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Lois
Walden

CREATE   PERFORM   EDUCATE

“Creativity is contagious. Pass it on.” Albert Einstein

Lois Walden Sitting on a Stool

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Writing

Lois has recently completed a series of essays for her memoir The Reluctant Doula.

 

Her debut novel, One More Stop was a Lambda Literary Awards finalist and a Waterstones New Voices finalist. She is also the author of the novel Afterworld (Arcadia, 2013). Her play TWO-HANDER, co-written with Barry Kleinbort, was showcased at  Durango Playfest.

Music

Lois is the librettist for a new opera - Clara - which is scheduled to be workshopped in fall 2025.  She is also co-librettist (with the late Jeane Claude van Italie) of the opera Mila: The Great Sorcerer, with composer Andrea Clearfield, which showcased at the 2019 PROTOTYPE Festival in New York City.

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A singer, songwriter & record producer with two solo albums to her name Lois has also produced and co-produced albums for others, including Sisters of Glory for Warner Bros. Records.

Teaching

For two decades Lois has traveled America for The Acting Company, engaging with teens in both rural towns and inner city schools - helping them tap into their own creativity Most recently she has led classes in creativity for adults at Sarah Lawrence College, Vassar College and Bard.

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