Beth Lisick | |
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| Born | December 13, 1968 Saratoga, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Author, writer, performer, actress |
| Genre | Poetry Fiction Sketch comedy Storytelling Acting |
| Spouse | Eli Crews |
| Children | One |
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Beth Lisick (born December 13, 1968, in Saratoga, California) is an American writer, performer, and author of six books. With Arline Klatte, she co-founded the Porchlight Storytelling Series[1] of spoken word performances in San Francisco in 2002.[2][3] Her spoken word performances were featured at the Lollapalooza festival, the South by Southwest Music Festival, Bumbershoot, and Lilith Fair.[4] She has toured with Sister Spit. She has also performed sketch comedy with the group White Noise Radio Theatre[5] at SF Sketchfest and has an ongoing film and stage collaboration with Tara Jepsen.[6] The pair wrote and acted in an original web series entitled "Rods and Cones", which was named one of Indiewire's 25 Best Series/Creators of 2014.
In 2009, she appeared in the film Everything Strange and New, directed by award-winning American filmmaker Frazer Bradshaw. The film screened at numerous festivals including Sundance Film Festival,[7] Munich Film Festival, Karlovy Vary International Film Festival,[8] and the San Francisco International Film Festival,[9] where it won the FIPRESCI Award.
In 2011, she received a grant from the Creative Work Fund to collaborate on a book project with Creativity Explored. The result is a ten-part series of chapbooks entitled Tell You What.
Lisick is married to recording engineer and producer Eli Crews. Together they have one child, Gus.[10]
- ^ Karp, Evan (2013-12-23). "The Rumpus Interview with Beth Lisick". The Rumpus.net. Retrieved 2017-11-14.
- ^ "Porch Light Story Telling Series | SF Station". Archived from the original on 2012-03-14. Retrieved 2009-09-22.
- ^ Starr, Penelope (23 August 2009). "Storytelling in San Francisco". Tucson Citizen (Story). Gannett. Archived from the original on 2011-04-03. Retrieved 2009-09-22.
- ^ "Beth Lisick". Salon.com. 5 October 2000. Archived from the original on 2001-06-26. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
- ^ "Compulsory Breathing". Our Films. Independent Lens. PBS. Archived from the original on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2009-09-22.
- ^ Crooks, Pete. "Beth Lisick & Tara Jepsen's new show: Getting in on the Ground Floor and Staying There". Diablomag.com. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ^ "Everything Strange and New | Sundance Festival 2009". Archived from the original on 2009-04-04. Retrieved 2009-09-22.
- ^ "Karlovy Vary International Film Festival | Everything Strange and New". Archived from the original on 2009-07-07. Retrieved 2009-09-22.
- ^ Michael Read. "Everything Strange and New". Films. San Francisco International Film Festival (Plot). Archived from the original on 2016-06-24. Retrieved 2009-09-22.
- ^ Anderson, Lessley (2005-08-28). "Beth Lisick: A Princess of Paradox". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-11-14.