Lisa Mongillo

playwright & lyricist

Lisa is a lyricist, librettist, and playwright based in New York City. Her unique voice blends sharp wit with keen social insight and a good dose of heart—creating stories that challenge conventions and resonate with both humor and humanity. From dark, absurd comedies to historical horror stories to modern fairy tales, she is known for crafting bold, unexpected, character-driven shows that will stick with audiences long after the lights come up.

She is a member of the world-renowned BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theater Advanced Workshop, and alumna of William & Mary, and a contributing writer for the viral satire site Reductress. Her work has been produced Off-Broadway, featured by Playbill, and seen on stages from Los Angeles to Paris and beyond.

Her credits include: lyrics and book for The Radium Girls: An American Horror Musical (directed by Tony winner Marissa Jaret Winokur, NAMT Finalist); lyrics for A Never-Ending Line (Off-Broadway); lyrics and book for We Are The Benjamin Harrison High School Horse Girls! (film version repped at WME, Out of the Box Theatrics New Works); lyrics and book for Forever Noon (Pendragon Theater artist residency); lyrics and book for Sick (Best Book at SoundBites Festival); and Party People (Samuel French Off-Off- Broadway Festival). She worked on Comedy Central’s The President Show and has written silly promo scripts for new Netflix content.

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featured projects

  • The Radium Girls

    A horror-infused dark comedy inspired by the stories and spirits of the young women who worked on the factory line at the U.S. Radium Corporation in the early 20th century.

  • We Are The Benjamin Harrison High School Horse Girls

    In the suburban Indiana of 1993, a teenage recluse must reckon with her horse girl past in order to help a trio of horse girls meet a real horse.

  • Sick

    When a devious young leukemia patient is told she’ll soon be discharged, she realizes she isn't ready to stop being a “sick kid" yet, so she enacts a wild plan to extend her stay.

  • UGLY: a case study of a wannabe hot person

    A biting comedy about one woman's desperate attempt to become hot, and the silly, sad, salacious fallout of her efforts.

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