DRAMATHON 2026
Edie Backman
About the Performer
Edie is excited to support Theatre Lab’s amazing mission and programs! She is a DC-based actor, director, writer, singer, educator, and alumnus of Theatre Lab’s Honors Conservatory. She is a strong believer in the collaborative process to create powerful art that builds empathy through storytelling, and especially through live theater. Recent credits include the Earl of Salisbury in King John, Vincentia in Taming of the Shrew, and Dr. Avery in A Not So Quiet Nocturne. Edie brings a rich and varied perspective to her work, having lived overseas while serving 23 years in the U.S. Foreign Service. Edie fell in love with Shakespeare through training at Theatre Lab and now has an MFA in Classical Acting from The Shakespeare Theatre Company Academy at George Washington University. She also has a BA in Political Science and an MA in History with a focus on Early Modern Europe and early America.
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About the Dramathon
The Dramathon is DC’s exhilarating, one-of-a-kind theatrical extravaganza, bringing together some of DC’s most acclaimed actors, directors, and playwrights for a one-night-only live show of world-premiere short plays.
Part theatrical showcase, part fundraising challenge, Dramathon performers participate in great theatre for a great cause. All funds from the event benefit The Theatre Lab’s Send a Kid to Camp initiative, which provides need-based scholarships to children and teens for The Theatre Lab’s renowned summer programs.