| Киразьян Лиза | |
| Kirazian Lisa | |
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| На английском: | Kirazian Lisa |
| Место рождения: | Сан-Диего |
| Краткая информация: Драматург и сценарист | |
Содержание
Биография
Родилась в Сан-Диего, училась в Стэнфордском университете (1988 - 1992).
Сочинения
- SOUL FIRE — a drama based on eleven immigrants' Stories of Faith. October, 2004, Weingart Performing Arts Center, San Diego.
- THE BLACKSTONE SESSIONS — full-length drama about a reclusive old black activist and her secrets.
- THE VISITOR — full-length Jane Austen-style comedy. Patio Playhouse, Escondido, California, March 1994.
- THE WAY YOU LOOK TONIGHT — one-act wedding drama. Playwrights Project's "Garden Varieties," La Jolla, California, September 10, 2000.
- ARMENIAN VOICES — one act of monologues about the Armenian Experience. Arvest 1996: Showcase of Art, Music & Literature, Armenian General Benevolent Union, November 15, 1996.
- THE GLORIOUS BRIDE — one-act bridal shop dramedy. Stanford University Winter One Acts Festival, January 1992. University of California at Berkeley, February 1992.
- NOT WHAT THE DOCTOR ORDERED — one-act high school dramedy about college applications. Gaslamp Quarter Theater, San Diego, January 1989. Cerritos High School, Cerritos, CA June 1989.
AWARDS
SOUL FIRE - Commissioned by Playwrights Project and Calif. Council for the Humanities.
MR. FIRST DATE - Finalist, 2004 San Diego Film Festival Contest - Semifinalist, 2004 Slamdance Contest - Quarterfinalist, 2004 Scriptapalooza Contest
CASSATT AND DEGAS - Winner, 2002 Telluride Indiefest Screenplay Contest. - Finalist, 2002 National Screenwriting Competition.
THE BLACKSTONE SESSIONS - 2001 New Century Writer Awards, Quarterfinalist.
THE INDEPENDENTS - Semifinalist, 2001 Script Magazine/Open Door contest. - Honorable Mention, 1997 Armenian Allied Arts Competition.
THE VISITOR - First Place, 1997 Armenian Allied Arts Competition.
ARMENIAN VOICES - Honorable Mention, 1995 Writer's Digest Magazine Writing Competition. - Honorable Mention, 1995 Armenian Allied Arts Association Competition.
NOT WHAT THE DOCTOR ORDERED - Audrey Skirball-Kenis Theater Southern California Play Collection Los Angeles Central Library, Inducted 1994.
THE GLORIOUS BRIDE - Honorable Mention, 1993 Writer's Digest Magazine Writing Competition. - American College Theater Festival Merit Award, 1993.
THE MAN IN THE ALLEY - Honorable Mention, 1992 Writer’s Digest Competition.
PUBLICATIONS
THE VISITOR - A play in three acts. San Diego: The Laurel Company, 1994, Second Edition, 2000, available on Amazon.com. ASPORA: A JOURNAL OF ARMENIAN-AMERICAN LITERATURE (excerpt).
'ARMENIANS' HAS UNIVERSAL, SPECIFIC THEMES, “Los Angeles Times”; Aug 11, 1997; Calendar/Counterpunch, pg. 3.
FAMOUS ARMENIAN AMERICANS, “Performing Arts Magazine,” Los Angeles, August 1997.
THE FORGOTTEN GENOCIDE, “The San Diego Union – Tribune”; Apr 24, 2002; pg. B.7.
TELLURIDE CAN HOLD YOUR INTEREST YEAR-ROUND, “The San Diego Union – Tribune”; Nov 24, 2002; pg. D.3.
Articles in “Student Leadership Journal,” “Discipleship Journal,” “The Armenian Observer,” “The Armenian Reporter,” “The Armenian Mirror Spectator,” and “The Armenian Weekly” and an Armenian literary journal.
SCREENPLAYS
GETTING VAN GOGH — drama/thriller set in art world.
MR. FIRST DATE — romantic comedy about the ultimate dating master.
CASSATT AND DEGAS — drama about impressionist painter Mary Cassatt, her life, art and loves.
THE VISITOR — fantasy comedy, homage to Jane Austen, adapted from the play of the same name.
THE INDEPENDENTS — drama about two women rock musicians who make it big.
THE MAN IN THE ALLEY — drama about a lost soul in 1920s Chicago who finds redemption.
PET SHOP — live action feature film treatment about animals breaking out of an evil pet shop.
TELEPLAYS THE MUSIC WE MADE — six-hour original miniseries about conservatory musicians in London, 1996.
FENWAY'S — pilot for a comedy sitcom about a small-town deli and its workers, 1991.
NOVELS
THE MUSIC WE MADE (2005)
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Библиография
Email: kirazian@san.rr.com