Biography

Leigh Fondakowski was the head writer of The Laramie Project, co-writer of Laramie: Ten Years Later, and an Emmy Nominated co-screenwriter for the film adaptation of Laramie with HBO Films. Leigh’s other original plays include, I Think I Like Girls, The People’s Temple, SPILL, and Casa Cushman. Leigh is a recipient of the NEA/TCG Theatre Residency Program for Playwrights, a MacDowell Fellow, a Yaddo Fellow, a Drama League Fellow, a New Georges Affiliated Artist, and a member of Tectonic Theater Project. Leigh is the author of the non-fiction book, Stories from Jonestown, and the creator / host of the audio series Feminist Files starring Jodie Foster.