Mara Lathrop 
P.O. Box 495 • Port Townsend, WA 98368 • mara@maralathrop.com

Production History
The Six Basic Rules
Production 2006 English Theatre of Rome, Rome, Italy (scheduled for April, 2007)
Production 2000 4th Annual Mae West Fest, AlphaFemale, Seattle, WA
Staged Reading 1999 Mill Mountain Theatre, Roanoke, VA
Semi-Finalist 1999 McLaren Memorial Comedy Playwriting Competition, Midland, TX.
Second Prize 1998 1998 Mill Mountain Theatre New Play Competition, Roanoke, VA.
Workshop 1998 Seattle Playwrights Alliance/Hugo House, Seattle, WA
Ees Story Uff Poor Sea Village Gerl
Staged Reading 2005 Ethereal Mutt, Seattle, WA
Staged Reading 2005 Olympia Project, Olympia WA
The Lily & Lou Show
Workshop 2006 Paradise Theatre, Chimacum, WA
Staged Reading 2005 Live Girls! Theatre, Seattle, WA
Tales From The SaltMines
Staged Reading 2003 Ethereal Mutt, Seattle, WA
Staged Reading 2001 The Matrix Theatre, Los Angeles, CA
Workshop & Reading 2001 Ojai Playwrights Conference, Ojai, CA
Staged Reading 2001 New Plays 2001, Prop Theatre, Chicago, IL
Staged Reading 2001 A Contemporary Theatre, Seattle, WA
Honorable Mention 2001 Jane Chambers Playwriting Contest, Dallas, TX
Finalist 2001 Richard Hugo House New Play Prize, Seattle, WA
Finalist 2001 Shenandoah International Playwrights Retreat, Staunton, VA
Finalist 2000 National Playwrights Conference, O’Neill Theater Center, Waterford, CT
Commission 2000 FirstACT, A Contemporary Theatre, Seattle, WA
The Visible Horse
Production 2002 The Court Theatre, Los Angeles, CA
Production 2001 Whidbey Island Arts Center, Langley, WA
Award 2000 Playwriting Fellowship, Artist Trust, Seattle, WA
Staged Reading 1997 Ensemble Studio Theater Summer Conference, New York, NY
Staged Reading 1996 Primary Stages, New York, NY
Workshop/Readings 1996 National Playwrights Conference, O’Neill Theater Center,
Waterford, CT
Staged Reading 1996 Bailiwick Theatre, Chicago, IL
The Eighteenth Mitzvah
Workshop & Reading 2002 Freehold Studio Theatre, Seattle, WA
Staged Reading 1999 Cornish College of the Arts @ Hugo House, Seattle, WA & WICA, Langley, WA
First Prize 1999 Richard Hugo House New Play Competition, Seattle, WA
Finalist 1999 Dorothy Silver Prize, Cleveland, OH.
Finalist 1999 Studio Project, Theatrework, Santa Fe, NM
The Urn of Drew
Workshop/Readings 2001 Seven Devils Playwrights Conference, McCall, ID
Finalist 1997 Mill Mountain Theatre New Play Competition, Roanoke, VA.
Staged Reading 1995 Jane Doe Theatre Ensemble at the Brown Bag Theatre, Seattle, WA
Staged Reading 1992 Powerhouse Theatre, Santa Monica, CA
Finalist 1992 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize, Houston, TX.
Award 1992 Washington State Arts Commission Playwriting Fellowship
Staged Reading 1991 The Burbage Theatre, Los Angeles, CA
Menstruating Waitress From Hell
Production 2001 StageRight Productions at American Actors Theatre, New York, NY
Production 1999 Playwrights Studio Theatre, Milwaukee, WI
Production 1997 Harbinger Theatre, Seattle, WA
Production 1989 New City Theatre Directors Festival, Seattle, WA
Award 1989 Best Of The Week, New City Directors Festival, Seattle, WA
The Sabbath Bride
Staged Reading 2002 Epiphany Theatre Company, New York, NY
Staged Reading 2001 International Centre for Women Playwrights Conference, Portland, OR
Production 2001 14/48, ConWorks, Seattle, WA
Instant Karma: Crisis at Dawn (da, da, daaaaaaaa)
Production 2001 14/48, ConWorks, Seattle, WA
Dreams Of Baby
Production 2000 Equity Library Theatre, Chicago, IL
Production 1994 Shattermask Theatre, St. Louis, MO
Production 1993 Jane Doe Theatre at Theatre Off Jackson, Seattle, WA
Award 1993 “Best New Play”, Footlight Awards, Seattle Times, Seattle, WA
Staged Reading 1992 New Play Buffet at Bumbershoot, Seattle Center, Seattle, WA.
Staged Reading 1990 Philadelphia Festival Theatre for New Plays, Philadelphia, PA
Table Stakes, No Limit
Production 2002 Mae West Fest, Seattle, WA
Production 2001 New Works Festival, Soul Rep, Dallas, TX
Julia and Giulo & The Ballad of Little Lil
Production 2003 14/48, ConWorks, Seattle, WA
Fluffy & What Women Want
Production 2002 14/48, ConWorks, Seattle, WA
The Birth Of Good & Evil
Production 2001 Theatre Babylon at Union Garge, Seattle, WA
Chocolate (screenplay)
Screening 2007 Broad Humor Film Festival, Rome, Italy
Screening 2002 Slow Food Film Festival, Bra, Italy
Produced 2000 No Cents Films, Los Angeles, CA
Editor’s Pick 2000 Shortbuzz.com, New York, NY
A Bris Is Still A Bris
Staged Reading 2002 Congregation Or Sholom Theatre Group, London, Ontario
Production 2001 Temple Beth David, Westwood, MA
Production 1999 3rd Annual Mae West Fest, Union Garage, Seattle, WA
Production 1999 Pennsylvania Playhouse, Bethlehem, PA
Finalist 1999 One Act Competition, Pennsylvania Playhouse, Bethlehem, PA.
One Magic Moment
Production 2000 Her Acting Group, Denver, CO
The Chicken Fight
Comedy Special 2000 ITV, Thai Television, Bangkok, Thailand (translated into Thai)
FantasyLand
Production 2006 Teatro L’Arciluito, Rome, Italy
Production 2002 Phoenix Theatre DC, Washington DC (scheduled)
Production 1997 Harbinger Theatre, Seattle, WA
She Always Liked To Travel
Production 1992 Pilgrim Center for the Arts, Seattle, WA
Hell On Wheels
Production 1993 Empty Space Theatre, Seattle, WA
Reading 1992 National Theatre Colony, Palenville, NY
Staged Reading 1991 Philadelphia Festival Theatre for New Plays, Philadelphia, PA
Commission 1991 Philadelphia Festival Theatre for New Plays, Philadelphia, PA

