------------Lori Payne is an writer/thinker/actor (action/acting)/artist who works to learn. The purpose of her work is to express as art the complex nature of human kind through the wit and eloquence of the common man.*******************************************************
New York dramatic works include: Bling!, Sach’Elays, and Last Call at the Miracle Grill, the one-act trilogy entitled Ulterior Side Dishes, Tulsa, Catherine St., and Love and Produce, a work for hire screenplay. New York production credits include: Bling!, at the Producers’ Club and The American Theatre of Harlem in 2005; and the one-act trilogy Ulterior Side Dishes at the Nuyorican Poets Café, May 11 – June 3rd, 2006. Directing Credits include: Evening Gloves, by Helen Hill, and Catherine Street by Lori Payne. Lori is currently studying playwriting under the tutelage of dramaturge and author, Anthony ‘Tee’ Saralegui. ***********************************************************
After earning a B.A. in Drama and Communications from the University of New Orleans, Lori wrote feature stories for local and regional publications that focused on the arts, activism, and local history. Her articles have appeared in Where Y’at Magazine, Survival Digest Monthly, where she also worked as arts editor, and The Louisiana Weekly.*****************************************************
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RECENT PRODUCTION VENUES INCLUDE: THE NUYORICAN POETS CAFE, PRODUCERS CLUB, AMERICAN THEATRE OF HARLEM, MANHATTAN REPERTORY THEATRE, and THE MILLER THEATRE AT COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY.*****************************
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