Past Resident

Lucy Wang

Lucy Wang is an award-winning published and produced writer, mentor, and performer. Her plays have been performed throughout the U.S. and abroad. Her poetry and prose have appeared in literary and trade magazines. After Wang sold a half-hour TV comedy pilot, feminist icon Gloria Steinem urged her to do stand-up, which was so exhilarating that Wang developed and performed two one-woman shows to sold-out audiences. Her manuscripts are archived at the Huntington Library and CEMA collections at UC Santa Barbara.

Lucy’s work is largely dedicated to fighting for social justice, creating more inclusive roles, and inciting laughter.

“I am a founding member of Honor Roll!, an action advocacy group of women+ playwrights over 40 as well as our women+ over 40 allies, that fights for more inclusion, more visibility in theater. One of the ways I champion change is through comedy. Comedy is revolutionary. I can’t force you to think something is funny. Laughter is involuntary. We all know what canned laughter sounds like. Real laughter has the power to connect us, open our hearts, and change our minds. I never met anyone who said, please, stop, no more laughter. That’s why I love to share stories that tackle complex issues with joy and laughter — it will improve our health and understanding of each other. Live, love, laugh.”

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