Lori Faiella

Since joining the WorkShop in 2001, Lori has appeared in many WorkShop productions including the MainStage presentations of American Thighs, LOL, From the Top and The Philosopher’s Joke. Most recently she could be seen in Tarragona and Cold Snaps 2011. She also produced Voices, Pertinent & Timeless, a reading series presenting the first three Pulitzer Prize-winning plays written by women at the WorkShop. Other favorite New York productions include Life, Death and Baseball and Scales of Justice, both of which she produced with a company she co-founded, Running Start Productions; "Priscilla's Neurosis," a 2001 Samuel French Festival Finalist; and Stay Over. Originally from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, she spent several years working with some of the city's most established theaters and was given the opportunity to work on many terrific roles including Anita in Wrong Turn At Lungfish, Ellen in Two Rooms, Terry in Extremities and Mary in Run For Your Wife. She studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and often participates in Adrienne Weiss’s Actor/Director film lab.