Lisa Monde

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Lisa Monde is a writer, playwright, director, actress, singer. Holds a PhD in Musical Theatre. Lisa is the author of eight original plays, seven musical librettos, the majority of which have been produced and staged in the US and other countries. Lisa has been working as a theatre critic for the past fifteen years, writing news blocks, reviews, essays and interviews for various specialized magazines (in four European languages). The works based on Lisa's research are published in multiple scientific journals. Lisa teaches acting and musical theatre performance to future theatre and film actors, as well as specializes in TV Hosting. She created an original master class in musical theatre history. Multi-award winner of different theatrical contests and playwriting competitions. Her published historical dramas have been recognized at various book festivals: "I Know All Save Myself Alone" (1st edition - 2011, XLibris Publishing, 2nd edition - 2020, Bookwhip, USA) - Readers Choice Award by TCK Publishing (2021), and "Saint Francis: Religion of Love" (2022, Christian Faith Publishing, USA) - Honorable Mention at the Hollywood Book Festival (2022), Winner of the Christian Indie Awards (2023), Winner of the Pencraft Awards for Literary Excellence (2023). Lisa's most recent play "Dracula. Finding of a Shadow" won Broadway World Awards 2023 as the Best New Play Off-Broadway, and became the Finalist of the American Fiction Awards 2024, the Finalist of American Writing Awards 2024, the Winner of The BookFest 2024 Fall, and the Winner of International Impact Book Awards 2024.