Biography
Catherine Filloux is an award-winning French Algerian American playwright and librettist, who has been writing about human rights for decades.  Her plays and operas have been produced nationally and internationally.  In New York City, Filloux’s new musical Welcome to the Big Dipper (with composer Jimmy Roberts) premiered Off-Broadway at the York Theatre, and her play How to Eat an Orange premiered at La MaMa Downstairs Theatre.  Catherine’s new play White Savior was nominated for The Venturous Play List.  Her other recent plays include turning your body into a compass, a livestream web drama at CultureHub, NYC; whatdoesfreemean? at Nora’s Playhouse, NYC; Kidnap Road at La MaMa, NYC; Selma ‘65, NYC and U.S. tour; Luz at La MaMa, NYC; and Looking for Lilith in Louisville, KY.  She is the librettist for four produced operas and has traveled for her plays to conflict areas including Bosnia, Cambodia, Guatemala, Haiti, Iraq, Morocco; and to Sudan and South Sudan on an overseas reading tour with the University of Iowa’s International Writing Program. Learn more about Filloux’s work here www.catherinefilloux.com