Featured Artist: Lisa Lewis

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TitleOccupation
Playwright

Where were you born?
Sherman Oaks, California. Back in the days of the Valley Girl.

Which Queens neighborhood do you live in and for how long?
Astoria, going on two years.

How did you get involved in theater?
My parents were theatre makers, actors who met in NY in the 1970s at a singing lesson. When I was a kid, my dad and I watched every Hollywood musical from the Harvey Girls to Guys and Dolls, and birthday presents were always show tickets and windowcards. And as an only child, the feeling of being one big family on a show- the actors, the designers, the stage hands – really spoke to me.

What do you love most about Queens?
My boyfriend David! Ha! I moved here from Brooklyn for him, and I was not an easy sell. He’s born and raised in Astoria, and his parents still live in their family home just around the corner from our place. I love Queens because it’s homey and grounded. It’s got fantastic new restaurants, but it’s still holding on to its diversity and character. I hope there will always be families, and old Italian delis. I love you Dave and Tony’s and United Brothers Vegetable Stand and Mediterranean Foods on 34th Street that lets me try every cheese. It really feels like a place to call home.