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Lisa Loomer

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Book Writer b. 1950

Lisa Loomer (born 1950) is an American playwright and screenwriter who has also worked as an actress and stand-up comic. She is best known for her play The Waiting Room (1994), in which three women from different time periods meet in a modern doctor's waiting room, each suffering from the effects of their various societies' cosmetic body modification practices (foot binding, corsetry, and breast implantation). She also co-wrote the screenplay for the film Girl, Interrupted. Many of her plays deal with the experiences of Latinas and immigrant characters. Others deal with social and political issues through the lens of contemporary family life. Beyond that, Loomer's play The Waiting Room discu…

Also credited on2 works

Real Women Have Curves
Real Women Have Curves: The Musical

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In the literature3 passages

  • A CROWD OF TWO: Created and performed by Lisa Loomer and Rita Nachtmann; Director, Miriam Fond; Assistant Director, Patrick McCord; Production Manager, Carl Zutz; Stage Manager, Cheryl Singleton; Press, Jeffrey Richards, Ted Killmertheatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 1982-83 Season, v. 39 (Willis).txt
  • iBOCON! (World Premiere) by Lisa Loomer; Director, Peter C. Brosius; Movement/Choreography, Miguel Delgado; Sound, Ara Tokatlian; Music, Ara Tokatlian, John Fitzgerald; Set, Victoria Petrovich; Costumes, Lydia Tanji; Lighting, Margaret Anne Dunn; Mask Design, Alfredo Calderon; Manager, Elizabeth Harvey. CAST: Alma Martinez, Karen Maruyama…theatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 1988-89 Season, v. 45 (Willis).txt
  • A play presented without intermission; June 29—August 3, 2003; 41 performances LIVING OUT By Lisa Loomer; Director, Jo Bonney; Scenery, Neil Patel;theatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 2003-04 Season, v. 60 (Willis).txt

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