Lewis Fender (he/him) is a trans dramaturg and director based in New York City, graduated from NYU Gallatin with a concentration in the dramaturgy of adaptation. Currently working in the executive department of New York Theatre Workshop, he has previously worked with New Dramatists and Elevator Repair Service. Lewis participated in the 2021 International Dramaturgy Lab with LMDA, developing with a group of dramaturg the concept for a Spanish-English podcast with the working title "Lost in Translation / Perdidos en la traducción". Lewis has spent time both studying and working with German-language theater, specifically the works of Brecht, Müller, and Jelinek. He is drawn towards explorations of adaptation, time, and messiness.

RECENT SELECTED WORK
-Work Hard, Have Fun, Make History; written by ruth tang, directed by Kedian; part of Breaking the Binary Festival

-The Parlour: A Digital Graveyard by Jesse McLaughlin & Genie Pflum; NYU Tisch; dramaturg/deviser (virtual student production)

-Who the F*ck is Ahmed? by Michael Zalta; The Lark (reading)

RECOMMENDED BY
“I brought Lewis on as a dramaturg for a piece I had felt stuck on for a long time. He brought great care and an inspiring curiosity to the piece, and the feedback he gave not only helped me move out of the rut I was in, but continues to inform choices I make as I develop the piece further. Each time we meet, Lewis brings practical and refreshing questions to our discussions, all in service of creating an authentic and engaging new theatrical piece. His unwavering support and enthusiasm is backed by a thorough knowledge of the craft and a great talent for storytelling.”
— Jaime Jarrett, playwright and composer