THE GREENHOUSE is a play development program at FIU Theatre supporting Florida playwrights. Three playwrights were selected for one-week intensive residencies in June and July to workshop/revise a draft of a full-length play. A director, a dramaturg, and age-appropriate actors will work with the playwright over Zoom. The week will culminate in a streamed public reading of the revised work.

Friday, July 15 at 8:00 pm 

The Lion Tamer
by Ivan R. Lopez

https://go.fiu.edu/98817784670

Ivan R. Lopez (he/him)is a Cuban-American theatre artist and educator. He has directed, acted, written, and produced theatre in Miami, Atlanta, Denver, and New York over a 15 year career. His short plays have been produced by New Theatre, Microteatro, White Rose Miami, aMios NYC, and the One Minute Play Festival. The Lion Tamer is his first full-length play. Most recently, Ivan directed the world premiere of Swindlers at the Aurora Theatre. He is also proud to work for Healthy Humor as a therapeutic healthcare clown using classic clowning, improvisation, and magic to create moments of joy and laughter for hospitalized children and their families at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital. Ivan is on the theatre faculty at Florida International University and has an MFA from the National Theatre Conservatory.