in reverse brings the piece to a whole different level of storytelling technique — almost like writing a theatrical palindrome. But the sharp-witted and acutely observant Ferrentino pulls it off beautifully. The diversity of this crew — in political beliefs, religious backgrounds and more — becomes a source of both gutting conflict and hard-won bonds, and it’s fascinating, as the play spools backward, to see what led to the sense of a tentative detente we see in the first scenes." Ferrentino's first film, Not Fade Away, as of March 2019, is in development at Annapurna Pictures, produced by David O. Russell and John Krasinski, starring Emily Blunt. In 2021, it was announced that Ferrentino would write and direct Amy, a film adaptation of her stage play Amy and the Orphans, for Netflix with Aggregate Films attached to produce. Style Ferrentino is known for writing small character led stories that live within larger national narratives. The New York Times'' wrote that Ferrentino "possesses a muscular empathy which seeks to enter the minds of people for whom life is often a struggle of heroic proportions" and called her "a dramatist willing to wrestle with overpowering contemporary subjects." Awards and honors Ferrentino's awards and honors include the 2016 Kesselring Prize, Laurents/Hatcher Citation of Excellence, ASCAP Cole Porter Playwriting Prize, Paul Newman Drama Award, 2015 Kilroys List, finalist for the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize, the Catalyst Awards Entertainment Industry Excellence Award, NYU Distinguished Young Alumna Award, nominated for the Outer Critics Circle John Gassner Award, and is the only two-time finalist for the Kendeda Playwriting Prize. Personal Lindsey is the daughter of comedian/magician, John Ferrentino, and engaged to actor, Ralf Little. She is also a cousin of Chester Kallman. References Year of birth missing (living people) Living people 21st-century American dramatists and playwrights American women dramatists and playwrights 21st-century American women writers Hunter College alumni Tisch School of the Arts alumni