About
Lee Cataluna’s stories reflect the cultural acuity of an island artist who grew up in an international crossroads. Her work is often uproariously funny, deeply emotional, and tightly wrought.
Her recent work includes commissions from Arena Stage, La Jolla Playhouse, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Dramatic Publishing, Honolulu Theatre for Youth and San Francisco Playhouse. Her plays have been developed at Ojai Playwrights Conference, Chautauqua Institute, Purple Crayon Players at Northwestern University, Atlantic Theater, and Native Voices at the Autry. She was a finalist for the Eugene O’Neill award. Her play Home of the Brave has been performed by school children around the country. Several of her projects have been supported by NEA grants.
She writes plays for children as well as general audiences, and has written for digital theater and television. Many of her plays are about people and things that are not easy to love, and the magic found in everyday life. She has an MFA in Creative Writing from UC Riverside. She is of Native Hawaiian descent and lives in Honolulu.
