Lisa Wolpe

Biography

Lisa Wolpe is an international activist working for the empowerment of women, people of color, and trans actors. In 1993 she founded the all- female multicultural Los Angeles Women’s Shakespeare Company (22 seasons), where she worked with over 1000 women and girls, bringing their voices onto the stage and into the world. In London she created the TranShakespeare project. Lisa produced, directed, and performed roles including Hamlet, Richard III, Angelo, Leontes, Romeo, Shylock, and Iago. She is currently touring her solo show Shakespeare & the Alchemy of Gender to venues around the world. She has directed and acted regionally at theaters including Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Utah Shakespeare festival, Colorado Shakespeare Festival, Berkeley Repertory Company, Shakespeare & Company, Arizona Theater Company, San Diego Repertory Theater, and more. Lisa is an Associate Artist with Prague Shakespeare Company. She is a teacher/writer/actor/director who has studied deeply in Clown, Voice, Shakespearean text, and new work, and has received multiple awards for excellence in Directing, Acting, and promoting diversity and excellence onstage. She has taught and directed at universities including NYU, UCLA, USC, Cal Poly Pomona, Whittier College, ACT San Francisco, Boston University, MIT, the American Shakespeare Center, University of Colorado, and more. 

Source: PSC (5/2024)
Photo Credits: Jenny Graham, Oregon Shakespeare Festival