Lisa Barnes
Lisa Barnes currently resides outside of Philadelphia, where she moved to make sure her 93-year-old mom wears a mask while shopping at Kohl’s with her “30% OFF!” coupons. Lisa had been living in Hawaii (and still kind of does). In Hawaii she has directed theatre, facilitated documentary theatre projects, written films and acted in film and television, including “Hawaii 5-0;” taught acting for camera at UH and elsewhere, and learned to scuba dive. NY credits: Summer Play Festival, SPAIN; THEATRAINPLAYS at New World Stages; NO EXIT STRATEGY (Duplex and The Makor); ITALIAN AMERICAN CANTOS (Abingdon Theatre); NEW BOY (Beckett Theatre); GIANTS (HERE); RAPT (Culture Project). Lisa wrote and performed UN PAJARO EN UNA JAULA - for The Metropolitan Playhouse’s ALPHABET CITY III as well as EAST VILLAGE TO EAST VILLAGE - in ALPHABET CITY V and another piece portraying a 70-year-old Russian emigree in ALPHABET CITY VII. Regional credits include: Vermont Stage Company, Portland Stage Co., Denver Center Theatre, Asolo State Theatre, Virginia Stage Co. and New Jersey Shakespeare Festival. Los Angeles Theatre - PRT: THE QUICK-CHANGE ROOM (LA Drama Critics’ Circle Award-Featured Actress); PRT & Odyssey :AWAKE AND SING; PRT:THE BEGGARS’ OPERA (LA Drama Critics’ Circle Award - Best Ensemble). Celluloid: “Birth,” “Satan’s Little Helper,” “Cayman Went,” “Law & Order Trial By Jury,” “Law & Order,” “Law & Order SVU,” “Rescue Me,” and “Canterbury’s Law,"" ""Hawaii 5-0."" She studied with Stella Adler and holds a BFA from USC and is a founding member of Off-Bway theatre company, Primary Stages. She is past president of Women in the Arts & Media Coalition and serves on the board of Hawaii Filmmakers Collective. Recently she was featured in two short comedies: “The Big Pivot,” and “Beyond & Above,” which currently is placing in over 20 international film festivals. She currently performs “ALL OF US,” a piece written by seven NY actress/writers during the two-year Covid lockdown in Manhattan. You can find her on her Youtube channel, “Barnes Looks At Barns.” Lisa has worked with Kevin Bacon, so there’s that! Aloha, y’all!