Lesley Greene is a playwright, sound designer, composer, video editor, and director based in Ithaca, NY. She is co-director of Story House Ithaca, an organization that brings people together to share, study, create, and enjoy stories in all their forms. She co-founded and continues to be an organizer of Porchfest, a festival that began in Ithaca in 2007 and now takes place in more than 170 cities across North America. She worked for over twenty years at the Kitchen Theatre Company, working on dozens of productions in various capacities and helping to grow the organization. Her play about abortion research, The Turnaway Play, is available for readings and productions.