Sholeh Wolpé

Sholeh Wolpé is an Iranian-American poet and playwright whose work, according to Terrain Journal, “transcends the boundaries of language, gender, ethnicity and nationality.” Her latest play, The Conference of the Birds, premiered at the Ubuntu theater in Oakland, California.  Sholeh’s plays have been a finalist or semifinalist at Bay Area Playwrights Festival, Eugene O’Neill National Playwrights Conference, Centenary Stage Women Playwrights Series, Ashland New Plays Festival, and The Ojai Playwrights Conference.  She is the Writer-in-Residence at University of California, Irvine.