Lisa
Soland
PLAYWRIGHT * ACTOR * AUTHOR
Original theatre. Literary storytelling.
Creative vision.
“Stories have the power to challenge, illuminute, and change us.”
ABOUT LISA
Lisa Soland is a playwright, actor, author, and producer — and a firm believer that a story well told can change a room.
As the founder of All Original Playwright Theatre, she creates original works for stage and page that center on real people, human resilience, and the moments that quietly reshape us. Her productions often draw from compelling historical figures and the lives of everyday people facing extraordinary circumstances.
Lisa is the creator and performer of PAT: THE PLAY, the acclaimed one-woman production honoring the life and legacy of Pat Summitt, as well as Sergeant York: The Play, Dr. Biscotti & the Human Condition, and numerous other original works for stage.
Her children's books — including The Christmas Tree Angel, The Unmade Moose, Somebody to Love, and the forthcoming Twice Mine and The Floating Balloon — celebrate creativity, wonder, and the human spirit for young readers.
Through both stage and story, her work is rooted in originality, artistic vision, and a deep belief in the power of live performance to connect, inspire, and remind us we are not alone.
“Twice Mine” is available now on all leading book platforms.
Upcoming one-woman show PAT, to open June 18 to 28 in the Jenny Boyd Theatre on the campus of UT.
For tickets: www.Our.Show/Pat26
This new children’s book will be released on August 1, 2026.
PHILOSOPHYLisa believes live performance does something almost nothing else can. Theatre places you in a room full of strangers, and together, in real time, the walls dissolve as you enter into the same story. A story well told closes the distance between people — across time, across experience, across grief and joy. She writes and performs for the person who came in quietly carrying something heavy — and leaves a little lighter, surrounded by people who understand.
"My first play was Toyland and I was cast as the angel. I was five years old and chronically shy — but I remember noticing that I was not shy on stage. I was alive. And everyone was carefully listening.”
“I've spent my life recreating that magical world where the world stops, people lean in, and we all get to disappear into the same story.”
Lisa Soland • Playwright, Actress, & Producer