![]() ![]() “ Lenin’s Embalmers is an engaging black comedy that will appeal to a diverse audience. Tolan, who co-heads Youngblood, the Ensemble Studio Theatre’s under-30 playwrights’ group, inspires that confidence and then some.” “Much credit for the show’s never-miss pacing and performances should go to director Tolan, who scored at WHAT last season with the bittersweet “Five Times in One Night.” To enjoy a dark comedy like “Lenin’s Embalmers,” you need to have the confidence to sit back and laugh at the grisly goings-on. Thiessen lives with his partner, horror novelist Susie Moloney, in New York City. He is a member of both The Ensemble Studio Theatre and Epic Theatre Ensemble in New York City. He is a Past President of both the Playwrights Guild of Canada and the Writer’s Guild of Alberta. He has served as Playwright in Residence at Workshop West Theatre (where he founded the Playwrights Garage program), and the Citadel Theatre in Edmonton. He has also been shortlisted for the prestigious Siminovitch Prize in Theatre. Thiessen is the recipient of numerous awards, including the Elizabeth Sterling Haynes Award for Outstanding New Play, The City of Edmonton Arts Achievement Award, the University of Alberta Alumni Award for Excellence, The Canadian Jewish Playwriting Competition, and the Governor General’s Literary Award, Canada’s highest honour for playwriting. Vern Thiessen’s plays have been seen across Canada, the US, Asia, and Europe, including Shakespeare’s Will, Apple, Einstein’s Gift, Blowfish, The Resurrection Of John Frum and Vimy. Lacy is a graduate of University of Oregon. She studied at American Conservatory Theater (ACT), Upright Citizens Brigade (UCB), Bay Area Theatresports Improv (under Keith Johnstone), The People’s Improv Theater (The PIT), Tres Artis and The Growing Studio. ![]() She was born and raised in Mill Valley, California, Lacy is a founding member of the collaborative theater company, The Revel Yell, based in Humboldt, CA. Favorite regional roles: Lauren in Circle Mirror Transformation (Oregon Contemporary Theatre), Phil’s Girl in Bobrauschenbergamerica, and Irina in Three Sisters. Lacy has performed and continues to develop her solo show Cindy is Right Now (SoloCom at The PIT, Flea Friday’s). ![]() Also at The Flea: Locked Up B******, B.B.’s Inferno (Serials at The Flea/ The PIT), Grandma Got BRUNCHed Over By A Reindeer (EST: Ensemble Studio Theatre). Recent New York credits include: Lead in the NY Times Critics Pick: Inanimate at The Flea. She is currently a Universal Swing for Puffs at New World Stages in NY. Lacy Allen is thrilled to be returning to WHAT for her second time! Last summer she was seen in Five Times In One Night by Chiara Atik. ![]()
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