Lisa Loomer Professions : Playwright Born : 1956 Browse All Authors Top 4 quotes by Lisa Loomer [Using humor to explore serious issues] disarms people. It's a way in. It's gentle, but at the same time it's subversive, and I like that duality. Lisa Loomer issues crafts people When do I say No? I say No when I feel that the intention of the play, or the spirit, or tone - or text! - is being knowingly changed. Fortunately, this has happened only once. Next time I would say No earlier, and definitively. Otherwise, ultimately, the only No you have is No, you can't open the play. And that No is very very hard to say. Lisa Loomer crafts next play I do choose to write for a living - in addition to writing plays. I no longer write sitcoms, and I no longer feel shame. Lisa Loomer crafts play writing I definitely write from a need to try, in my own two hours, to right a wrong. My little play is inconsequential in terms of whether or not we have health care, but it may affect the way people who see the play think about the issue. Lisa Loomer play writing thinking Similar Authors Alan Ayckbourn playwright Bonnie Greer playwright Annie Baker playwright August Wilson playwright August Strindberg playwright Athol Fugard playwright All Authors