LISA SOLAND (Playwright/Director) has produced and directed over 120 productions and original play readings. As a playwright, she has over 50 play publications with Samuel French, Inc., Concord Theatricals, Smith & Kraus, Applause Books, Dramatic Publishing, and All Original Play Publishing. Ms. Soland teaches playwriting at Maryville College and enjoys traveling the United States, leading various writing workshops.
"What they're saying aboutDR. BISCOTTI & THE HUMAN CONDITION ""Lisa Soland's Dr. Biscotti and the Human Condition is a tour de force and a masterpiece. Its theme centers on nothing less than life's reasons and randomness. Characters represent the fourth dimension-time rather than space. By the end of the play, we learn how life can differ for an array of people, all linked by the interlocutor-their therapist, Dr. Biscotti. This play is original, entertaining, at times shocking, and brilliantly crafted. Dramatically, it has surprises and a wonderful build to a shocking conclusion. I could not get it, or the deep philosophical and sociological issues, out of my head for weeks after seeing it. I am a long-time fan of Ms. Soland, but this is perhaps her deepest play. I would love to see it get all the attention it deserves.""- Andrew Bonime, feature film producer, composer ""I greatly enjoyed and admired Dr. Biscotti and the Human Condition. Playwright Lisa Soland has such a great ability to make credible, rounded, and lovable characters. They are flawed as human beings, which means we can relate to them, but we also have quite complex feelings toward them. This gives a fantastic emotional texture to the piece(and to all her writing).""- Kieron Barry, reviewer for the Metro Pulse ""Absolutely riveting dialogue and characters. Dr. Biscotti is an excellent work. I was absolutely captured by the characters and their stories.""- Steven L. Sears, TV producer, writer"