BIOGRAPHY:
Leah M. Bickley: (Playwright, Producer, Social Media) (she/her) is an NYC-grown and based playwright, director, and actor. Leah is a proud member of the Dramatists Guild. Leah’s plays include i’M fInE, #HellIsOtherPeople, Serious as a Heart Attack, and Frame(D). Leah M. Bickley’s work has been produced and/or developed by New York Theater Festival, The Secret Theater, New Day Art Collective (Formerly known as Let’s Make a Theatre Company!), The Conservatory of Theater Arts at the State University of New York at Purchase College, and the Actors Studio Drama School 2025 Repertory Season. Leah will earn a Master of Fine Arts in Playwriting from Actors Studio Drama School at Pace University in May of 2025, she holds a Bachelor of Arts in Theater and Performance with a concentration in Playwriting from the Conservatory of Theater Arts at the State University of New York at Purchase College.
When not writing, Leah is plotting her next play, imagining TV pilots, and desperately working on her latte art. Follow her social media to keep up with her latest work! Insta: @strictlybickley @playsbybickley!
EDUCATION / TRAINING:
The Actors Studio Drama School at Pace University: (Acting: Jacqueline Jacobus, Cathy Haase. Movement: Kate Taney Billingsley, Yokko Usami. Playwriting: Sheri Wilner, Julia rae Maldonado, Keelay Gipson, TyLie Shider, Jim Fagan. Devising: Dr. Brian Reinhardt, Jee Duman)
Conservatory Of Theater at Purchase College: (Acting: Peter Sprague, Pichlíková Burke, Jack Tamburri. Voice: Liam Joynt. Playwriting: Scott Adkins, Basil Kremindahl, Mariana Carreño King. Directing: David Bassuk)
Cornell University: (Shakespeare on Stage: Bruce A. Levitt)