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Lenora Inez Brown is an accomplished American theatre professional, dramaturg, and arts administrator with over two decades of experience. She is the author of two industry-standard books: The Art of Active Dramaturgy (2010) and New Play Development (2015). Her distinguished career includes serving as the former Head of Dramaturgy at DePaul University, Interim Executive Director of the Cleveland Jazz Orchestra, and Director of New Plays for the Crossroads Theatre Company.

Lenora holds degrees from Dartmouth, the Yale School of Drama, and Cleveland State University, and is noted for her pivotal role in launching Sarah Ruhl’s Eurydice and her work at the Sundance Theatre Labs. She emphasizes leveraging dramaturgical training for executive leadership and arts philanthropy. Lenora currently serves as Executive Director for Cleveland Jazz Orchestra.

Books:

Contributor to: Decades of Modern American Drama Volume 6: Playwriting in the 1960s "Adrienne Kennedy" published by Bloomsbury/Methuen Drama

NEW PLAY DEVELOPMENT: Facilitating Creativity for Dramaturgs, Playwrights, and Everyone Else, Lenora Inez Brown. (2015) Hackett Publishing.

THE ART OF ACTIVE DRAMATURGY: Transforming Critical Thought into Dramatic Action, Lenora Inez Brown. (2010) Hackett Publishing.

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