Mara Lathrop

Mara Lathrop is an American playwright whose full length plays have received productions and development at theatres in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Seattle, Toronto, Rome and elsewhere. They include THE VISIBLE HORSE (developed at the National Playwrights Conference), THE URN OF DREW (finalist for the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize and developed at Seven Devils Playwrights Conference), HELL ON WHEELS (commissioned by the Philadelphia Festival Theatre), THE EIGHTEENTH MITZVAH (Richard Hugo House New Play Prize), DREAMS OF BABY (Best New Play, 1993 Seattle Times Footlight Awards), TALES FROM THE SALTMINES (commissioned by A Contemporary Theatre, developed at the Ojai Playwrights Conference, and finalist for the Jane Chambers Playwriting Competition), THE SIX BASIC RULES (Mill Mountain Theatre New Play Prize), THE LILY &amp; LOU SHOW, and EES STORY UFF POOR SEA VILLAGE GERL. Most recently, THE GARDEN OF MONSTERS was workshopped at the Seven Devils Playwrights Conference in McCall, ID, was part of the Bridgeworks reading series at id Theatre Company in NYC and received a reading at Wordsmyth Theatre in Houston. It’s scheduled for production in 2011 at Key City Public Theatre.<br><br>Lathrop has received Fellowships from the Washington State Arts Commission, the Seattle Arts Commission, and Artists Trust. THE VISIBLE HORSE is published by Smith &amp; Kraus in the collection "Women Playwrights: Best Plays of 2001". She has taught playwriting at the University of Washington’s Certificate Writing Program and at Edmonds (WA) Community College. She is the Literary Manager at Key City Public Theatre in Port Townsend, WA.<br><br>WHAT THE CRITICS SAY ABOUT MARA'S PLAYS...<br><br>THE VISIBLE HORSE<br><br><ul><li>"Flawless in its simplicity" – Backstage</li><li>"The story achieves a delicate balance between truth and theatricality.” – LA Times</li><li>“Spellbinding.” – LA Weekly</li></ul><br>DREAMS OF BABY<br><br><ul><li>"Unlike anything you've ever seen ...remarkably entertaining." – Seattle P-I</li><li>"Wacky and unpredictable... Dreams Of Baby is a very funny play."– Centerstage Chicago</li></ul><br>MENSTRUATING WAITRESS ...FROM HELL<br><ul><li>"...Here is my pick: Menstruating Waitress From Hell....: – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel</li></ul>

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