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Elizabeth S. "Lisa" Kron (born May 20, 1961) is an American actress and playwright. She is best known for writing the lyrics and book to the musical Fun Home for which she won both the Tony Award for Best Original Score and the Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical.
Lisa Kron is a writer and performer of pieces that inhabit the gray area between theater and performance art. Her plays create a conversation with an audience that is simultaneously a conversation happening in real time and a carefully constructed theatrical event.
Lisa Kron has been writing and performing theater since coming to New York from Michigan in 1984. Her work has been widely produced in New York, regionally, and internationally.
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Mar 18, 2017 · Amy Kotkin recently had a chance to interview Michael Bloom about his upcoming production of Lisa Kron’s Well at 1st Stage. Amy: What initially attracted you to this play? Have you directed it previously, and what excites you about the opportunity to direct it now?
- Amy Kotkin
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...
Lisa Kron (2.5 Minute Ride) began her solo career in 1984 at the landmark WOW Cafe Theatre Collective in New York's East Village. She has since performed in a multitude of spaces large and small—from Dixon Place to the World Financial Center.
May 6, 2021 · The first of three solo performances that will cap Studio Theatre’s 2020–2021 all-digital season, Lisa Kron’s autobiographical 2.5 Minute Ride is alternately hilarious and moving, and a testament to the power of love over fear.
