daughter and a Japanese-American daughter.

Notes:
World Premiere

1st Produced:

Organisations:
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1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Motherhood Out Loud

Synopsis:
Utterly unpredictable, Motherhood Out Loud shatters traditional notions about parenthood, unveils its inherent comedy and celebrates the deeply personal truths that span and unite generations. Motherhood Out Loud reveals with illuminating insight the humor, raw emotions and rocky roads we experience in life.
- nytheatre.com

Notes:
Written by Leslie Ayvazian, Brooke Berman, David Cale, Jessica Goldberg, Beth Henley, Lameece Issaq, Claire LaZebnik,Lisa Loomer, Michele Lowe, Marco Pennette, Theresa Rebeck, Luanne Rice, Annie Weisman And Cheryl L. West.

1st Produced:
59e59 theaters
59 East 59th Street, New York, NY 10022    04 Oct 2011

Organisations:
Primary Stages

1st Published:
Dramatists Play Service, NY,    978-0822225898

Music:
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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Two Things You Don't Talk About at Dinner

Synopsis:
Myriam's annual Passover Seder, a multicultural mix of family and friends, threatens to explode as politics and religion hijack the dinner conversation. Myriam's bond with her liberal daughter is tested, as is her lifelong friendship with Sam, a Palestinian American who's just returned from the Middle east. A Buddhist, a Christian, an Atheistall have their say. Her husband, Jack, tries hard to keep the sanctity of tradition. . .But in this celebration of "freedom from bondage," hilarious and poignant, none of the guests escape unscathed. Is peace possible. . .even at the dinner table? the play explores the question with unsparing humor and with compassion for all who dare to voice answers.

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1st Produced:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
Dramatists Play Service Inc   978-0822228141

Music:
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Genre:
comedy

Parts:
Male:  5            Female:  8            Other:  -

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Waiting Room, The

Synopsis:
a dark comedy about the timeless quest for beauty-and its cost. Three women from different centuries meet in a modern doctor's waiting room. Forgiveness From Heaven is an eighteenth-century Chinese woman whose bound feet are causing her to lose her toes. Victoria is a nineteenth-century tightly corsetted english woman suffering from what is commonly known as "hysteria." then there is Wanda, a modern gal from New Jersey who is having problems with her silicone breasts. Husbands, doctors, Freud, the drug industry and the FDa all come under examination. the play is a wild ride through medical and sexual politics, including the politics of the ever-present battle with breast cancer.

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Mark Taper Forum, La    1994

Organisations:
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1st Published:
American Theatre Magazine, NY - December, 1994    -

Music:
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Genre:
Dark Comedy

Parts:
Male:  7            Female:  4            Other:  flexible

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