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Lana Palmer

Birth Place: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

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Lana Palmer is a Canadian-born, San Francisco-based theatre and filmmaker. Her recent directing credits include The North Pool and Red for Bread & Butter Theatre, The How and the Why (Dragon Theatre), staged readings of Middletown (Actors Ensemble of Berkeley) and Uncanny Valley (Town Hall Theatre Company).

She is also a sound designer and composer; in 2019 she completed projects with Kansas City Rep, San Jose Stage, Aurora Theatre, SF Playhouse, Los Altos Stage, and Town Hall Theatre. Her music is heard on over 100 television series airing worldwide.

She holds a BFA in Film Production and BA in Film Studies from the University of Regina, and a Graduate Certificate in Audio Post-Production from Fanshawe College. She is an alumna of the UCLA Professional Programs in Screenwriting and Television Writing, the RIFF Talent Lab, and the Canada Games National Artist Program. Lana is a proud member of SAG-AFTRA, AEA and the Dramatists Guild. Lana became a U.S. citizen in September 2019. Funeral Game is her first full-length play.

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SIMPLE MEXICAN PLEASURES To Have World Premiere At New Conservatory Theatre Center
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 14, 2025

New Conservatory Theatre Center has announced the World Premiere of Eric Reyes Loo's wonderfully bewitching family dramedy, Simple Mexican Pleasures.
UC Berkeley Presents EVERYBODY By Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 15, 2024

UC Berkeley's TDPS will opens its 2024/25 season with EVERYBODY by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, performances run November 7–10 at Zellerbach Playhouse.
NCTC's 2024-25 Season Opener RIDE THE CYCLONE Arrives In September
by Blair Ingenthron - Aug 4, 2024

New Conservatory Theatre Center will launch their 2024-25 Season opener with Jacob Richmond & Brooke Maxwell's award-winning musical turned TikTok sensation, Ride the Cyclone from September 20 – October 20, 2024.
Harvey Fierstein's TORCH SONG to be Presented at Marin Theatre Company
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 10, 2024

Marin Theatre Company will close out its 2023/24 season with Torch Song, the seminal comic drama by Harvey Fierstein, directed by Evren Odcikin. Learn how to purchase tickets.
Theatre Rhinoceros Presents the World Premiere of THE PRIDE OF LIONS
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 13, 2024

Theatre Rhinoceros will present the world premiere of non-binary playwright Roger Q. Mason's boundary-breaking play The Pride of Lions. The Pride of Lions is directed by Ely Sonny Orquiza, stars seven Bay Area actors, and is supported by a creative team of both local and Southern California design talent.
THE PRIDE OF LIONS Comes to Theatre Rhinoceros Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Feb 2, 2024

GLAAD Media Award winning Theatre Rhinoceros will present the World Premiere of The Pride of Lions. Performances run March 28-April 21.
UNPACKING IN P'TOWN Comes to New Conservatory Theatre Center in March
by Stephi Wild - Jan 12, 2024

In March, New Conservatory Theatre Center will welcome the return of double Lambda Literary Award-winning playwright Jewelle Gomez with Unpacking in P’town. 
Magic Theatre Extends Run of World Premiere Play JOSEPHINE'S FEAST
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 17, 2023

Join us at the Magic Theatre for the world premiere of 'Josephine's Feast,' a captivating new play. Don't miss your chance to experience the enchanting world of this mesmerizing production, running until August 30th. Book your tickets now!
EDIT ANNIE Comes to Crowded Fire Theater in September
by Stephi Wild - Jul 21, 2023

Crowded Fire Theater (CFT) presents the West Coast Premiere of Edit Annie by Mary Glen Fredrick, co-directed by Leigh Rondon-Davis and Nailah Unole Dida-nese'ah Harper-Malveaux. In one of CFT’s most ambitious projects yet, Edit Annie will offer audiences an exciting, form-breaking, multidisciplinary theatrical experience.
The Magic Theatre and Campo Santo to Present World Premiere of JOSEPHINE'S FEAST Next Month
by Blair Ingenthron - Jul 14, 2023

