Lisa B. Thompson’s satirical comedies, poignant dramas, and insightful criticism explode stereotypes about Black life in the US, particularly the experiences of the Black middle class. Her award-winning plays Single Black Female, Underground, Monroe, The Mamalogues and The Black Feminist Guide to the Human Body have been produced Off-Broadway, throughout the US, and internationally. Thompson’s creative and scholarly work has received support from institutions such as Hedgebrook, MacDowell, Millay Arts, National Performance Network, Center for the Study of Race and Democracy, Clayman Institute for Gender Research, American Council of Learned Societies, W. E. B. DuBois Research Institute at the Hutchins Center, Fusebox Festival, and Texas Performing Arts. Her publications include Beyond the Black Lady: Sexuality and the New African American Middle Class as well as articles in Theatre Journal, Criterion Collection, Journal of American Drama, NPR, Theatre Survey, and The Washington Post. Thompson also co-hosts and co-produces Black Austin Matters, an NPR podcast that explores Black life, culture, and politics in Central Texas. The San Francisco native currently serves as the Bobby and Sherri Patton Endowed Professor of African and African Diaspora Studies and the interim associate dean of graduate education and academic affairs for the College of Fine Arts at the University of Texas at Austin.