Lava Alapai (She/Her) is a multi-ethnic playwright born in Okinawa, Japan, and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii. Writing credits include Middletown Mall, world premiere Third Rail Repertory Theatre in May 2024 (Eugene O’Neill NPC semi-finalist), The Event for Artists Repertory Theatre’s Mercury Festival, T.I.N.A for 48-hour Film Festival, redline for 24-hr Theatre Festival, and Mutt for ManyHats Collaboration. She is finishing her MFA in Creative Writing - Theatre at the University of British Columbia. She is a proud member of the Stage Directors & Choreographers Society (SDC) and Dramatists Guild.
