Liz Baron

Liz Ellison Baron is a playwright and storyteller in Ottawa, Ontario. She has written and performed with Ottawa StoryTellers and the Chicago Neo-Futurists, and her scripts have been developed and produced in Chicago, New York, Minneapolis, Omaha, and elsewhere. She has been a core apprentice at the Playwrights’ Center, a semifinalist for the Princess Grace Award, and a three-time O’Neill National Playwrights Conference semifinalist. Her work appears in the Vintage Books anthology SHORTER, FASTER, FUNNIER. Liz holds a B.A. in theater and English from Dartmouth College and an M.F.A. in dramatic writing from Carnegie Mellon University, where she was a recipient of the Steven Bochco Fellowship.

Liz Ellison Baron is a playwright and storyteller in Ottawa, Ontario. She has written and performed with Ottawa StoryTellers and the Chicago Neo-Futurists, and her scripts have been developed and produced in Chicago, New York, Minneapolis, Omaha, and elsewhere. She has been a core apprentice at the Playwrights’ Center, a semifinalist for the Princess Grace Award, and a three-time O’Neill National Playwrights Conference semifinalist. Her work appears in the Vintage Books anthology SHORTER, FASTER, FUNNIER. Liz holds a B.A. in theater and English from Dartmouth College and an M.F.A. in dramatic writing from Carnegie Mellon University, where she was a recipient of the Steven Bochco Fellowship.

Scripts

Green September

by Liz Baron

Synopsis

A young man discovers that his mild-mannered barber is immortal. He and his girlfriend have different ideas about what to do with this information.

A young man discovers that his mild-mannered barber is immortal. He and his girlfriend have different ideas about what to do with this information.

Itch Loves Louie

by Liz Baron

Synopsis

Dobs and her sister Itch have spent their lives being homeschooled on a vast South Dakota ranch. They're desperate to see what the world looks like beyond their corner of flat, desolate land. But it turns out their escape plans aren't much alike.

Dobs and her sister Itch have spent their lives being homeschooled on a vast South Dakota ranch. They're desperate to see what the world looks like beyond their corner of flat, desolate land. But it turns out their escape plans aren't much alike.

The Nurse

by Liz Baron

Synopsis

Hank’s dad is sick. Hank’s dad’s nurse is really good at her job. Soon Hank decides to get sick, too. There’s something so comforting about a woman in white who’s there to help you.

Hank’s dad is sick. Hank’s dad’s nurse is really good at her job. Soon Hank decides to get sick, too. There’s something so comforting about a woman in white who’s there to help you.

Goblin

by Liz Baron

Synopsis

A trio of disillusioned foreign aid workers return home with a fun new project: establishing a cult.

A trio of disillusioned foreign aid workers return home with a fun new project: establishing a cult.

Investigate and Protect

by Liz Baron

Synopsis

After she survives a bizarre home invasion, a laundromat attendant discovers that everyone in the United States seems to suddenly want her dead.

After she survives a bizarre home invasion, a laundromat attendant discovers that everyone in the United States seems to suddenly want her dead.

Sweets

by Liz Baron

Synopsis

Honey wants to build roller coasters and get his girlfriend back. Berry wants Honey. Candy wants to be famous. A play about dreams.

Honey wants to build roller coasters and get his girlfriend back. Berry wants Honey. Candy wants to be famous. A play about dreams.

The Minute Hand

by Liz Baron

Synopsis

Lydia's husband Keith has disappeared without a trace. She decides that he hasn't -- and he suddenly reappears. But is this Keith her Keith?

Lydia's husband Keith has disappeared without a trace. She decides that he hasn't -- and he suddenly reappears. But is this Keith her Keith?