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Liza Birkenmeier
Liza Birkenmeier

Liza Birkenmeier

Liza Birkenmeier is the author of Dr. Ride’s American Beach House, which premiered at Ars Nova in 2019, directed by Katie Brook (Finalist for the Lambda Literary Award in Drama). Her play Grief Hotel  was commissioned by Clubbed Thumb and premiered at Summerworks in 2023, directed by Tara Ahmadinejad. It was remounted at The Public Theater by Clubbed Thumb and New Georges in 2024 (Obie Award). She wrote the book for Jill Sobule's musical F*ck7thGrade (Drama Desk Award Nomination.) Other work has been seen or heard through TiQ, The Playwrights Realm, LCT3, Prelude, Dixon Place, University Settlement, HERE, Carnegie Mellon Universty, City Theatre, and elsewhere. She is currently commissioned by Concord/Samuel French, MTC/Sloan and The Civilians. She is a MacDowell and Yaddo Fellow.

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