Teaching & Other Related Experience
Playwriting Instructor, Certificate Writing Program, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Playwright/Mentor, Group Theatre Playwriting Project at Franklin High School, Seattle, WA.
Producing Director, AlphaFemale Productions, Seattle, WA
Creative Content Writer for High School Website on MSN, Microsoft, Redmond, WA.
Founding Member, Jane Doe Theatre Ensemble, Seattle, WA,
Member, The Dramatists Guild
Board Member, Northwest Playwrights Guild
Board Member, International Centre for Women Playwrights

Books & Anthologies
Audition Arsenal for Women in Their 30's, Edited by Janet Milstein, Smith & Kraus, Lyme, NH, 2005
New Monologues For Women By Women, Edited by Tori Haring-Smith & Liz Engelman,
Heinemann, Portsmouth, NH, 2004
The Visible Horse, Women Playwrights: Best Plays of 2001, Smith & Kraus, Lyme, NH 2002
The Visible Horse, Audition Monologues for Young Actors II, Meriwether Publishers, 2001
The Six Basic Rules, Rain City Projects, Seattle, WA, 2000
The New Family Home (Jim Tolpin, co-author) The Taunton Press, Newtown, CT, 2000
Best Monologues for Women 1998, Smith & Kraus, Lyme, NH, 1999
Great Monologues for Young Actors, Vol. II (“The Visible Horse”), Smith & Kraus, Lyme, NH, 1999
Broad Humor (“Menstruating Waitress ”& “Fantasyland”), Rain City Press, Seattle, WA, 1997
Best Stage Scenes 1996, Smith & Kraus, Lyme, NH, 1997
Dreams Of Baby, Rain City Projects, Seattle, WA, 1994
Seattle Laughs, (contributor), Homestead Books, Seattle, WA, 1994
Hell On Wheels, Rain City Projects, Seattle, WA, 1993