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, National Performance Network, Black Art Matters ATX, 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, Underground, Monroe, and The Mamalogues: Three Plays, as well as articles in Criterion Collection, Theatre Journal, Journal of American Drama, NPR, Theatre Survey, Clutch, Huffington Post and The Washington Post. In 2022 Thompson began co-hosting and co-producing Black Austin Matters, an NPR podcast that explores Black life, culture, and politics in Central Texas. She is currently the Patton Professor of African and African Diaspora Studies at the University of Texas at Austin.