DAVID LINDSAY-ABAIRE is a playwright, screenwriter, lyricist, and librettist. His play Rabbit Hole premiered on Broadway at MTC and received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, five Tony nominations, and the Spirit of America Award. His Good People was awarded the NY Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Play, The Horton Foote Prize, The Edgerton Foundation New American Play Award, and two Tony nominations. David also wrote the book and lyrics for Shrek the Musical (Jeanine Tesori, composer), which was nominated for eight Tonys, four Oliviers, a Grammy, and earned him the Kleban Prize as America’s most promising musical theatre lyricist. David’s other plays include Ripcord, Fuddy Meers, Kimberly Akimbo, Wonder of the World, and A Devil Inside, among others. David’s screen credits include his film adaptation of Rabbit Hole, The Family Fang, and Rise of the Guardians, among others. He is also, along with Tanya Barfield, Co-Director of the Playwriting Program at the Juilliard School.
