Lindsey Ferrentino is an Olivier-nominated playwright who, according to The New York Times, writes with, “a muscular empathy, which seeks to enter the minds of people for whom life is often a struggle of heroic proportions.” Whether writing about a female burn survivor, or the first leading role for a person with Down syndrome, she has been called, “a brave playwright of dauntless conviction, whose unflinching portraits are hard to come by outside of journalism.” Her produced plays include Ugly Lies the Bone (Roundabout Theatre Company, The National Theatre, UK, NYT Critics Pick), the “barrier breaking” Amy and the Orphans (Roundabout Theatre Company), This Flat Earth (Playwrights Horizons), and The Year to Come (La Jolla Playhouse). She is currently under commission from Roundabout, Manhattan Theatre Club, and South Coast Rep.

In the 2024 theater season, she had two shows open in England: The Fear of 13 at The Donmar Warehouse, starring Adrien Brody (Olivier nominations for Best New Play and Best Actor), and The Artist at Theatre Royal Plymouth (directed by Drew McConie). She is writing the book for The Queen of Versailles, with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and starring Kristin Chenoweth, which is set to premiere on Broadway this year. Lindsey is also an accomplished screenwriter with various projects in development. Most recently announced, she will be writing and directing a film adaptation of her celebrated play Amy and the Orphans (Aggregate Pictures). She is also writing a film based on Hugh Hefner’s Playboy Empire (Sony), and adapting Rebecca Yarros’ beloved novel In the Likely Event (Netflix).