Beth Lisick | |
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 In an online discussion in 2020 | |
| Born | (1968-12-13) December 13, 1968 Saratoga, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Author, writer, performer, actress |
| Genre | Poetry Fiction Sketch comedy Storytelling Acting |
| Spouse | Eli Crews |
| Children | One |
| Website | |
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Beth Lisick (born December 13, 1968, in Saratoga, California) is an American writer, performer, and author of six books. With Arline Klatte, she co-founded the Porchlight Storytelling Series1 of spoken word performances in San Francisco in 2002.23 Her spoken word performances were featured at the Lollapalooza festival, the South by Southwest Music Festival, Bumbershoot, and Lilith Fair.4 She has toured with Sister Spit. She has also performed sketch comedy with the group White Noise Radio Theatre5 at SF Sketchfest and has an ongoing film and stage collaboration with Tara Jepsen.6 The pair wrote and acted in an original web series entitled "Rods and Cones", which was named one of Indiewire's 25 Best Series/Creators of 2014.
In 2009, she appeared in the film Everything Strange and New, directed by award-winning American filmmaker Frazer Bradshaw. The film screened at numerous festivals including Sundance Film Festival,7 Munich Film Festival, Karlovy Vary International Film Festival,8 and the San Francisco International Film Festival,9 where it won the FIPRESCI Award.
In 2011, she received a grant from the Creative Work Fund to collaborate on a book project with Creativity Explored. The result is a ten-part series of chapbooks entitled Tell You What.
Lisick is married to recording engineer and producer Eli Crews. Together they have one child, Gus.10
Bibliography
Bibliography
- Monkey Girl, Manic D Press (1997) ISBN 0-916397-49-1
- This Too Can Be Yours, Manic D Press (2001) ISBN 0-916397-73-4 — winner of the 2002 Firecracker Alternative Book Award for Fiction11
- Everybody Into the Pool: True Tales, HarperCollins/ReganBooks (2005) ISBN 0-06-083426-9
- Helping Me Help Myself: One Skeptic, Ten Self-Help Gurus, and a Year on the Brink of the Comfort Zone (2008) ISBN 0-06-114396-0
- Yokohama Threeway (2013) ISBN 9780872866256
- Edie on the Green Screen (2020) ISBN 978-1-7333672-0-2
Anthologies
- Best American Poetry. James Tate, ed. (1997) ISBN 0684814528
- The Post-It Note Diaries. Arthur Jones, illustrator.(2011) ISBN 0452296978
- The Speed Chronicles, Akashic. Joseph Mattson, ed. (2011) ISBN 161775028X
- Yes Is the Answer, Rare Bird Books. Marc Weingarten, Tyson Cornell, eds. (2013) ISBN 0985490209
- Santa Cruz Noir, Akashic. Susie Bright, ed. (2018) ISBN 9781617756474
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Spectres of the Spectrum | Voice of Boo Boo | directed by Craig Baldwin | |
| 2002 | Compulsory Breathing | Woman | short film directed by David Munro | |
| 2003 | The Rest of the World | short film directed by Frazer Bradshaw | ||
| 2005 | 24/7 | Cookie Feltcher | video short | |
| 2005 | Diving for Pearls | Carole Murphy | co-directed by Beth and Tara Jepsen | |
| 2009 | Everything Strange and New | Reneé | directed by Frazer Bradshaw | |
| 2010 | Sinking State | Bernadette | short film directed by Frazer Bradshaw | |
| 2011 | Treatment | Debra | Feature film directed by Sean Nelson and Steven Schardt | 12 |
| 2013 | Redemption Trail | Larraine | Feature film directed by Britta Sjogren | 13 |
| 2013 | Tick Tock for Ding Dongs | Carole Murphy | short film directed by Beth and Tara Jepsen | |
| 2013 | Food Coma | short film | ||
| 2013 | Stepsister | Beth | short film directed by Joey Izzo | |
| 2014 | Rods and Cones | Carole Murphy | web series written/directed/starred in by Beth and Tara Jepsen | |
| 2014 | My Daughter's Boyfriend | Beth Martinson | short film directed by Joey Izzo | |
| 2015 | Transparent | Shopkeeper | Amazon TV series. Episode directed by Jill Soloway | 14 |
| 2016 | Pushing Dead | Receptionist | feature film directed by Tom E. Brown | 15 |
| 2016 | I Was There Too | Beth | short film directed by Joey Izzo | 16 |
| 2018 | Send Me | Woman | No Age music video directed by Jonn Herschend | 16 |
| 2019 | Director's Commentary | Lisa | short film directed by Jonn Herschend | 16 |
References
References
- Karp, Evan (December 23, 2013). "The Rumpus Interview with Beth Lisick". The Rumpus.net. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
- "Porch Light Story Telling Series | SF Station". Archived from the original on March 14, 2012. Retrieved September 22, 2009.
- Starr, Penelope (August 23, 2009). "Storytelling in San Francisco". Tucson Citizen (Story). Gannett. Archived from the original on April 3, 2011. Retrieved September 22, 2009.
- "Beth Lisick". Salon.com. October 5, 2000. Archived from the original on June 26, 2001. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
- "Compulsory Breathing". Our Films. Independent Lens. PBS. Archived from the original on March 6, 2019. Retrieved September 22, 2009.
- Crooks, Pete. "Beth Lisick & Tara Jepsen's new show: Getting in on the Ground Floor and Staying There". Diablomag.com. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
- "Everything Strange and New | Sundance Festival 2009". Archived from the original on April 4, 2009. Retrieved September 22, 2009.
- "Karlovy Vary International Film Festival | Everything Strange and New". Archived from the original on July 7, 2009. Retrieved September 22, 2009.
- Michael Read. "Everything Strange and New". Films. San Francisco International Film Festival (Plot). Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 22, 2009.
- Anderson, Lessley (August 28, 2005). "Beth Lisick: A Princess of Paradox". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
- "Firecracker Alternative Book Awards". ReadersRead.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2009.
- "Treatment". IMDb.com. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
- "Redemption Trail". IMDb.com. October 6, 2013. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
- "Beth Lisick". IMDb.com. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
- "Pushing Dead". IMDb.com. November 9, 2017. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
- "I Was There Too". IMDb.com. June 12, 2016. Retrieved December 7, 2021.