Appliance: Playwright
Lindsay Price
Biography
Lindsay is currently the primary writer for her company Theatrefolk, an independent publisher, which publishes original and adapted scripts for High Schools.
Most recently, her play Paper Thin was published in Ten Minute Plays: Vol. 6 From the Actors Theatre of Louisville. Tuna Fish Eulogy has enjoyed great festival success for the Riverside Players sweeping the awards at this years Leverhulme Drama Festival, the North-West Divisional Finals, the Northern Area Finals, All England Festival and came 2nd overall at the National Drama Festivals Association 32nd British All-Winners Festival.
Selected Highlights: Thicker Than Water, semi-finalist for the Eugene O’Neil Playwrights Conference; Flaky Lips, one of five winners in TADA Theatre’s play competition (New York); The Merrie Christmas Show, (Stage West, Toronto); The Tempest (Comedia Zuppa, St. Petersburg, Florida); Paper Thin (Collaboraction Theatre, Chicago, KW Theatre, Kitchener); Liver for Breakfast, (Cabbagetown Theatre, Toronto; StageRight Theatre, New York). Pancake Tuesday, (Samuel French One Act Play Festival, New York; Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, Toronto; Brass Tacks Theatre Co, Astoria, NY; Newton Theatre; Newton, Australia)
One of the achievements Lindsay is most proud of is The Pow Program, the on-line playwriting course she created and implements for her company Theatrefolk. The program takes writers from the idea stage to a finished play. To date, she has worked with over 700 students.
Lindsay is a member of the Playwrights Guild of Canada, The International Centre for Women Playwrights, and the Dramatist Guild of America.
Review Excerpts
“…raw and confronting theatre.” The Northern Rivers Echo
“Smart, skilled writing… well-crafted material.” The Winnipeg Free Press
“It is really her provocative storytelling that carries the audience through to the final release.” The Winnipeg Free Press
“…fascinating flesh to the bone…” Edmonton Journal
“Price’s images and dialogue are vivid.” Nightlife Magazine (Buffalo)
