Eliza Bent
Eliza Bent | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 30, 1982 |
| Alma mater | Boston College; Brooklyn College |
| Occupation(s) | Writer, performer, journalist |
| Spouse | Dave Malloy |
Eliza Bent (born May 30, 1982) is an American playwright, performer, and journalist.[1] Her plays have been staged off-broadway at theaters across New York City including: Abrons Art Center, A.R.T., New York Theatre Workshop (Next Door), The Bushwick Starr, and others.[2][3][4] She is a founding member of the Brooklyn-based Half Straddle theater company and a graduate of the Brooklyn College MFA program in playwriting.[5]
Produced plays
[edit]- Bonnie's Last Flight (New York Theatre Workshop Next Door, 2019)
- Indeed, Friend! (Clubbed Thumb, workshop production, 2018)
- Aloha, Aloha, or When I Was Queen (Abrons Arts Center commission 2018))
- Real Talk / Kip Talk (Abrons Arts Center commission 2016/17))
- On a Clear Day I Can See to Elba (Atlantic Theater Amplified Series, 2017; New Ohio’s ICE Factory, 2016)
- Toilet Fire (Abrons Arts Center, 2015; JACK, 2015; The Brick, 2016)
- The Beyonce (Breaking String Theatre 2014; Adjusted Realists, 2018)
- Asleep at the Wheel (workshop production, Brooklyn College, 2015)
- Blue Wizard / Black Wizard (Incubator Arts Project, 2013; Other Forces, 2014)
- The Hotel Colors (The Bushwick Starr, 2013)
- Karma Kharms (or Yarns by Kharms) (Target Margin Lab at The Bushwick Starr, 2012)
- Pen Pals Meet (Iranian Theatre Festival at The Brick, 2011)
Residencies
[edit]- LMCC Workspace 2018/19
- Berkeley Rep's Ground Floor 2018
- SPACE on Ryder Farm 2017 / Working Farm 2016
- Target Margin Institute Fellow 2016
- Casa Zia Lina 2014
- MacDowell Colony 2013
References
[edit]- ^ "Eliza Bent | Samuel French". www.samuelfrench.com. Retrieved 2019-02-03.
- ^ "About Moi". elizabent. 2016-06-12. Retrieved 2019-02-03.
- ^ "ABOUT". HALF STRADDLE. Retrieved 2019-02-03.
- ^ Radomsky, Rosalie R. (2014-08-31). "A Romance in Several Acts". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-02-03.
- ^ "ELIZA BENT". Atlantic Theater Company. Retrieved 2019-02-03.
External links
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