First Look @ New Plays is founded by Gary Garrison and Elizabeth Hemmerdinger.
Gary Garrison
Gary is the Artistic Director and Division Head of Playwriting for the Goldberg Department of Dramatic Writing. His plays include Old Soles, Oh Messiah Me, An Angel in the Early Bird Special, When a Diva Dreams and The Big Fat Naked Truth.
Elizabeth Hemmerdinger
Elizabeth is a former alumni (MFA DDW2003), currently on the Advisory Board of the Ms. Magazine Foundation and winner of the Pulse Ensemble Theatre’s Mavarick In the Arts Award. She is the Harry Kondoleon Playwriting Prize and Goldberg winner for We Can Do It!, and also the author of Squall, Fine Family, Road Rage, Rug Rage, The Pier Group and Pissed Sister.
