Erica Lies

Erica Lies
Primary Theater	The Institution Theater
Years Active	2007-Present

Erica Lies is an improv and sketch performer.

History

Erica Lies is a writer, improviser, and teacher in Austin. She’s been writing and performing comedy for over a decade, having studied improv at Magnet Theater, Institution Theater, and ColdTowne Theater. She has an extensive performance background and holds a BFA from West Virginia University and an MA from The University of Texas at Austin, both in theater. As a writer, she is a three-time Second Rounder at the Austin Film Festival with TV pilots she co-wrote with Valerie Nies, and her work has run in McSweeney’s, National Lampoon, Splitsider Humor Section, and the Huffington Post. Erica is also a longtime story producer for Mortified Austin.

Troupes

• Miller and Lies
• snapshot
• Menenists
• Reverb
• iScream Sandwich
• There's Waldo
• Venn Diaphragm

Shows

• Bitterfest
• Damn Gina Presents Night Watch (director)
• Highly Suggestible (director, producer)
• It Takes Two: A Night of Almost Famous Comedy Duos (producer)
• Live TV Tuesdays: Beverly Hills, 90210 (Andrea Zuckerman)
• Live TV Tuesdays: Saved by the Bell
• Rapture the Flag
• The Triple Scoop
• The Velvet Rut