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Dramaturg, Behfarmaheen
OSF debut! Linda Lombardi is a dramaturg and director attracted to work that shifts our perspective and broadens our understanding of the world. Based in Washington, DC, she serves as a bridge between artists and audiences and has worked with Folger Theatre, Studio Theatre, Mosaic Theater Company, and Taffety Punk Theatre Company, among others. In three seasons as literary manager and artistic associate at Arena Stage, she served as production dramaturg and script supervisor for over 25 productions including All the Way, Disgraced, Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner, King Hedley II, the world premieres of Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery and Camp David, and the co-commission of Sweat (with OSF). Directing credits include Perfect Arrangement (Source Festival, world premiere); Pramkicker (Taffety Punk, DC premiere); and Henry IV, Part I; Henry IV, Part II; and Henry V (GreenStage). Linda is a member of Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas, the artistic council for the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center’s National Playwrights Conference, and a script reader for the Playwrights’ Center.