Featured Writer: Lucy Wang

Lucy Wang grew up in Akron, Ohio, where her parents warned her against becoming a starving artist. So, in a past life, she traded bonds on Wall Street and served as Deputy Chief of Staff for a New York City mayor. When this re-election bid failed, Lucy launched her writing career.

Her play Junk Bonds received an award from the Kennedy Center, Best New Play from the Katherine and Lee Chilcote Foundation, and a two-page profile in The New York Times, leading to multiple productions. Her plays have since been performed across the U.S. and internationally. Her manuscripts are archived at the Huntington Library and the University of California, Santa Barbara. After selling a half-hour TV comedy pilot, feminist icon Gloria Steinem encouraged Lucy to try stand-up—an exhilarating challenge that led her to develop and perform two one-woman shows to sold-out audiences.

We know you’ll love Be Like Water just as much as we do here at Gitelman & Good Publishers! Preview the entire play for free, easily purchase and license it, and access free classroom resources for the play—all right here.

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