Liza Birkenmeier

Liza Birkenmeier is a recent alum of the Play Group at Ars Nova. Her work has been developed at Dixon Place, University Settlement, Playwrights Realm, The Public Theater, CATCH, City Theatre, NYSAF and elsewhere. She is the author of Dr. Ride's American Beach House, which premiered at Ars Nova in 2019. Her newest collaboration with director Katie Brook, Islander, will premiere at NYTW Next Door next season. She is a MacDowell Colony and Yaddo Fellow. MFA Carnegie Mellon. Liza Birkenmeier is Ars Nova’s 2019-20 Tow Playwright-in-Residence.