Lisa Loomer
American writer
Lisa Loomer (born 1950) is an American playwright and screenwriter who has also worked as an actress and stand-up comic. She is best known for her play The Waiting Room (1994), in which three women from different time periods meet in a modern doctor's waiting room, each suffering from the effects of their various societies' cosmetic body modification practices (foot binding, corsetry, and breast implantation). She also co-wrote the screenplay for the film Girl, Interrupted. Many of her plays deal with the experiences of Latinas and immigrant characters. Others deal with social and political issues through the lens of contemporary family life. Beyond that, Loomer's play The Waiting Room discusses issues such as body image, breast cancer, and non-Western medicine.
Early life
Lisa Loomer was born in New York and moved to Mexico with her family in her late teens. She is of Spanish and Romanian ancestry. Loomer studied theatre at Brandeis University and New York University's Tisch School of the Arts.
Career
Lisa Loomer began her career as an actress and comedienne.
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