Abrams Artists Agency
275 Seventh Ave, 26th
Floor, New York, NY 10001
Phone (646) 486-4600 Fax
(646) 486-2358
Agent: Kate Navin

New York, NY | (212) 229-7871
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Member of SSDC, SAG & AEA
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lisa@lisarothe.com | www.lisarothe.com |
| PENELOPE by Ellen McLaughlin | Gallatin/Princeton |
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THE HARASSMENT OF IRIS MALLOY
by Zak Berkman (workshop with David Strathairn and Maggie Siff) |
EPIC Theatre Ensemble |
| COULDN’T SAY by Christopher Wall * | Midtown International Theatre Festival |
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MORGAN STREET
by Jeremy Richards, Anika Noni Rose and Eugene Gwodz (musical workshop) |
Studio Tisch |
| DENALI by Austin Bunn (workshop) | Orchard Project (with Epic Theatre Ensemble) |
| ADA by Kim Sherman & Margaret Vandenburg (opera workshop) | Ensemble Studio Theatre |
| NOWHERE IN AMERICA by Bathsheba Doran | Keen Company/Keen Teens – Kirk Theatre |
| LIKE LOVE by Lewis Flinn & Barry Kaplan | NYMF – The Barrow Group Theatre |
| 365 DAYS/ 365 PLAYS by Suzan-Lori Parks | The Women’s Project |
| 365 DAYS/ 365 PLAYS by Susan-Lori Parks | Epic Theatre Center |
| SPLIT WIDE OPEN by Christina Gorman | Summer Play Festival (produced by Arielle Tepper) |
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LIKE A COW OR AN ELEPHANT by Kara Corthron |
Voice and Vision Workshop |
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1 PLUM SQUARE by Amy Kohn (Radio Opera) |
WNYC, "Spinning on Air" |
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ANATOMY 1968 by Karen Hartman (premiere) |
Summer Play Festival (produced by Arielle Tepper) |
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CLOSET WIDE OPE' by Shawn Sturnick |
Creative Place Theater, NYC |
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MERMAID by Ellen McLaughlin (premiere) |
Blue Heron Arts Center & 59 E 59th |
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JAZZ DESERT by Rebecca Hart (musical) |
Culture Project, NYC |
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SCATTERHEAD by Elizabeth Anderson |
Manhattan Theatre Source, NYC |
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WEEPING WOMAN by Amy Wheeler |
Drama League (New Directors/New Works) |
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THE CASUAL SPIES |
HERE, NYC |
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GHETTO PUNCH by Anthony Sparks |
Dixon Place, NYC |
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RESURRECTION by Anita Dashiell |
A-1 Collaborators, NYC |
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WHY WE HAVE A BODY by Claire Chaffee |
New York University |
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TRIFLES by Susan Glaspell |
New York University |
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| INTERPRETING WILLIAM by James Still | Indiana Repertory Theatre |
| LOOKING FOR THE PONY by Andrea Lepcio | Synchronicity Theatre, Atlanta, GA |
| EYEPIECE Written and Performed by Rinde Eckert | Iowa City, IA |
| PENELOPE by Ellen McLaughlin (commission) | The Getty Villa, CA |
| AH, WILDERNESS! by Eugene O’Neill | Chautauqua Theatre |
| TIMBERLAND by Austin Bunn (Workshop) | New Harmony Project, Indiana |
| TWELFTH NIGHT by William Shakespeare | Seaside Shakespeare (Nantucket) |
| LIKENESS by David Caudle (workshop) | The New Harmony Project |
| LIKE A COW OR AN ELEPHANT by Kara Corthron | Voice & Vision Workshop |
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AS YOU LIKE IT by William Shakespeare |
Milwaukee Shakespeare Company |
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STOP KISS by Diana Son |
Riverside Theatre, Iowa City, IA |
FILM/TELEVISION
| SIX DEGREES (ABC) | Shadow Director (Tucker Gates) |
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CONTEMPLATING EMILY by Sarah Shively |
Independent Short |
| WITHIN A PLAY (directed by Mark Ring) | Documentary Film |
EDUCATIONAL
| HOT L BALTIMORE by Lanford Wilson | NYU Graduate Acting Program |
| A MONTH IN THE COUNTRY by Brian Friel | Marymount Manhattan College |
| THE SEAGULL by Anton Chekhov | Yale School of Drama |
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STOP KISS by Diana Son |
NYU Graduate Acting Program |
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AH, WILDERNESS! by Eugene O'Neill |
NYU Graduate Acting Program |
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BALM IN GILEAD by Lanford Wilson |
Yale School of Drama |
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MACHINAL by Sophie Treadwell |
Bard College |
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ALOHA SAY THE PRETTY GIRLS by Naomi Iizuka |
University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana |
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TOP GIRLS by Caryl Churchill |
NYU Graduate Acting Program |
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FEN by Caryl Churchill |
Stella Adler Conservatory |