The Magic Theatre will premiere the first live production by Playwright In Residence Star Finch and announce the cast and creative team for the World Premiere of her new play JOSEPHINE’S FEAST. This profound and potent new play is directed by legendary theatre artist Ellen Sebastian Chang.  JOSEPHINE’S FEAST will perform from August 02– August 20, 2023 at the Magic Theatre’s Fort Mason location
NCTC Extends C. Julian Jiménez's LOCUSTS HAVE NO KING
by Stephi Wild - Apr 27, 2023

Due to popular demand, New Conservatory Theatre Center has announced extended performance dates for the West Coast premiere of C. Julian Jiménez's profane and profound Locusts Have No King. 
SKYLIGHT, DADDY LONG LEGS & More Lead San Francisco's January Top Picks
by BWW Staff - Jan 18, 2023

San Francisco is never lacking outstanding theatre, whether epic Broadway shows, engrossing dramas or bold fringe offerings. BroadwayWorld is rounding up our top recommended theatre every month. Skylight, Daddy Long Legs and more lead this month's picks.
Bread & Butter Theatre to Return to the Stage This Winter With David Hare's SKYLIGHT
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 8, 2022

After a three year hiatus, Bread & Butter Theatre will return to Potrero Stage with David Hare's Tony and Olivier award-winning play Skylight. Skylight runs January 12 - 21, 2023. Opening Night is January 14, 2023 at 7:30 pm.
Collab24 Is Calling All Artists To Collaborate
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 23, 2022

The second annual Collab24 is a 24-hour devised theatre festival seeking to bring together artists of all disciplines with the goal of strengthening our artistic community through a shared process of creating and presenting devised theatre.
REFERENCES TO SALVADOR DALI MAKE ME HOT Comes to Custom Made Theatre Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Jun 10, 2022

Custom Made Theatre Co. (Brian Katz, Executive Artistic Director) continues its 23rd season with the Bay Area Premiere of “References to Salvador Dalí Make Me Hot” by award-winning, Puerto Rican playwright, José Rivera. 
SF Shakespeare Festival Announces Cast, Designers, & Schedule for PERICLES, PRINCE OF TYRE
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 30, 2021

This summer's 39th Free Shakespeare in the Park production features a four-episode production of Shakespeare's epic tale, Pericles, Prince of Tyre in a new verse translation by playwright Ellen McLaughlin. 
The African-American Shakespeare Company Reschedules Streaming Of TWELFTH NIGHT; New Dates TBA
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 18, 2021

The African-American Shakespeare Company was to begin streaming its colorful new production of Twelfth Night on May 17, but due to technical/production delays will be rescheduled; new dates TBA.
SF Shakes Countdowns Final Four Performances Of KING LEAR
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 17, 2020

This summer, Free Shakespeare in the Park became Free Shakespeare at Home as the San Francisco Shakespeare Festival transitioned its public theater program to a virtual format. Offering live virtual performances of King Lear became the safest way to continue thirty-eight years of tradition in the face of the current pandemic.
SF Shakes Announces Cast & Schedule For Free Shakespeare @ Home
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 7, 2020

This summer, Free Shakespeare in the Park will become Free Shakespeare at Home as the San Francisco Shakespeare Festival transitions its public theater program to a virtual format. Offering live virtual performances of King Lear is the safest way to continue thirty-eight years of tradition in the face of the current pandemic.
Bread & Butter Theatre Presents The World Premiere Of FUNERAL GAME
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 13, 2019

Bread & Butter Theatre returns to Potrero Stage with the World Premiere of Lana Palmer's FUNERAL GAME. Artistic Director Bruce Avery directs this two-person play about memory and omission, love and grief, lost and found, and the overwhelming power of family history.

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