When 13P imploded, Lucy Thurber was the author of ten plays: WHERE WE'RE BORN, ASHVILLE, SCARCITY, KILLERS AND OTHER FAMILY, STAY, BOTTOM OF THE WORLD, MONSTROSITY, DILLINGHAM CITY, THE LOCUS, and THE INSURGENTS. She was an alumna of New Dramatists and a member of MCC Playwrights’ Coalition. She was writing a new play under a commission from Yale Rep, and teaching at NYU. She was the recipient of the 1st Gary Bonasorte Memorial Prize for Playwriting in 2008, and a proud recipient of a Lilly Award.