IN THE NEWS:
ensemble playwright lab Reviseted with Letter of Marque Theatre Company
Lila Perlman is the 2024 Playwright in residence
Iphigeneia and Some of Her Parts: a new play by Lila Perlman in development with Letter of Marque premiers March 2024.
LILA PERLMAN HEADS SCRIPT WRITING FOR PUSS IN BOOTS: AFTER DARK.
Inspired by commedia dell'arte, this original, devised musical was created over the course of five months. Lila Perlman heads script development.
"The best part of making theatre, for me, has always been collaboration," said Lila Perlman. "…There's an amazing creative power when you focus 14 minds and bodies together on one theme. You chisel away at one goal from all different sides—and slowly there emerges a polished gem with many facets." — Broadway World
Soft brain Theatre Company LAUNCHES PREMIER PRODUCTION
Soft brain theatre co. launches premier production of the Raven
“[Soft Brain’s] exuberant execution of commedia silliness is delightfully well done…this is a grand first effort and I'm looking forward to seeing what they come up with next.” — Broadway World’s Michael Dale
2022 Playwright in Residence with Letter of Marque Theatre Company
Winter 2022 Ensemble Playwright Lab Anounced
The Ensemble Playwright Lab is a residency program in which the playwright engages with Letter of Marque's ensemble to create, develop, or reimagine a piece of work which will be presented to the public at the end of the residency.
The Golem and the Maharal’s Wife wins national award
the 2020 Gary Garrison National Ten-Minute Play Award
Lila Perlman’s play The Golem and the Maharal’s Wife was the 2nd place winner of the 2020 Gary Garrison National Ten-Minute Play Award at the Kennedy Center.
Watch the virtual reading:
Lila Perlman’s award winning play presented by the Kennedy Center. Directed by Jonathan Bernstein, starring Deidre O’Connell and Colbie Minifie. Watch the reading here.
Making history with three plays accepted to KCACTF Region 6 Festival
January 2020, TXST University Newsroom:
“Lila Perlman… has made festival history by having all three of her first-time submissions — a one-act play and two 10-minute plays — accepted into the competition.”
“Set in 1920s Philadelphia, The South Room is about a young feminist and her handicapped husband grappling with the…construct of marriage vs. the reality of their own relationship. ‘I wrote this play to investigate a situation where the fault and the blame are not simple to assign,’ Perlman said.”