Lorraine Liscio (playwright) is a member of Pulse Ensemble Theater in NYC. Her most recent play Moving Bodies introduces audiences to 18th-century physicist Emilie du Châtelet as she challenges her lover Voltaire, the French Academy of Science, and the laws of motion. Christine de Pizan and Emilie du Châtelet are but two fascinating women featured in Dr. Liscio’s book Paris and Her Remarkable Women whom she has brought to life on stage. (A brief Italian detour led to her one-act, Gono Superiore, a Milan comedy.) Before coming to playwriting, Dr. Liscio taught at Boston College in the English Department where she published articles on literary figures such as Toni Morrison, Marilynne Robinson, and Nadine Gordimer. During her tenure as Director of Women’s Studies she worked with music professor Jeremiah McGrann to program annual concerts of music by women throughout the ages. She is pleased to have her play about Christine de Pizan read at the Nora Theatre in tandem with the Boston exhibit of medieval manuscripts at the Gardner, Houghton Library, and Boston College. One of those manuscripts came from Christine’s pen.
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Lisa Joyce
Lisa Joyce is so excited to be making her debut with The Nora and Underground Railway Theater! Favorite past credits include Winnifred in Once Upon a Mattress (Hackmatack Playhouse), Schwartzy in 25th Annual… Spelling Bee (Firehouse Center for the Arts), and Maggie in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (Salem State University). She received her BFA in performance at Salem State University and was awarded First Alternate at the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival Region 1 (2014). She would like to thank everyone who has helped her on her journey so far!
Shanae Burch
Shanae Burch* was most recently seen in Huntington Theater Co.’s Milk Like Sugar by Kirsten Greenidge. She has appeared in WAM Theatre’s Fresh Takes Reading Series in the Berkshires, as well as in local productions with Israeli Stage, Bad Habit Productions, Fresh Ink Theatre, and Hibernian Hall. Shanae is a graduate of Emerson College’s acting program, as well as Harvard Graduate School of Education’s “Arts in Education” program with a focus in storytelling for health promotion. about.me/shanaeburch.
Jiawei Cheng
Jiawei Cheng, a native of Shanghai, has performed on stage and produced plays in college back in China. Favourite projects include 8 Femmes, Romeo & Juliet, and The Crucible. She holds a B.A. in English literature and an M.Ed. in language education, and was a translator at Shanghai University Drama Festival (Sleuth) and Shanghai International Film Festival.
Lisa Nguyen
Lisa Nguyen is delighted to make her professional debut in Journey to the West. Recently graduated from Fitchburg State University with a B.S. in Communications Media. She was heavily involved with the theater program there. Credits include: Dr. Sara Christ in FAUSTED (Edinburgh Theatre Festival Premiere), Abigail Williams in The Crucible, Thomasina Coverly in Arcadia, The Vagina Monologues, Rodeo/Lorleen in Talking With…, and Leeann in A Piece of My Heart. Other credits: Heidi Schwartz in SHUL (Sheldon Wolf)