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I’ve been a writer my whole life.
In my 20s, I wrote commercials. I won a Clio, a Gold Lion, and a few more awards. Then my first play, THE SMELL OF THE KILL was produced on Broadway and took off around the world. I wrote it as a drama, but it turned out to be a comedy. There’s got to be a lesson in that, probably about life. You tell me! I’ve written nearly a dozen plays. They’re about love or loss. Or both. What else is there? Maybe food. I’m the only playwright to have two plays named finalists for the Steinberg/ATCA New Play Award in one season. I won the Francesca Primus Prize and two Edgerton New Play awards, and was a finalist for the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize.
For the last several years, I’ve coached playwrights, screenwriters, authors, and rabbis. During the last high holiday season, I worked on 27 sermons. This year, I’ll be working on 36. Amen. There are notes in my NOTES app that are fragments of ideas for new work. New plays, new musicals, new television shows, new fictional podcasts. So, there is more to come. There is always more to come.
The Rabbi Whisperer: A Playwright Helps Sermon Writers Find Their Voice
The New York Times Profile
I had an amazing time speaking with New York Times reporter Sarah Maslin Nir. Many thanks to her and all the amazing rabbis who spoke with her, too. Shana Tovah everybody! What a way to start the New Year!
Recent: SPLIT
Developmental Production at New London Barn Playhouse
September 5th, 2024 - September 8th, 2024
SPLIT tells the powerful story of Lillian, a former research scientist at Los Alamos during WWII, and her daughter Amy, as they embark on a road trip to the Grand Canyon in the summer of 1953. This mother and daughter are bound by family ties and a love of science, but Lillian's secret goal is to set Amy's life on a different course. By the end of their journey, it will be Amy who changes her mother's life forever.
Conceived by and with a book by Michele Lowe and music, lyrics, and co-orchestrations by Zoe Sarnak, the developmental production of SPLIT was helmed by Transport Group's Artistic Director, Jack Cummings III. The creative team included scenic design by Oscar Escobedo and Brett J. Banakis, orchestrations by Sarnak and Rodney Bush, music supervision by Rodney Bush, lighting design by Keith Truax, sound design by Zachariah Rossenbaum, props design by Finley Fields, and music direction by Jon Bauerfield.
In Development
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SPLIT
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MUCK
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THE GREATEST
Plays
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MOSES
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INANA
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THE SMELL OF THE KILL
Essays
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Looking For Clues
Michele Lowe is an American playwright whose work has been produced on Broadway and around the world. Lowe coaches writers and rabbis on creating memorable stories.
Foreign rights to THE SMELL OF THE KILL: Seth Glewen, The Gersh Agency NY, 41 Madison Avenue, #33 New York, NY 10010