In this month’s hilarious episode of Writers Revealed, we hear from two prolific LA writers, Penelope Lowder & Saymoukda Duangphouxay Vongsay, about how family, history, and culture affects our writing and vice versa. Also, there’s a lot of Jean Nate. Moderated by EDI coordinator & facilitator, L. Trey Wilson.
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About Penelope Lowder
Penelope Lowder (@lowderpenelope) is a force to be reckoned with. She is a playwright, screenwriter, and novelist. Her past on stage productions include 15 Minutes, The Follicle Prison War, and WEST ADAMS: which was selected as an LA Times Critics Choice! Her debut novel, Three Seconds of Hell, looks at her own father’s experiences in a 1950’s motorcycle gang.
Penelope was commissioned by Lower Depth Theatre to writer a 10-minute play, UNIT HOPE JUST WANTS TO VOTE, as part of our BIPOC Voting Plays in Oct. 2020.
With established relationships at CTG, Skylight, and SkyLAB, we are beyond proud to continue working alongside Penelope here at Lower Depth Theatre. We know her mission and vision will take her far. Welcome back Penelope!
Learn more about Penelope’s work here:
About Saymoukda Duangphouxay Vongsay
Saymoukda Duangphouxay Vongsay (@refugenius). Hailing all the way from Lao, Saymoukda is a “revolutionary” as quoted by CNN’s W. Kamau Bell. She is best known for her award winning play KUNG FU ZOMBIES VS CANNIBALS. Her first children’s book entitled WHEN EVERYTHING WAS EVERYTHING details her own experience in America as a refugee. She writes about ESL Classes and food stamps as a love letter to survivors who have also lost their homeland.
Saymoukda is currently an Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Playwright in Residence at Theater Mu, a McKnight Foundation Fellow in Community- Engaged Art, and a Jerome Hill Artist Fellow in playwright.
Check out more of her work here: