Lois
Walden
CREATE PERFORM EDUCATE
“Creativity is contagious. Pass it on.” Albert Einstein
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Writing
Lois is currently working on a collection of essays for her memoir Terminal.
Her debut novel, One More Stop was a Lambda Literary Awards finalist and a Waterstones New Voices finalist. She is also the author of the novel Afterworld (Arcadia, 2013). Her play TWO-HANDER, co-written with Barry Kleinbort, was showcased at Durango Playfest.
Music
Lois is currently working on the libretto for a new opera - Clara - with composer Kyle Gann. She is also co-librettist (with the late Jeane Claude van Italie) of the opera Mila: The Great Sorcerer, with composer Andrea Clearfield, which showcased at the 2019 PROTOTYPE Festival in New York.
A singer, songwriter & record producer with two solo albums to her name Lois has also produced and co-produced albums for others, including Sisters of Glory for Warner Bros. Records.
Teaching
For two decades Lois has traveled America for The Acting Company, engaging with teens in both rural towns and inner city schools - helping them tap into their own creativity Most recently she has led classes in creativity for adults at Sarah Lawrence College and Vassar College.