Theater Feature: Living Funeral at the Hummingbird Hotel: Steppenwolf Playwright Lisa D’Amour on Setting Her “Airline Highway” in Her New Orleans Hometown

  A feature for Newcity Stage:

Lisa D’Amour is a playwright and an interdisciplinary artist. “It’s just a little bizarre that it’s kind of two different fields,” she notes when we discuss the distinction between traditional theater and interdisciplinary arts. 

(from top, then left to right) Scott Jaeck, Brenann Stacker, Caroline Neff,
Terry Hamilton, Kate Buddeke and Carolyn Braver/Photo: Joel Moorman

“It’s sort of astounding how little the leaders in these fields talk to each other.” An Obie winner for her play “Detroit” as well as for work as part of the collaborative performance duo PearlDamour, she’s been working closely with Steppenwolf on the world premiere of her new play…

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