PAUL F WESLEY
J Lois diamond
J Lois Diamond is a playwright currently living in Trenton, N.J. Her work has been presented throughout the U.S. and in Canada. Two of her monologues were recently published in an . anthology entitled She Persisted.
One of them comes from her play Vulcanic Surrender, which she wrote for and about her late friend Ken Valentino, who died of AIDS.
All of the writers included are members of “Honor Roll! an advocacy and action group of women plus playwrights over forty—and our women plus over 40 allies—whose goal is our inclusion in theater.” Like the other members of Honor Roll! she has found opportunities to be limited because of ageism and sexism.
According to the Broadway League and Production Pro, in the 2018-2019 Broadway season, 68 percent of theater goers were female, yet only 13 percent of these plays were written by women.
J. Lois Diamond is honored to be published with so many talented writers. As Pulitzer-winning playwright Theresa Rebeck explains in her introduction, “These women … have been writing a long time, and they are at the height of their craft. These are tight, complex, nuanced pieces of writing, which no one has seen because for too long they weren't looking.” Joining this organization has greatly benefited J. Lois. Aside from having had the opportunity to be published in this anthology, she has benefitted from being part of a community, which is especially important now.
She Persisted is available along with a 10-minute play anthology of the same name on Amazon and The Drama Bookshop. For more information about Honor Roll please visit www.honorrollplaywrights.org. To learn more about J. Lois, visit www.jloisdiamond.com.