Lisa Kron is a writer and performer best known for her work in the theater world. Born in Ann Arbor, Michigan in 1961, Kron grew up in Lansing and attended Kalamazoo College before moving to New York City in the early 1980s.
Kron began her career as a performance artist, creating and performing her own solo pieces in downtown Manhattan venues. Her work drew on her experiences as a lesbian and as a member of the Jewish community, and often explored themes of identity and family.
In the early 1990s, Kron began to transition to playwriting, and her work quickly gained recognition ... read more
Broadway credits include this season’s An Enemy of the People with Jeremy Strong and Michael Imperioli, Macbeth with Daniel Craig and Ruth Negga, King Lear with Glenda Jackson, A Doll’s House, Part 2 (Tony Award Nomination), The Glass Menagerie, Fun Home (Tony Award), The Real Thing, The Realistic Joneses, Seminar. Recent credits: Hamlet (The Public Theatre), Othello (New York Theatre Workshop), The Flick (Playwrights Horizons, Barrow Street Theatre, National Theatre; Lucille Lortel Award nomination), The Glass Menagerie (Toneelgroep, Amsterdam), John (Signature Theatre; Obie Award, Lortel and Drama Desk Award nomination), The Village Bike (MCC Theatre), and Uncle Vanya (Soho Repertory ... read more
Lisa Kron is a writer and performer best known for her work in the theater world. Born in Ann Arbor, Michigan in 1961, Kron grew up in Lansing and attended Kalamazoo College before moving to New York City in the early 1980s.
Kron began her career as a performance artist, creating and performing her own solo pieces in downtown Manhattan venues. Her work drew on her experiences as a lesbian and as a member of the Jewish community, and often explored themes of identity and family.
In the early 1990s, Kron began to transition to playwriting, and her work quickly gained recognition ... read more
