Two LPTW Special Awards for Meritorious Service were given in 2023.
Lorca Peress is a director, writer, and MultiStages Founding Artistic Director. Her Off Broadway credits include: Director/producer/co-creator of the Puerto Rican/Taino musical “Temple of the Souls” (2017 NYMF Acorn Theatre at Theatre Row; NYIT Nominations; and HOLA Zaldivar Outstanding Award). Selected Credits include: Romy Nordlinger’s “Garden of Alla” (solo tour); SPEAKOUT: Protest Plays & More (MultiStages virtual fest); “Black Girl You’ve Been Gentrified” (Joe’s Pub/ Public Theatre); 24-hour plays at the Public, Lucille Lortel, Signature Theatre; and she has produced/directed over 60 plays, musicals and operas.
Selected Awards include: LMCC Creative Engagement; La Mama Playwriting Inky; Institute of Puerto Rico Extraordinary Award; Taino Areito in Drama; National Opera Association; and Collaboration Honorable Mentions (Women in Arts & Media Coalition). Memberships include: LPTW (co-president 2011-14), SAG-AFTRA, AEA, SDC, NTC, Creative Network - NY Regional Office of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Federal Affairs Administration (2013-15). She is a graduate of Bennington College (BA in Drama), NTI, and Strasberg Institute. Faculty: NYU Tisch Strasberg Studio; Strasberg Institute. https://www.lorcaperessdirector.com; https://multistages.org/
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