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TOP GIRLS |
The Actors Center, NYC |
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ESCAPE FROM HAPPINESS by George Walker |
Stella Adler Conservatory |
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BETWEEN DAYLIGHT and BOONVILLE by Matt Williams |
Stella Adler Studios (NYU) |
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GUM by Karen Hartman |
NYU Graduate Acting Program |
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DREAM OF A COMMON LANGUAGE by Heather Macdonald |
Stella Adler Studios (NYU) |
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AGNES OF GOD by John Pielmeier |
Stella Adler Conservatory |
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THE MAIDS by Jean Genet |
Stella Adler Conservatory |
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BUS STOP by William Inge |
The Actors Center, NYC |
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BIG LOVE by Charles Mee |
Willamette University |
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TOP GIRLS |
Stella Adler Studios (NYU) |
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FLIGHT 243 (musical workshop) |
NYU MFA Musical Theater Writing Program |
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CLOUD NINE by Caryl Churchill |
Long Island University, CW Post |
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THE GLORY OF LIVING by Rebecca Gilman |
Cornell College |
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LOVE ACCORDING to LUC (musical workshop) |
NYU MFA Musical Theatre Writing Program |
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JULIUS CAESAR by William Shakespeare |
University of Evansville, IN |
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DANCING AT LUGHNASA by Brian Friel |
Long Island University, CW Post , NY |
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AH, WILDERNESS! by Eugene O'Neill |
University of Evansville, IN |
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THE BIG ONE (musical workshop) |
NYU MFA Musical Theatre Writing Program |
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FRAMING ELEANOR (musical wkshp) |
NYU MFA Musical Theater Writing Program |
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1 PLUM SQUARE (musical wkshp) |
NYU MFA Musical Theater Writing Program |
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THE PERSIANS
(adap. by Ellen McLaughlin |
National Actors Theater |
Associate Director/Dramaturg |
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HELEN
by Ellen McLaughlin |
The Public Theater |
Assistant to Playwright |
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TONGUE OF A BIRD
by Ellen McLaughlin |
The Public Theater |
Assistant to Playwright |
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HANNAH and MARTIN
by Kate Fodor |
Epic Theatre Center |
Associate Producer |
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LYSISTRATA
(adap. Ellen McLaughlin) |
Brooklyn Academy of Music |
Co-Director of Reading |
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LYSISTRATA (adap. by Ellen McLaughlin) |
Chautauqua Theatre |
Director of Reading |
| CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW (Children of AHope Orphanage) |
National Theatre of Ethiopia |
Director/Producer |
| NOCTURNAL COMMISSIONS | New Dramatists Fundraiser | Director |
ASSISTANT DIRECTING
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UNCLE VANYA by Anton Chekhov |
Arena Stage |
Zelda Fichandler |
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HARD TIMES by Charles Dickens |
Pearl Theatre Company, NYC |
Lou Jacob |
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HYDRIOTAPHIA by Tony Kushner |
New York University |
Michael Wilson |
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ROMANTIC ROULETTE by Marivaux |
New York University |
Larry Maslon |
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TRANSLATIONS by Brian Friel |
Chautauqua Theatre, NY |
Rob Bundy |
EDUCATION
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NEW YORK UNIVERSITY |
Graduate Directing Lab |
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NEW YORK UNIVERSITY |
Graduate Acting Program (MFA Acting) |
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UNIVERSITY OF EVANSVILLE |
Undergraduate (BFA Theatre) |
HONORS AND AWARDS
| EST/Sloan Foundation Grant – Conceived of opera with composer Kim Sherman & librettist Margaret Vandenburg | |
| Company Member of Obie Award Winning Epic Theatre Center | |
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Member of Women's Project Director's Lab |
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Drama League Fellow New Directors/New Works |
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Fox Fellow Grant Recipient for Study (The Actors Center) |
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3 Year Full Tuition Scholarship (New York University Graduate Acting Program) |
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1 Year Full Tuition Scholarship (New York University Graduate Directing Lab) |