Lily Brown(I)

A theater rat from rural California, Lily Brown is a Director, Writer, and Meisner-trained Actor whose first narrative short film, Dead Serious, premiered at the Oscar-qualifying New Hampshire Film Festival in 2023. She is in development on a few original projects, including: drama short Stealth (Finalist, Ojai Film Society Young Filmmakers Grant; Quarterfinalist, Filmmatic's Short Screenplay Awards for Drama), comedy short What To Do When You're Caught In The Middle of a Wildfire, and sitcom pilot The Marine Layer (Semifinalist, Screencraft's Virtual Pitch Contest). In addition to film, Lily is the Co-Director of the Ojai Playwrights Conference Youth Workshop and has directed new works, readings, and solo performances at theaters throughout Ventura and Los Angeles Counties. She co-produced a down-home-style storytelling podcast, The Townies Podcast, where selections of these live works can be heard. A true collaborator, Lily values long-term creative partnerships and cultivates community with every project. Her work is personal, comedic, and political and centers female and queer characters from small towns. Recent acting credits including We Won't Forget (2021), Theatre Is Magic (2021) and Field of Dreams in Iowa (2019). Lily is a Company Member at Los Angeles' Pacific Resident Theater.