Lila Newman (WRITER, JULIA) is a NY actor and writer who has worked in Chicago, Edinburgh, London, and Moscow. She contributes to Live from Here with Chris Thile on American Public Media. From 2013-2017, Lila wrote for Garrison Keillor's A Prairie Home Companion. Screen work includes Garry Trudeau’s Alpha House on Amazon, opposite John Goodman. Stage includes the WTF, Manual Cinema, Everyday Inferno, the Second City, iO Chicago and UCB NY. She holds a BA from the University of Chicago and an MA from Drama Centre London. Lila also enjoys playing the banjo, much to her neighbor's dismay.